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October 12, 2022 Extras / Pakistan

Babar Azam attempts to beckon down a reluctant pterodactyl

2 minute readIt’s just off camera, hovering. We can reveal that shortly after this picture was taken, Babar successfully ‘landed’ the pterodactyl – a feat that was greeted with a soft ripple of applause from those in attendance. It’s a little-known fact, but Babar Azam is a keen pterodactyl wrangler in his

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March 16, 2022 Australia / Pakistan

Babar Azam and the distribution of superheroes

2 minute readWe believe every international cricket team should be issued with at least one superhero. It keeps things interesting. In the years leading up to the creation of this website, in the 1990s and early 2000s, the standard of Test cricket was pretty variable. There were – as there always are

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February 8, 2020 Bangladesh / Pakistan

Babar Azam knows the rules of Test cricket in Pakistan

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