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They are very big former players…requested to keep the choice of their words right: Babar Azam’s father slams his critics
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They are very big former players…requested to keep the choice of their words right: Babar Azam’s father slams his critics

Babar Azam has come under immense criticism for Pakistan’s recent performance in the Champions Trophy 2025. His knock against New Zealand in the tournament’s opener was lambasted by the former players because of Babar’s strike rate in a mammoth run chase, and amid the criticism Babar has been dropped from the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand. Babar’s father, Azam Siddique took to Instagram to express his views. He would recall Babar was the member of the ICC T20 team of the year, “Member of ICC’s Twenty20 of the year team, and even after getting the cap, he dropped. It is okay. He will perform in National T20 and in PSL. Insha Allah, he will come back soon after performing in the team,” he said. Siddique would also vent out his frustration on former Pakistan players. “They are very...
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Cheteshwar Pujara on Babar Azam’s 90-ball 64: ‘You don’t need to play for your own runs’
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Cheteshwar Pujara on Babar Azam’s 90-ball 64: ‘You don’t need to play for your own runs’

Cheteshwar Pujara dissected Babar Azam’s inefficiency against the spinners during his 90-ball 64 against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy opener at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. Defending champions Pakistan lost the match by 60 runs. They will now face arch-rivals India on Sunday in Dubai. “There was no intent,” Pujara said on the show “Dressing Room.” “Babar’s footwork against the spinner was not good. He was not using his feet. He was not reaching to the ball. He was waiting for the ball to come to him,” he said. Story continues below this ad Show host Fakhr-e-Alam requested Pujara to give a masterclass. The right-handed batter showed how Babar struggled against the spinners. Pakistan’s Babar Azam in action. (Reuters) “He was not committing. He was tr...
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Champions Trophy: Pakistan’s bewildering naivety leads to morale-crushing defeat against New Zealand
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Champions Trophy: Pakistan’s bewildering naivety leads to morale-crushing defeat against New Zealand

The thousands that thronged Karachi’s National Stadium returned home heartbroken as New Zealand inflicted a crushing blow on the hosts in the Champions Trophy opener. It was not so about the margin of defeat (60 runs when hunting 320) as it was about the manner of the surrender. The lingering feeling would be that they lost not because they were the inferior side, but because New Zealand exuded a streak of clarity and purpose, as they always do, that the hosts couldn’t fathom.There was a bewildering naivety about the defeat, in their inability to seize the moments and deliver the knockout blows, in their shuddering strategies, in their lack of exigency plans, or in their sheer stage fright. The enormity of the occasion, big-ticket cricket returning to the country after nearly three decades...
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PAK vs NZ: Is Kiwis’ score of 320 further proof that Champions Trophy will be dominated by batters?
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PAK vs NZ: Is Kiwis’ score of 320 further proof that Champions Trophy will be dominated by batters?

If the 2025 Champions Trophy had been expected to be won by the batters, a reminder of why that may be the case was served on the opening day itself. Put into bat first after Pakistan won the toss, New Zealand’s total reached 320 for 5, after a well-paced first innings, led by centuries from Will Young and Tom Latham, in Karachi on Wednesday. It was the sixth 300+ score in the last nine ODI innings played on Pakistani soil after the recent tri-series between these two teams and South Africa. Across those four matches, there had been five hundreds and 15 50+ scores. Story continues below this ad That trend is not new either. Since 2021, according to ESPNCricinfo, Pakistan has been home to the highest batting average in ODIs (35.53) in the world. “Although the totals might s...
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PAK vs NZ Champions Trophy 2025 Pitch Report, Weather: How will pitch for Pakistan vs New Zealand Karachi ODI play and what’s weather like in city?
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PAK vs NZ Champions Trophy 2025 Pitch Report, Weather: How will pitch for Pakistan vs New Zealand Karachi ODI play and what’s weather like in city?

Pakistan vs New Zealand, PAK vs NZ Champions Trophy 2025 Match National Stadium Pitch Report And Karachi Weather Forecast: Pakistan and New Zealand will face each other once again after the recent Tri-Series final at the National Stadium in Karachi, the same venue where the Kiwis outclassed the hosts and won the Tri-Series trophy last Friday. This time around though, they will be facing off in the opener of the Champions Trophy with the stakes much higher. The Black Caps who have won the last two ODIs against Pakistan will be pretty confident on repeating the feat once again with most of the players firing on all cylinders. Pakistan, meanwhile, have been buoyed by the return of Haris Rauf who couldn’t take part in the Tri-Series due to injury. Pakistan vs New Zealand Pitch Report The pitch...
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PAK vs NZ Tri-Nation Series final: Pakistan wins toss, bats against New Zealand
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PAK vs NZ Tri-Nation Series final: Pakistan wins toss, bats against New Zealand

Pakistan’s Babar Azam plays a shot during the tri-series ODI cricket final match between Pakistan and New Zealand, in Karachi on February 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in the tri-nation series final on Friday (February 14, 2025) in a dress rehearsal for both teams ahead of next week’s opening game of the Champions Trophy.Pakistan eliminated South Africa from the final with its epic run-chase of 355-4 at the same venue on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) with captain Mohammad Rizwan and vice-captain Salman Ali Agha scoring centuries.Pakistan brought in fast bowling all-rounder Faheem Ashraf for his first ODI since his last appearance against Sri Lanka at ...
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Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE Cricket Score, Tri-Series Final: PAK will take on NZ in Karachi
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Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE Cricket Score, Tri-Series Final: PAK will take on NZ in Karachi

New Zealand's Glenn Phillips, center, and teammates congratulate each other on the end of the tri-series ODI cricket match between Pakistan and New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan. (AP) Squads Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (C & WK), Salman Agha, Kamran Ghulam, Tayyab Tahir, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Saud Shakeel. New Zealand: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (WK), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (C), Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, William O’Rourke, Ben Sears, Michael Bracewell, Will Young, Mark Chapman. Source link
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New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra suffers sickening head injury in Pakistan ODI
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New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra suffers sickening head injury in Pakistan ODI

New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra bats during the tri-series ODI cricket match between Pakistan and New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra suffered a sickening blow to the head after he appeared to misjudge a catch during his team's ODI victory over Pakistan on Saturday.The 25-year-old was fielding at deep square leg when he seemed to lose sight of the ball against the Gaddafi Stadium floodlights as he shaped to take a catch to dismiss Khushdil Shah.Blood poured from the head of a dazed Ravindra while the crowd looked on with concern.After being treated, he left the field holding a bandage tight to his bloodied forehead. "Ravind...
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New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra goes off field injured after getting hit on face with ball in Kiwis win over Pakistan in Tri Series opener
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New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra goes off field injured after getting hit on face with ball in Kiwis win over Pakistan in Tri Series opener

New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra suffered an injury on Saturday in the Tri-Series opener vs Pakistan when a ball hit him straight on the face while fielding. The incident occurred in the 38th over of Pakistan’s chase when Khushdil Shah tried a slog sweep off a Michael Bracewell delivery which went straight to Ravindra. The Kiwi player tried to take the catch but ended up misjudging it and he got hit straight on his face which led to him bleeding and then leaving the field. While leaving, his face was covered with a towel by the physio in order to stop the bleeding. In the match, Glenn Phillips warmed up for the Champions Trophy with his first one-day international century as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 78 runs. A tough moment on the field for Rachin Ravindra as an attempted catch turned int...
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