Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal reveals what tragedy surrounds Babar Azam

Kamran Akmal says what tragedy surrounds Babar Azam

Kamran Akmal: “An even greater tragedy is that people have started to criticize our number one batsman, Babar Azam, saying that he isn’t scoring runs at a fast-enough rate or isn’t winning enough games. What is becoming of us?”

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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has said it is a “tragedy” that people have started criticising limited overs captain and star batsman Babar Azam.

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Australia vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 4: Smith, Voges keep Australia steady after Taylor’s 290

Smith celebrates after scoring his 12th Test century

Smith celebrates after scoring his 12th Test century

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After New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor scored a career-best 290, Australia captain Steven Smith struck an unbeaten 131 and Adam Voges made 101 not out to put the Baggy Greens in a solid position at the end of the fourth day of the second Test in Perth.

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Australia vs India 3rd Test Day 5: Match ends as a draw; Australia maintain unassailable 2-0 lead

This was the first Test in 17 years to end as a draw at the MCG

This was the first Test in 17 years to end as a draw at the MCG

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Despite Australia throwing everything at them, India managed to stand firm and see out the final day of the third Test in Melbourne to ensure that they didn’t find themselves trailing 3-0 in the ongoing Test series.

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New Zealand wanted to abandon tour of UAE following Hughes’ death, says PCB source

"Their players informed their management that they were badly disturbed and shocked by Hughes' death and were not in a state of mind to continue with the tour"

“Their players informed their management that they were badly disturbed and shocked by Hughes’ death and were not in a state of mind to continue with the tour”

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According to a well informed source in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), New Zealand wanted to abandon their ongoing tour of the United Arab Emirates following the death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes.

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Hughes ‘was a fascinating player to watch’, says Michael Atherton

Atherton described Hughes as "a kind of classic Aussie batsman from the Outback really, with a rustic technique but with a desire to hit the ball and play aggressively"

Atherton described Hughes as “a kind of classic Aussie batsman from the Outback really, with a rustic technique but with a desire to hit the ball and play aggressively”

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Former England captain Michael Atherton has announced that Australia batsman Phillip Hughes “was a fascinating player to watch”.

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