Babar Azam shines for Pakistan in high-scoring World Cup warm-up loss against Australia
Pakistan captain Babar Azam stole the show in a high-scoring World Cup warm-up defeat to Australia in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
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New Zealand vs Pakistan, World Cup 2023 Warm-Up Live Score: Babar Azam Key As Pakistan Go 2 Down Against New Zealand
NZ vs PAK, ICC Cricket World Cup Live: Pakistan are two wickets down against New Zealand in a ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 warm-up match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Earlier, Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bat. Pakistan open their World Cup campaign against the Netherlands, before facing arch-rivals India in the over 130,000-seat Narendra Modi Stadium on October 14. New Zealand, on the other hand, play defending champions in the tournament opener in Ahmedabad on October 5. (Live Scorecard)
After Asia Cup Debacle, Pakistan To Get New Vice-captain Ahead Of Cricket World Cup. Report Names The Star
The Pakistan cricket team had a disappointing run in the Asia Cup 2023 as they were eliminated after losing to India and Sri Lanka in the Super 4 stage of the competition. Some star players were not able to perform well for the national side and according to a report on Geo.tv, star fast bowler Shaheen Afridi is all set to replace Shadab Khan as the team's vice-captain for Cricket World Cup 2023. The report further claimed that Pakistan's World Cup squad can look like this - Babar Azam (c), Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Abdulla Shafiq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Hassan Ali, Zaman Khan.
"Beating India In India Is Going To Be The Most Impossible Thing": Legendary Pakistan Pacer
Legendary Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has said that Pakistan are missing a bowling all-rounder but they will be landing in India as one of the favourites in ICC Cricket World Cup, which starts on October 5. Speaking exclusively during a virtual press conference organized by Star Sports, Akhtar said apart from their strength in bowling, Pakistan look like a very settled squad in their batting. "I think Pakistan are missing a bowling all-rounder…Pakistan will go into India, land in India as the favourites. I will be very honest with you. And Asia Cup at the same time, I think they are one of the favourites. And India and Pakistan are the two teams playing in the subcontinent, beating India in India is going to be the most impossible thing, but beating Pakistan in India in the subcontinent, it's going to be a close to impossible thing because both teams have a good pace battery. One has a great pace battery actually, spinners are good as well, and both teams have confidence,” the former pacer said.
Watch: Virat Kohli's Reaction To Shaheen Afridi's Bowling Says It All During India vs Pakistan Match At Asia Cup 2023
Shaheen Afridi was the top performer for Pakistan during the Asia Cup 2023 match against India as he took the important wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The Babar Azam-led side was off to a brilliant start as Indian batters found it hard to play the pace bowling from Shaheen and Naseem Shah. The overcast conditions at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium was extremely conducive for their style of bowling and it resulted in both Rohit and Virat failing to score big. One moment that has gone viral on social media saw Kohli giving a stunned reaction as Rohit was beaten by a delivery from Shaheen.
India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2023: "You Are Gone...": Pakistan Great's Blunt Take On Virat Kohli's Dismissal
Virat Kohli failed to score big as he was dismissed for just 4 during the Asia Cup 2023 match between India and Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. The star India batter made a confident start to his innings with a boundary but ended up edging a delivery from Shaheen Afridi onto his stumps. It was a massive wicket for Pakistan who were also able to dismiss India skipper Rohit Sharma cheaply. Legendary Pakistan pacer Waqar Younis was on commentary when Kohli was dismissed and he came up with a pointed reaction to the star batter's early dismissal.
India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2023: What Happens If Game Is Abandoned Due To Rain?
The Asia Cup 2023 match between India and Pakistan is a much-anticipated contest for cricket fans all around the world but rain can play spoilsport at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. There was a prediction of around 80 per cent chance of rain during the match and the play had to be stopped within four overs. India were 15 for no loss after 4.2 overs with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill out in the middle. While the prediction said that the chance of rain will increase in the evening, fans around the world will hope for the match to take place. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket will be looking to start their Asia Cup 2023 campaign with a win while Pakistan defeated Nepal in their opening match of the tournament.
"Shows Insecurity...": Ex-India Star Slams Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid Over Mohammed Shami's Exclusion vs Pakistan
Team India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat Pakistan in their opening match of the Asia Cup at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy. At the toss, Rohit announced that star batter Shreyas Iyer returns to the playing XI after recovering from a back injury. Also, there was no place for Mohammed Shami in the XI, with the management opting for Shardul Thakur as the third choice pacer after Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. Shardul's addition adds more depth to India's unsettled batting unit.