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‘Baaki batsman chanafali bech rahe the kya?’: Basit Ali, Kamran Akmal rip into Pakistan after Netherlands escape | Cricket News

‘Baaki batsman chanafali bech rahe the kya?’: Basit Ali, Kamran Akmal rip into Pakistan after Netherlands escape | Cricket News

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3 min readFeb 9, 2026 12:26 AM IST Former Pakistan cricketers Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal have slammed the way the team almost lost their T20 World Cup opener to the Netherlands before Faheem Ashraf rescued them and helped them to a three-wicket victory with three balls to spare. “Pakistan bach gaya bhai! (Pakistan just about survived). When Shaheen Shah Afridi is called in to bat, you can imagine what Pakistan batting did in that game. Bad batsmanship by the middle order, especially Babar Azam, Nawaz and Shadab Khan. These are experienced players. They have played not just in leagues across the world, but also in the Pakistan Super League. Today, they did not become heroes for Pakistan, they ended up being zeroes,” former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali said. “Who is a match changer in the Pakistan team? What are you going to say to a country’s fans that get happy when a wicket falls just because it means that Babar Azam will come to bat. But then Babar comes and goes. Today’s star for …

‘Kahaan se superstar hai?’: Basit Ali predicts Babar Azam could be dropped for Pakistan’s clash against USA | Cricket News

‘Kahaan se superstar hai?’: Basit Ali predicts Babar Azam could be dropped for Pakistan’s clash against USA | Cricket News

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4 min readFeb 8, 2026 10:23 AM IST After a near-defeat experience for Pakistan cricket team in their T20 World Cup opener against the Netherlands where a game-winning cameo from Faheem Ashraf helped them chase down the target of 148 with three balls to spare and just three wickets in hand, the knives are out for star batter Babar Azam. Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has predicted that when Pakistan play their next group stage game against the USA in two days’ time, Babar may not make it into the XI. In the game against the Dutch team, Babar managed to score just 15 runs from 18 balls at a strike rate of 83.33 before Roelof van der Merwe dismissed him. “I have a feeling that Babar will not play in Pakistan’s next game. The anger I saw on coach Mike Hesson’s face… I don’t think that he will play Babar at no 4 again in the next game,” Basit Ali said on the YouTube show The Game Plan, where he was joined by Kamran …

‘Karke dekhlo’: Basit Ali on threat of Pakistan team facing ban or being fined for India game boycott | Cricket News

‘Karke dekhlo’: Basit Ali on threat of Pakistan team facing ban or being fined for India game boycott | Cricket News

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4 min readFeb 3, 2026 06:51 PM IST Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has criticised the hypocrisy of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in dealing with Pakistan team’s boycott of the India game at the upcoming T20 World Cup that starts this week in India and Sri Lanka. “India started this behaviour. Okay fine, shaking hands is not mandatory. I’m not even going to talk about the decision of the Indian players not to shake hands with the Pakistan players. But the Indians refused to accept the Asia Cup trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief Mohsin Naqvi. They should have accepted the trophy. They refused because the Indian government refused. Now when we are boycotting a game because our government has asked us to, we’re suddenly the bad guys? If India can do it, Pakistan can too!” Basit Ali said on the YouTube channel ‘Game Plan’. Basit Ali continued: “West Indies and Australia forfeited their games in the World Cup of 1996. Besides the teams losing two points, was there any other penalty levied …

‘Pakistan shouldn’t boycott but play India with black arm band’: Basit Ali’s suggestion | Cricket News

‘Pakistan shouldn’t boycott but play India with black arm band’: Basit Ali’s suggestion | Cricket News

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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has opposed any boycott of a potential India-Pakistan match, urging Pakistan to play the game while wearing black armbands as a form of protest. “Pakistan should not boycott, but wear black arm band and play India game,” Basit said on his YouTube channel BasitAliShow. He said that cricket is not a “gentleman’s game” and had become increasingly political. He also questioned why any boycott would wait until a senior World Cup clash, saying, “Why wait for Feb 15 India vs Pakistan game at the T20 World Cup? If you have to boycott, do it on Feb 1st Pakistan vs India U-19 World Cup game.” Basit said his Indian friends had also suggested that Pakistan should “fire your first punch at the U-19 World Cup” rather than at the men’s event. He warned that previous decisions, including removing Bangladesh from a World Cup, had already damaged the sport, saying the side effects were “being felt now and will linger long.” Citing Australia’s past World Cup forfeit against Sri Lanka, Basit said …

‘Shan Masood wali captaincy’: How Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal blamed Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir for ODI series defeat | Cricket News

‘Shan Masood wali captaincy’: How Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal blamed Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir for ODI series defeat | Cricket News

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The cricketing world may be going ga ga over Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips hundreds and Virat Kohli’s superb century in a losing cause, but former Pakistan cricketers Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal blamed the tactical moves by skipper Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir for India’s first-ever home ODI series defeat to New Zealand. Basit, in fact, described Gill’s calls as akin to what he has seen with his own national team, remarking: “Yeh to Shan Masood wali captaincy ki hai Gill ne.”The middle-order batsman of the 1990s was referring to the Indian skipper’s decision to bring on medium pacer Nitish Kumar Reddy before his spin trump card Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja. Former wicketkeeper-batter Akmal agreed. “A captain has to control the game. When you have got early wickets, you need to bring your specialist bowlers in the attack. If they had got another wicket at that stage, New Zealand wouldn’t have scored more than 225-250 runs,” he said. “Gill’s mind doesn’t seem to be working in captaincy.” The two were appearing …

