Tag: Babar Azam

  • Video of Usman Khawaja’s elder daughter hugging King Babar breaking the internet

    Video of Usman Khawaja’s elder daughter hugging King Babar breaking the internet

    Australia and Pakistan taking on each other in the Boxing Day Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday, players from both sides spread Christmas cheer during their training sessions.

    In a heartwarming gesture, Pakistani players celebrated Christmas on Monday by visiting the Australian nets at the MCG and offering gifts to the Australian players and their families as both sides prepare for the second Test.

    Pakistani cricketers were seen carrying gifts of cactus and candy to the children of the Australian players. Amid Christmas celebrations between the players of the two teams, the video has gone viral on social media, in which Usman Khawaja’s elder daughter is seen hugging former Pakistan captain Babar Azam in the nets.

    Usman Khawaja is at loggerheads with the International Cricket Council (ICC) after the rejection of the request to show the sign of peace on the bat to the Australian batsman to show solidarity with the victims of Gaza for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan in Melbourne.

  • King Babar back on number-one spot in ODI rankings

    Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam has regained the number one position in the ICC ODI batsmen’s rankings as Shubman Gil drops to the second spot after being ruled out of the ongoing ODI series against South Africa.

    Babar Azam is on first position with 824 rating points while Gill is on the second position with 810 points. Virat Kohli is third with 775 points.

    Babar’s poor performance in the Perth Test, in which Pakistan was defeated by 360 runs, has seen him drop from fourth to fifth with 801 rating points on Test rankings. His contributions in the Perth Test included 21 runs in the first innings and 14 runs in the second innings. Kane Williamson continues to lead the Test batsman rankings with 864 rating points.

  • Babar Azam owns property worth millions of dollars

    Babar Azam owns property worth millions of dollars

    Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam is one of the best batsmen in modern cricket. At a young age, Babar Azam has achieved many records in cricket. At the age of 29, Babar today owns property worth millions of dollars.

    According to the website cknowledge.com, Babar Azam’s assets are worth more than USD 20 million dollars, roughly PKR 145 crores. The former captain is one of the highest-paid players of the Pakistan team. Babar is included in Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) central contract in the A category, where he earns Rs60 lacs per month.

    Babar Azam also earns big money from advertisements. He has done commercials for major companies like HBL, Gary Nichols, Oppo, Bank Al Falah, Gatorade, Head and Shoulders, and MoneyGram.

    He has built a large farmhouse in Lahore which is called Azam Farm House. This farmhouse is quite luxurious and stylish, with a magnificent gate. Babar parks his vehicles at the farmhouse.

    The large compound is surrounded by greenery. After taking a break from cricket, Babar likes to spend most of his time at the farmhouse which has a large lawn where family cricket can be played.

    He has many expensive cars like the Audi E-Tron GT, Audi A5, and BAIC BJ40 plus Jeep, which he received as a prize for Pakistan’s tour of Australia in 2022.

    Here is the list of Babar Azam’s cars;

    Lamborghini Aventador:

    Price: 17-19 crore PKR

    Lamborghini Aventador:

    Audi E-Tron GT:

    Price: 8 crore PKR

    Audi E-Tron GT:

    White Audi A5:

    Price: 2 crore PKR

    White Audi A5:

    Black Hyundai Sonata:

    Price: 88 lac PKR

    Black Hyundai Sonata:

    Red BAIC BJ40 Plus Jeep:

    Price: 80-85 lac PKR

    Red BAIC BJ40 Plus Jeep:

    Babar Azam owns several heavy bikes, including the Yamaha R1 and the BMW RR 310 being the highlights.

    Yamaha R1:

    Price: 17-19 lac PKR

    Yamaha R1:

    BMW RR 310:

    Price: 7-8 lac PKR

    BMW RR 310

    Babar Azam earns approximately Rs1.5 crore per month. He plays for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League. Babar was the highest-paid player during PSL season 8 with three crore Pakistani rupees.

  • 2023; Year of gain and loss for Babar Azam

    2023; Year of gain and loss for Babar Azam

    Year 2023 is ready to say goodbye now with good and bad memories. The past year has been a mixed year for the Pakistan cricket team. Star batsman Babar Azam lost the captaincy of the team after a disastrous World Cup campaign but his personal performance remained outstanding, with many world records falling in his lap, proof of his being one of the great cricketers of the present era.

