× Language:

babar azam

Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan Demoted In Contracts As Pakistan Scrap A Category

Image Source: Twitter

Advertisement

Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan Demoted In Contracts As Pakistan Scrap A Category

By AFP News August 19, 2025 • 17:33 PM View: 622

Pakistan demoted former captains Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan on Tuesday in a contract review that scrapped the top category after a string of poor recent results.

There are now no players in the top category A for the first time since the system of central contracts was introduced 21 years ago.

TAGS Babar Azam Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan Cricket Team

Advertisement

Related Cricket News on babar azam

Babar, Rizwan Downgraded As Pakistan Reveal 2025–26 Central Contracts

Pakistan Cricket Board: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has awarded central contracts to 30 male cricketers for the upcoming 2025–26 international season, with veteran batters Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan being ...

By IANS News

3 months ago
'Has Been Asked To Improve Strike-rate': Hesson On Babar's Exclusion From Asia Cup Squad

Big Bash League: Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson claimed that former captain Babar Azam has been asked to improve his strike rate following his exclusion from the upcoming Asia Cup ...

By IANS News

3 months ago
No Babar, Rizwan In Pakistan's 17-member Squad For Asia Cup

ACC Asia Cup T20I: Pakistan have excluded the senior duo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan for the upcoming Asia Cup as Salman Ali Agha will continue to lead the ...

By IANS News

3 months ago
Babar Azam Left Out Of T20Is As Shaheen Afridi Returns For Pakistan’s West Indies Tour

The Pakistan Cricket Board: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced squads for the upcoming white-ball tour of the West Indies, with two major headlines - the return of pace ...

By IANS News

4 months ago
Sydney Sixers Sign Babar Azam For BBL 2025 Season

Big Bash League: Sydney Sixers have signed former Pakistan captain Babar Azam for the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) 15 season, marking one of the biggest acquisitions in the league’s ...

By IANS News

5 months ago
Babar, Rizwan, And Shaheen Ignored For Pakistan's T20 Tours Of Bangladesh And West Indies: Report

Shaheen Shah Afridi: The national senior men's selection Committee has continued to ignore former captains Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi and has excluded them from ...

By IANS News

5 months ago
Babar, Rizwan, Afridi Miss Out As Pakistan Name Squad For Bangaldesh T20Is

Batter Salman Ali Agha: Pakistan have named a 16-player squad for their upcoming T20I series at home against Bangladesh with former skipper Babar Azam, veteran keeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan and pace ...

By IANS News

6 months ago
Instagram Accounts Of Babar Azam, Rizwan, And Shaheen Blocked In India

Shaheen Shah Afridi: Top Pakistani cricketers, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Shah Afridi, have had their Instagram accounts blocked in India in the aftermath of the deadly Pahalgam terror ...

By IANS News

7 months ago
Bosch Banned From PSL For One Year After Withdrawing To Join IPL's Mumbai Indians

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has imposed a one-year ban on South African all-rounder Corbin Bosch from participating in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The decision, announced on Thursday, comes ...

By IANS News

7 months ago
Rizwan Wants More Power As Pakistan Captain Or Else Will Resign, Conveys Message To PCB

A few days after Pakistan's debacle in a white-ball tour of New Zealand, skipper Mohammad Rizwan along with star batter Babar Azam is likely to meet Mohsin Naqvi, the chairman ...

By IANS News

7 months ago
ICC Rankings: NZ Allrounder Bracewell Moves Into Top 5, Gill Remains Top ODI Batter

ICC Ranking: New Zealand stand-in skipper Michael Bracewell has moved up in the top five of the ICC Men's All-Rounder Rankings following victory in the third ODI against Pakistan. ...

By IANS News

7 months ago
PCB Defends Khushdil Shah After Ugly Fight With NZ Fans Post 0-3 Loss

The Pakistan Cricket Board: Pakistan’s disastrous tour of New Zealand ended not just with a third straight ODI defeat, but also in controversy as all-rounder Khushdil Shah lost his temper ...

By IANS News

8 months ago
Bracewell Lauds Team Effort As Dominant NZ Seal 3-0 ODI Series Whitewash Vs Pakistan

New Zealand Cricket: Stand-in skipper Michael Bracewell hailed a complete team performance as New Zealand wrapped up a clinical 43-run win over Pakistan in the third and final ODI at ...

By IANS News

8 months ago
Bracewell, Sears Star As New Zealand Complete 3-0 Clean Sweep Over Pakistan

New Zealand: New Zealand continued their dominance over Pakistan with a comprehensive 43-run win in the third ODI at Mount Maunganui, sealing a 3-0 series whitewash. ...

By IANS News

8 months ago