Babar Azam: “Well played, Kamran”

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Pakistan superstar Babar Azam has praised middle order batsman Kamran Ghulam for making a century on debut in the recent three-Test series against England.

Ghulam made his debut in the second Test in Multan and struck a brilliant 118 in the first innings, which came off 224 balls and included 11 boundaries and a six.

Overall, the 29-year-old from Upper Dir finished with 147 runs in two matches at an average of 49.

“Well played, Kamran!” Azam said on his Instagram story as quoted by A Sports.

Azam also featured in the series against England, but only played in the first Test, where he made scores of 30 and 5.

He was subsequently removed from the side for the second and third Tests, but Pakistan still managed to claim a 2-1 win, which was their first Test series win at home since 2021.

Azam and Ghulam are now involved in Pakistan’s limited overs series against Australia, which consists of three ODIs and three T20Is.

In the first ODI, Azam scored 37 runs, while Ghulam made five as Pakistan succumbed to a two-wicket defeat.

Following their tour of Australia, Pakistan will travel to Zimbabwe to play three ODIs and three T20Is from November 24 to December 5.

Pakistan Squad for Australia ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Pakistan Squad for Australia T20I Series: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Khan

Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tayyab Tahir

Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe T20I Series: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan

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