    The poor performance of the Pakistan cricket team in the recently held World Cup in India and earlier in the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka was blamed by many on Babar’s captaincy. He resigned from the three-format captaincy last month on his return home. After this, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed Shan Masood as the Test captain and Shaheen Shah as the T20 captain.

    In 2023, Babar Azam was the number one One-Day Internationals (ODI) batsman in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings for almost the entire year and after holding the crown of the number one batsman for more than 900 days, but unfortunately he lost this honor during the World Cup 2023.

    Babar Azam’s abilities were recognized at the government level and for his superior performance, he was awarded the Star of Distinction by President Dr. Arif Alvi on the occasion of Pakistan Day.

    He achieved two world records in a single match of the ODI series against New Zealand. In the second match of the five-match series against the Kiwis, Babar Azam became the fastest batsman to score 5000 runs and the fastest 18 centuries, equaling South African batsman Hashim Amla’s record. Babar reached the milestone in 97 innings while the former Proteas batsman took 102 innings.

    The former captain also became the fastest batsman to score 9000 runs in T20 cricket, accomplishing the feat in 245 innings. This honor was previously held by West Indian batsman Chris Gayle who scored 9000 runs in 249 runs.

    Babar Azam notched up another world record by scoring a magnificent century in the T20 International in New Zealand, playing his 101st match as captain, became the player with the most centuries in T20 as captain. He broke the record of Indian captain Rohit Sharma who was the first with two centuries. Babar Azam has achieved the honor of scoring three centuries as a captain in T20.

    Azam was then awarded the Outstanding Performance Player of the Month award by the ICC in August. This was the third award overall after winning the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year and ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year last year.

    Under the leadership of Babar Azam, Pakistan became the number one ODI team in the ICC rankings this year. Pakistan won the ODI series against New Zealand after 12 years. Pakistan whitewashed Sri Lanka in the Test series and Afghanistan in the ODI series. The Test and T20 series against New Zealand remained a draw, but the Pakistan team’s performance in the last two assignments in the Asia Cup 2024 and the World Cup was disappointing due to unavailability of Naseem Shah in bowling attack.

    Babar Azam’s Overall Performance in International Cricket:

    Babar Azam has scored a total of 12986 runs in all three formats (Test, ODI & T20) of international cricket so far, 3772 runs in 49 Test matches, including nine centuries and 26 fifties.

    He has scored 5729 runs in 117 one-day matches, including 19 centuries and 32 fifties, while in 104 T20 matches, he has scored 3485 runs with the help of three centuries and 38 fifties.

  • Will GTA 6 include Babar Azam’s character?

    Will GTA 6 include Babar Azam’s character?

    An uproar erupted on social media after an animated picture of Babar Azam shared by Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Peshawar Zalmi hinted at his expected appearance in Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 6.

    Peshawar Zalmi’s introduction of former captain Babar Azam as a character in GTA 6 has left fans wondering about the virtual mixing of the world of cricket and gaming.

    Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam is once again trending on social media but this time the reason is not his batting. Babar Azam has caught the attention of fans regarding his possible involvement in the upcoming GTA 6 game.

    The 29-year-old batsman, known for his cricketing skills, was portrayed by Peshawar Zamli as a character of the well-known GTA 6.

  • Babar Azam mingles with fans in viral video

    Babar Azam mingles with fans in viral video

    Babar Azam took time out especially for fans gathered outside the stadium at which the Pakistan team was practicing for its tour of Australia.

    A video released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is rapidly going viral on social media, in which Babar Azam can be seen standing next to the stadium’s barrier and giving autographs to the people outside. He autographed a bat for one fan, signed a shirt for another one, and also took a picture with a child on his request.

    The official series between the national team and Australia will start on December 14

  • ‘Shadi to hogai lekin dekh lo, bhola nahi mein’; Imam shares pictures with Babar

    ‘Shadi to hogai lekin dekh lo, bhola nahi mein’; Imam shares pictures with Babar

    Pakistani batsman Imam-ul-Haq has taken to X (formerly Twitter) after his wedding to share photos with former captain Babar Azam, writing, “Shadi to hogai lakin dekh lo bhola nahim mein.”

