IND Vs PAK: Pakistan star batter Babar Azam continues his poor form across all formats, as he gets dismissed on 23 against India in the crucial ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Fixture at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday.
Pakistan got off to a steady start, as the opening pair of Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq registered 37 runs in the first 8 overs. Up came Hardik Pandya to bowl his first over of the day, and was smashed for a boundary off his very first delivery.
A poor delivery, bowled at a fuller length wide outside off-stump, Babar Azam did extremely well to drive ball between the gap towards the point region, but the very next ball, Hardik Pandya got his sweet revenge, and gave the former Pakistan captain a 'cold' send-off.
Watch the dismissal here:
Babar Azam's latest dismissal now marks 23 innings of him not scoring a century in ODI's. His last century dated back in August 2023, where he scored 151 against Nepal in the Asia Cup 2023.
Since then, Babar Azam has failed to step up for Pakistan at crucial stages, whenever his side needed him the most.
Babar Azam Completes 1000 Runs In ICC ODI Events
Babar Azam becomes the 3rd Pakistan batter to cross the 1000 runs-mark at ICC ODI events, joining the likes of Saeed Anwar and Javed Miandad.
He is now the 2nd fastest Pakistani to attain the feat, and if Pakistan manages to qualify for semi-finals, and further on, the Final, Babar Azam can potentially become the highest run-getter for Pakistan at ICC ODI events.
Most Runs for Pakistan in ICC ODI events:
- 1204 - Saeed Anwar (25 Matches)
- 1083 - Javed Miandad (33 Matches)
- 1014 - Babar Azam (24 Matches)