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Pakistan Skipper Babar Azam Equals Imran Khan’s Unwanted Duck Records
Pakistan Skipper Babar Azam Equals Imran Khan’s Unwanted Duck Records: Pakistan kick-started their preparations for the upcoming Asia Cup on a winning note as they thrashed Afghanistan by 142 runs in the first ODI on Tuesday.
Pakistan, led by Babar Azam, won the first match of the series against Afghanistan. They bowled out Afghanistan for only 59 runs while defending their score of 202.
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Despite ending up on the winning side, this match turned out to be a nightmare for Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, as he was dismissed for a duck and registered an unwanted record as a captain.
Pakistan batted first but lost wickets early. Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam were both dismissed. Babar Azam got out for a duck, which is the same as four other captains including Imran Khan.
The 28-year-old batsman now stands at No. 4 on the list. Which is led by Wasim Akram with eight dismissals on a duck. The second and third positions have been taken by Inzamam-ul-Haq and Moin Khan with four each, and Misbah-ul-Haq with three.
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In the match, Haris Rauf took five wickets and helped Pakistan win by a big margin of 142 runs against Afghanistan in the first one-day international in Hambantota, Sri Lanka.
Rauf’s shattering 5-18 in 6.2 overs forced Afghanistan to their second-lowest ODI totals of 59 in a staggering 19.2 overs after Pakistan were bowled out for 201 in 47.1 overs.
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The victory gives Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the three-match series — the first bilateral between the two nations — with the remaining matches in Colombo on Thursday and Saturday.
(With Input From NDTV)
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Sunil Gavaskar Slams India for Mistreating R Ashwin
Sunil Gavaskar Slams India for Mistreating R Ashwin: Despite Ravi Ashwin’s evident leadership ability, the Indian team management has been criticized by former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar for not even giving him the honor of vice-captaincy.
He said that rather than only giving him the opportunity to lead the team out to bat in his 100th Test. Team India might have awarded him the armband in a bilateral series or a symbolic Test.
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After playing in 106 Test matches, 116 One-Day Internationals, and 65 Twenty20 Internationals for India, Ashwin announced his retirement last week on the penultimate day of the Gabba Test in the 2024–25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Only Anil Kumble has taken more Test wickets for the nation than he has, with 537. Despite being regarded as one of the nation’s most brilliant cricket minds. He never held a captaincy position and only captained the IPL and local cricket during his international career.
“Ashwin would have made a fine captain for India, but he was denied even the honor of being the vice-captain. There was an opportunity to give him the belated honor even if it was for a token Test match and a limited-overs bilateral series. But that also was denied to him. That’s why it was so good to see Rohit Sharma ask him to lead the team out on his 100th Test match,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Mid-Day.
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Gavaskar criticized the Indian team management for not making greater use of Ashwin during international Test matches, claiming that they dropped him using every “excuse of team balance.”
“Cricket being a batters’ game, the fact that he invariably won the Player of the Series award didn’t win him kudos among the batters’ fraternity. Every time there was even a five percent excuse to leave him out of the eleven, it was grabbed avidly with the excuse of team balance.”
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“At home, there was no way he could be left out because the management knew that without him, they could not win the game. If the excuse was that the pitch and conditions wouldn’t suit the ICC number one-ranked bowler. How come the same excuse was not used for the batters even if they were not top-ranked by ICC, but who struggled in similar pitches and conditions?”
Many commentators think that Ashwin was pressured to announce his retirement by Washington Sundar’s selection over him for the series’ opening Test match in Perth.
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13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi Creates History as He becomes Youngest Cricketer to Achieve THIS
13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi Creates History as He becomes Youngest Cricketer to Achieve THIS: On Saturday, December 21, during Bihar’s opening match against Madhya Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vaibhav Suryavanshi created history and cemented his place in the record books.
Vaibhav has been breaking records since making his debut in domestic cricket. And he has now accomplished yet another significant feat in Indian cricket.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi broke Ali Akbar’s record as the youngest Indian player to play List A cricket at the age of 13 years and 269 days.
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A bright career began when he made his List A debut in the 1999–2000 season at the age of 14 years and 51 days.
The youngest Indian to compete in the Ranji Trophy, List A cricket, and represent India at the U19 level is Vaibhav.
Vaibhav became the youngest player to draw a bid in an IPL auction when he secured a seat with the Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.10 crore during the IPL 2025 mega-sale.
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He will become the youngest debutant in the history of the IPL if he makes his debut the following year.
Vaibhav showed potential by opening his account with a boundary off the first ball he faced. But having a lackluster outing in his maiden List A game, scoring just 4 runs before being removed. In 46.4 overs, Bihar managed to score 196 runs overall.
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With opener Harsh Gawli leading the charge with an incredible 83 off 63 balls, Madhya Pradesh, the runners-up in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, managed to chase down the mark in only 25.1 overs. Captain Rajat Patidar also contributed with a quick 55 off 33 balls.
Bihar is set to face Tripura in their upcoming league stage game on Monday, December 23. While Madhya Pradesh will take on Ishant Sharma-starrer Delhi in their next game.
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