Former captain Babar Azam managed just 45 runs in four innings in the Test series. Pakistan lost a Test at home to the West Indies for the first time in 34 years.
Indian batter Tilak Varma has risen to career-best no. 2 position in the ICC men's T20I ranking and could become the youngest ever number one soon.
A former Pakistan international has offered a scathing review of Babar Azam's performance asking him to learn from Gudakesh Motie.
During the Test against West Indies, Pakistan's Babar Azam demonstrated an unexpected playful side by dancing while batting, even though his form was on rocky grounds. Initially sluggish, the West Indies' managed to reach 163 with Gudakesh Motie scoring a half century.
PAK Vs WI: Pakistan batting stalwart Babar Azam has hit a new low, as the right-handed batsman records yet another historic failure during the 2nd Test match vs West Indies at Multan. The incident occured during the 4th innings of the match on Day 2, where Babar Azam departed for 31, thereby, stretching his run to 61 innings without a Test ton.
Babar Azam failed to score big in Pakistan's first innings. He even scored just 31 runs on 67 balls on Day 2 of the PAK vs WI 2nd Test.
Usman Khawaja scored his 16th Test century on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. This is his eighth ton in the World Test Championship, and in the process, he also passed Babar Azam in the list of the most runs scored in WTC history.
A newly married couple attends the Pakistan vs. West Indies match on their walima day, skipping to meet Babar Azam at the stadium.
ICC has unveiled the 2024 Men's T20I Team of the Year with Pakistan's Babar Azam also making the cut after a brilliant individual year.
Indian batter Tilak Varma put up a sensational display in the second T20I against England in Chennai on Saturday, January 25.
Babar's last 50-plus score at home was versus New Zealand. He hit 161 in a Boxing Day Test back in December 2023. Since then, across 12 innings his scores read 14, 24. 27, 0, 22, 31, 11, 30, 5, 8, 5, and 1.
Legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram found similarities in India's first-ever home whitewash at the hands of New Zealand last year to Pakistan’s recent defeat aagainst the West Indies in Multan, saying the ploy of rank turner often backfires.