    The post was a reference to a dig friends take at each other after marriage, that they have forgotten their friends. Imam ul Haq playfully reminded Babar that he hasn’t forgotten his friends.

    Imam-ul-Haq has now left with his wife for a tour of Australia with the national team after the wedding ceremonies were over, while the wives of other players are also going with their husbands.

    Imam’s wife Anmool, a resident of Norway, is a doctor by profession. Most of the players of the national team participated in the wedding after obtaining special permission from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) despite being busy in the training camp.

  • ‘Babar is our batting leader, no one will challenge his position’: Shan Masood

    ‘Babar is our batting leader, no one will challenge his position’: Shan Masood

    Pakistan Test team captain Shan Masood has said that former captain Babar Azam, is an excellent batsman and the team’s batting leader, stressing that, “No one will challenge his batting position,” as the team readies for departure to Australia.

    While addressing a press conference in Lahore, Shan Masood said, “The Australian series is a challenge for all of us, the World Test Championship has started, and we are off to a good start and will try to play the final.”

    Regarding his return to the team, Shan Masood said, “I was dropped after the tour of New Zealand, It took me time to come back. I am back after a year and a half but I tried to contribute whenever I got a chance.”

    He said, “Playing for Pakistan is a big thing, captaining is even bigger but captaincy is a temporary thing, we should try to play well by showing responsibility, and we will try to perform well in Australia. Our team is not a brand-new team, it’s a balanced team.”

    Stating that Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafiq are playing well together, Masood said he plays at number three domestically. Talking about Saim Ayub, the captain said he is a talented youngster, his batting approach is excellent.

    The captain of the national team said. “We will take responsibility for the results, and we will improve what is not going well, there is criticism but we will definitely see constructive criticism.”

    Shan Masood said, “Captaining Multan Sultans in the presence of Andy Flower was the turning point for me and captaining Derbyshire also gave me a lot of experience.”

    On the question about Babar Azam, the captain of the national team said “The relationship with Babar Azam has always been good, we have been playing together for a long time, me and Babar have a very good understanding, Babar Azam is our batting leader.

    “Sarfraz Ahmed has been a successful captain, I have played a lot of cricket with Sarfaraz Ahmed and it is very good to have him in the team. The combination will be decided according to the conditions there.”

    Shaan Masood said, “Not having Naseem Shah is a big loss for us, I wish that Haris Rauf would also be a part of the team with us but he is not available.”

  • Babar Azam rejected $450,000 offer from BBL, claims Dr. Nouman Niaz

    Babar Azam rejected $450,000 offer from BBL, claims Dr. Nouman Niaz

    Pakistan sports journalist Doctor Nouman Niaz has claimed that former captain of the Pakistan cricket team, Babar Azam, rejected an offer worth 450,000 Australian dollars from Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL).

    While talking to Pakistan former wicketkeeper batsman Rashid Latif, Niaz said in a live stream on YouTube channel ‘Caught Behind’, “I want to mention that Babar Azam has rejected Australian $450,000 offer from Big Bash League (BBL), and we should acknowledge that this is the type of players Pakistan has, who play for their country.”

    However Babar Azam has not mentioned such an offer or confirmed whether he received it.

  • How was Babar Azam removed from captaincy?

    When was the proposal to remove Babar from the captaincy considered by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)? The inside story has been revealed by Abdul Majid Bhatti of Geo News.

    During the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI World Cup held in India, Pakistan team performed poorly, while Babar Azam could not fulfill expectations.

    Abdul Majid Bhatti has written, “During the World Cup, the proposal was under consideration in the PCB circles that Babar Azam should step down from the leadership so that he could focus on his batting, but the final decision to remove him from the captaincy was not taken. PCB officials wanted to give him a break from captaincy due to his arbitrariness and defensive style.”

    At the time when Inzamam-ul-Haq was the chief selector, Babar Azam’s captaincy was under scrutiny, but after the departure of Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mickey Arthur and interim selectors Tauseef Ahmed, Wajahatullah Wasti and Wasim Haider considered a proposal to change the captain. However, Shan Masood was not among the names of replacements.

    Mickey Arthur and the national selectors formed a similar team to the Test team announced for the tour of Australia by Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz, and Shaan Masood. Haris Rauf was also included in this team but later withdrew from visiting Australia.