Babar Azam was re-appointed as Pakistan captain ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024. The 29-year-old has faced criticism over his captaincy skills at the biggest stage, after Pakistan experienced yet another early-exit from a multi-nation tournament.
After failing to qualify for the ODI World Cup 2023 knockout rounds, Babar Azam has failed to get his team past the group-stage of T20 World Cup 2024. Pakistan lost their first two encounters of the T20 WC against USA and India. With just one win in three matches, they put themselves under the risk of elimination.
Pakistan bowed out of the ongoing ICC event, after USA's game against Ireland on Friday was declared as 'No Result'. The USA needed just one point to qualify for the knockout rounds.
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Pakistan needed USA to lose to Ireland, while they themselves had to win against Ireland, on June 16. The rain-affected game meant that USA earned a point Ireland, snatching the qualification spot from Pakistan.
Babar Azam's underwhelming record in multi-national tournaments hit a new low, as Pakistan failed to qualify for the West Indies-round of games at the T20 World Cup 2024.
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What is Pakistan's record under Babar Azam in multi-nation tournaments?
Babar Azam failed to qualify for the knockout rounds of ICC ODI World Cup in November 2023. His team were eliminated from the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in June. With two World Cup exits in seven months, Babar Azam's record in multi-national tournaments has been far from impressive.
Moreover, Pakistan skipper has failed to bring a single major laurel to the country - be it Asia Cups, or the ICC tournaments. Babar Azam's Pakistan came closest to lifting silverware at the T20 World Cup 2022, emerging second-best to England.
| Tournament | Knockout Qualification | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Asia Cup 2022 | Qualified (Runners-up) | UAE |
| Asia Cup 2023 | Qualified (Semi-finals) | Pakistan/Sri Lanka |
| T20 World Cup 2021 | Qualified (Semi-finals) | UAE |
| T20 World Cup 2022 | Qualified (Runners-up) | Australia |
| T20 World Cup 2024 | Not Qualified | USA |
| ODI World Cup 2023 | Not Qualified | India |
| World Test Championship 2021-2023 | Not Qualified | Various |
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What is Babar Azam's batting record while captaining Pakistan?
| Format | Matches | Win | Loss | Draw/Tie/NR | Win % | W/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4/0/0 | 50.00 | 1.66 |
| ODIs | 43 | 26 | 15 | 0/1/1 | 60.46 | 1.73 |
| T20Is | 84 | 47 | 29 | 0/1/7 | 55.95 | 1.62 |
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