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Topic: Babar Azam

Shoaib Akhtar wants Pakistani cricketers to speak English. Ramiz Raja tells him—get a degree

Shoaib Akhtar said that Pakistan team captain Babar Azam failed to become a brand because he cannot speak English.

Pakistan cricket run by ‘fear of failure’—analysts question selection, go soft on Babar Azam

PCB chairman Ramiz Raja sacked, head coach Saqlain Mushtaq rumoured to step down and star Babar Azam under scanner. Defeat to England at home has left Pakistani cricket in knots.

Gautam Gambhir not the only one calling Babar Azam ‘selfish’, Pakistani legends think so too

Babar Azam tops the list of openers who have struggled to perform well so far at the World Cup.

‘Fighting against match-fixing’ – Imran Khan on why he couldn’t watch Babar Azam’s century

Babar Azam's fifth day heroics saved Pakistan from defeat in the second Test against Australia. But everyone's eyes were on what PM Imran Khan had to say.

In Pakistan, Babar army attacking Wasim Akram after PSL match. Some even invoking Imran Khan

Former all-rounder Javed Miandad said winning and losing is part of the game and that one should go easy.

Babar Azam greets future ‘Pakistani captain’. Fans say king inspiring kids

A handwritten letter by an 8-year-old and addressed to Pakistani captain Babar Azam requests for autograph of all players in the World Cup squad.

Pakistanis think ‘King Babar’ better than ‘King Kohli’. Clash of fans before clash of teams

Most Pakistani fans seem hopeful of their team ending the long drought of wins against India in ICC tournaments.

Is Pakistan’s Babar Azam really better than Virat Kohli? Numbers say yes in ODIs & T20s

Early in their careers, Babar Azam has better numbers than Virat Kohli. But he’s yet to reach the point where Kohli became an all-time great — Hobart, 2012.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.