Prolific Pakistan batsman Babar Azam wants to achieve the "legend" status that Virat Kohli has acquired but concedes that despite the oft-repeated comparisons, he is still some time away from getting anywhere close to the Indian captain. The 24-year-old, who is a self-confessed fan of Kohli, spoke about his aspiration to emulate the World's No.1 Test and ODI batsman.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who has moved up a spot to seventh.
Lahore Qalandars took to Twitter and shared the pictures from Shaheen's wedding ceremony.
Indian seamer Arshdeep Singh entered the top 10 among bowlers and was placed eighth in the ICC T20I rankings issued in Dubai on Wednesday.
None of New Zealand's batters were able to build on their starts
Pakistan's head coach for limited-overs format Gary Kirsten has returned home with the board set to announce the successor to captain Babar Azam in white-ball formats later in the month.
A desperate Pakistan will be wary of a competent group of Afghanistan spinners' ability to strike hard on an often-gripping Chepauk pitch when the teams meet in the World Cup match in Chennai on Monday
Ali's five-wicket haul followed Khan's destructive spell through the visitors' top order, with the off-spinner taking four wickets in his first three overs to leave West Indies struggling at 22-4.
Despite the win the Pakistan skipper expressed disappointment at the form shown by him and opener Mohammad Rizwan, as both the batters failed to contribute.
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has surpassed India's Virat Kohli in becoming the world No.1 T20I batter for the longest period of time after he maintained his top spot in the latest ICC T20 batting rankings.
India's young batter Yashaswi Jaiswal was placed sixth with 714 points.
'As a professional, you have to respect the umpire's decision, but we felt the ball had been grounded.'
Razzaq said that India skipper Virat Kohli and Pakistan's Babar Azam should not be compared to each other
Pakistan's Super 8 qualification chance hinges on winning big in their last two games against Canada and Ireland.
'So whatever runs he might not have gotten (against Ireland), you know, he wants to score double the runs.'
The Indian team has long gap between its group matches and Lahore is located close to the Indian border.
Former captain Younis Khan said Pakistan had made some tactical blunders when it mattered the most.
"In my opinion, we could chase better than this. But to win always gives you confidence. We are taking the good things forward to the next game."
The squad arrived at the stadium on Thursday with six police vans part of the cavalcade. The team buses of Pakistan and New Zealand exited the stadium together.
West Indies spinner Fabian Allen on Wednesday moved into the top 10 of the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings after featuring in his team's fine showing in the ongoing five-match series against Australia.
Pakistan's batting crumbled against New Zealand's pace attack and they were all out for 91 in 18.4 overs. In reply, New Zealand easily chased down the total, getting to 92 for 1 in just 10.1 overs.
In a format often dominated by innovation and brute force, Gujarat Titans' Subhman Gill and Sai Sudharsan once again reminded the fans that proper cricketing shots still thrive in the hustle of modern T20 cricket.
Two-time World Cup winner and ICC Hall of Famer Lisa Sthalekar has revealed the first five players she would select if choosing a dream ODI XI with the World Cup 2023 just a month away.
For South Africa, Rassie van der Dussen has advanced three slots to the sixth position, just one shy of his career-best, after scores of 34 not out and 52.
Pakistan lost Mohammad Rizwan for a duck in the first over when Moeen Ali had him caught and his opening partner Saim Ayub holed out in the deep to leave the tourists reeling at 14-2.
India captain Rohit Sharma and his Pakistani counterpart Babar Azam said they hardly talk about cricket when they catch up.
On-field umpires Masudur Rahman and Ruchira Pilliyaguruge, third umpire Raveendra Wimalasiri and fourth umpire Gazi Sohel levelled the charges.
Images from the World Cup match between New Zealand and Pakistan, at Birmingham, on Wednesday.
'Pakistan will return home this week. India too will go back home after playing the semi-final as they too aren't that good.'
Images from the T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and Canada, in New York, on Tuesday.
Imad Wasim's omission has been questioned by former players after the all-rounder was left out of Pakistan team for the first T20I against New Zealand, having come out of retirement to play international cricket again.
The PCB strongly denied recent speculations about any internal discord in the Babar Azam-led side.
Imam-ul-Haq embarked on a new journey as he exchanged vows with girlfriend, Anmol Mehmood.
Pakistan are 1-0 up in the two-Test series having won the opening match in Galle by four wickets.
With this thrilling win, Pakistan has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.
Pakistan Cricket Management Committee chairman Zaka Ashraf has landed in India to attend the ICC Executive Board meeting to be held in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
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