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Babar Azam Becomes Fastest Pakistan Batter To Achieve This Milestone In International Cricket

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been in fine form this year, scoring runs across all formats. On the second day of the ongoing 1st Test against Sri Lanka, Babar completed 10,000 international runs and, in the process, he became the fastest Pakistan batter to achieve this particular milestone. Babar took just 228 innings to bring up 10,000 international runs, 20 fewer innings than the second-placed Javed Miandad.

Ben Stokes Rested For South Africa T20Is And The Hundred

England's Test captain Ben Stokes has been rested from the home T20 series against South Africa as part of the team's workload management. Stokes, who is currently playing the ODI series against India, will also feature in the 50-over games against South Africa beginning July 19 before being rested from the T20 series starting July 27.

Ben Stokes pulls out of the Hundred and T20 series to focus on Test cricket

Ben Stokes has pulled out of the Hundred as well as the forthcoming T20 series against South Africa as he prioritises Test cricket over white-ball competitions following his appointment as England captain.

Potts earns first England ODI call-up for Proteas series

Matthew Potts has earned his first call-up to the England one-day international squad for next week's series against South Africa.

Watch: Batter's Epic Fail As He Attempts Joe Root-esque Reverse-Sweep

Joe Root is one of the classiest batters going around these days. Apart from being one of the most prolific with the bat in Tests, he also displays exemplary technique and watching him at the crease is almost poetry in motion. However, as good as he is in displaying classical techniques, he is just as adept at innovating and playing reverse-sweeps off spinners and reverse-scoops off pacers, as he displayed during England's recent Test wins over New Zealand and India.

Watch: Virat Kohli's Woes Continue, Edges One Outside Off To Get Dismissed By David Willey

Virat Kohli's lean patch is showing no signs of ending. In the fifth rescheduled Test against England, he scored 11 and 20 in the two innings. Then in the T20I series, he played two matches and could only score 1 and 11. Then a groin strain saw him missing the first ODI against England. He came back in the second ODI only to fall for 16 to David Willey. After India were reduced to 29/3 by the 11th over, chasing a 247-run target, a lot was expected from the former Indian cricket team captain but he could not deliver yet again.

"This Too Shall Pass": Babar Azam's Viral Tweet As Virat Kohli Fails Again vs England

Virat Kohli and Babar Azam's current forms are in sharp contrast to each other. While the former Indian cricket team captain is going through the leanest phase of his career, the current Pakistan cricket team skipper is having a great run. There have often been comparisons between the two. However, the camaraderie between the two has not been lost. After Virat Kohli fell for 16 in the second ODI against England, Azam had some words of motivation for the India great.

Topley takes record six-for as England level series with Lord's win

Reece Topley took six wickets as England fought back brilliantly from their heavy defeat to India on Tuesday to level the series with a 100-run hammering of their own in the second one-day international at Lord's.

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Babar Azam Becomes Fastest Pakistan Batter To Achieve This Milestone In International Cricket

Ben Stokes Rested For South Africa T20Is And The Hundred

Ben Stokes pulls out of the Hundred and T20 series to focus on Test cricket

Potts earns first England ODI call-up for Proteas series

Watch: Batter's Epic Fail As He Attempts Joe Root-esque Reverse-Sweep

Watch: Virat Kohli's Woes Continue, Edges One Outside Off To Get Dismissed By David Willey

"This Too Shall Pass": Babar Azam's Viral Tweet As Virat Kohli Fails Again vs England

Topley takes record six-for as England level series with Lord's win