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Watch: Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman struggling against the bowling of Naseem Shah’s younger brother Ubaid Shah | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Pakistan cricket team may not be as formidable as they used to be in yesteryears, but the tradition of churning out one fast bowler after the other continues unabated.Ubaid Shah is the younger brother of Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah and like his brother, is a right arm medium fast bowler who plays for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and has also represented Pakistan under-19 cricket team.In a video that is doing the rounds on the internet, Ubaid Shah is seen bowling to Pakistan captain Babar Azam during a training session.With fine wrist position, Ubaid Shah pitches the ball outside off-stump, Babar Azam looks to leave the delivery, but the ball, bowled at fine pace, come back in and goes over the stumps.Babar Azam then tries to hook a short-pitched delivery...

‘We treat cricket as a hobby’: Former Pakistan captain on why they are lagging behind India | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has highlighted the differing paths of his country and India in the cricketing world, especially focusing on how India has turned its cricket scene into a lucrative industry. Latif's comments come in the wake of India's undefeated 2024 T20 World Cup triumph, while Pakistan experienced an early exit in the group stages.Latif pointed out the disparity between the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Pakistan Super League (PSL), emphasizing that the IPL has become a global powerhouse. In comparison, the PSL has struggled to evolve. "India, just like their film industry, developed a cricket industry. We treat cricket as a hobby that's why we couldn't turn it into a business. PSL is still there from where it had started. The highest salary cap i...

T20 World Cup: Why Ricky Ponting prefers Babar Azam over Shaheen Afridi as Pakistan captain | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The great Ricky Ponting of Australia feels that with Babar Azam leading the team, Pakistan appears much more entrenched.Babar captained Pakistan in the shortest version of the game for a short while before being reappointed earlier this year, replacing famed pacer Shaheen Afridi.And Ponting believes that with Babar leading the team, Pakistan's chances of duplicating their one title victory from 2009 and improving upon their runner-up result from the most recent T20 World Cup in Australia in 2022 are far greater."Captaincy just sits well with some people and it doesn't sit well with others. We've seen it through the years that some of the best players that have ever played the game have not necessarily made the best captains and the thing that makes some of the very best playe...