‘If Virat Kohli wanted to take single like Babar Azam, Steve Smith ka baap bhi single leta!’: Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal on Big Bash episode | Cricket News

‘If Virat Kohli wanted to take single like Babar Azam, Steve Smith ka baap bhi single leta!’: Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal on Big Bash episode | Cricket News

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In the BBL game between Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder on Friday, Babar Azam looked visibly annoyed when Steve Smith chose to keep strike, denying him a single before the power surge. Off the last ball in an over he had played a few dot balls, the Pakistan star hit the ball to long-on, but Smith refused to run. Next over, Smith smashed four sixes. Off the first ball of the next over, Babar got out, smashing the advertising cushioning on the boundary enroute to retreating into his dressing room. Smith later admitted that Babar wasn’t “too happy” with the decision but explained his choice was tactical — to take the Power Surge at the optimal time and that he wanted to keep the strike to target the shorter boundaries. On the YouTube channel ‘Game Plan’, former Pakistan batsman Kamran Akmal called it disrespectful. “This shouldn’t have happened. I understand Smith hit a fast hundred. He could have told Babar before that the ball ‘don’t take a single’. Not like this. This is a disrespect,” …

India blocks YouTube channels of Pakistan cricketers Shoaib Akhtar and Basit Ali after Pahalgam attacks | Cricket News

India blocks YouTube channels of Pakistan cricketers Shoaib Akhtar and Basit Ali after Pahalgam attacks | Cricket News

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Former Pakistan cricketers Shoaib Akhtar and Basit Ali’s YouTube channels were on Monday blocked in India following “an order from the government related to national security or public order” in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attacks. The central government officially blocked 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for allegedly disseminating “provocative and communally sensitive content”. While Akhtar and Ali’s channels were not part of the government-issued list, they were also seemingly affected by the order. Dawn News, Irshad Bhatti, SAMAA TV, ARY NEWS, BOL NEWS, Raftar, The Pakistan Reference, Geo News, Samaa Sports, GNN, Uzair Cricket, Umar Cheema Exclusive, Asma Shirazi, Muneeb Farooq, SUNO News and Razi Naama are the other Pakistani channels banned in India. Story continues below this ad “This content is currently unavailable in this country because of an order from the government related to national security or public order,” stated a YouTube message on logging into the channels. “On the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Government of India has banned Pakistani YouTube channels for disseminating provocative and communally sensitive …

‘In Pakistan, people would have said, throw him out’: Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali praises IPL youngest debutant Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s fearless approach | Cricket News

‘In Pakistan, people would have said, throw him out’: Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali praises IPL youngest debutant Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s fearless approach | Cricket News

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Last Saturday, Vaibhav Suryavanshi had become the youngest debutant in IPL at an age of 14 years and 23 days, when he was brought in as an impact player by Rajasthan Royals in their chase of the target of 181 runs against Lucknow Super Giants at Jaipur. While Suryavanshi made his IPL debut with a six off Shardul Thakur off the first delivery faced by him, the 14-year-old played a knock of 34 runs off 20 runs and drew praise for his batting in the top order even though Royals faced a narrow two-run loss in the match. Former Pakistani player Basit Ali has showered praise on the young star saying ‘In Pakistan, people would have said, throw him out’. “The 14-year-old kid, Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The way he smashed that first ball for six, it’s a huge deal. Imagine what would have happened had he gotten out trying to hit the first ball for six? What would people have said? In Pakistan, people would have said, throw him out. But this is how confidence is …

“You Are Playing Zero” Basit Ali Sends Stern Warning to Yashasvi Jaiswal

“You Are Playing Zero” Basit Ali Sends Stern Warning to Yashasvi Jaiswal

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The former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has provided a warning to Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal after a poor start in the ongoing IPL 2025 season. After securing two impressive victories, they suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Gujarat Titans in their latest outing. Their batting woes have grabbed the spotlight in almost every match. Amid the struggle, Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s failure at top order centre stage. Even in the last match, he departed early. After several poor performances, Basit Ali didn’t hold back, taking a sharp jab at the youngster. Rajasthan Royals are struggling with their form, and Jasiwal’s ongoing form is adding more woes to the side. In 5 matches, he has scored only 107 runs with an average of 21.4 with only one fifty. Basit Ali cited Prithvi Shaw a cautionary tale, he issued a warning to the youngster. “His stomach has filled. Jaiswal isn’t focusing on cricket. This is my open message.” Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025(Image: X) “Don’t make this mistake, cricket can make you cry a lot. …

‘The Bradmans from one to six were in single digits’: Basit Ali slams Pakistan after performance against New Zealand | Cricket News

‘The Bradmans from one to six were in single digits’: Basit Ali slams Pakistan after performance against New Zealand | Cricket News

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Chasing 293 runs Pakistan was reduced to 32/5 on Wednesday. It was Tayyab Tahir who would come in at eight and would score 13 which would be the first double-digit contribution for Men in Green in the chase. Throughout the tour of New Zealand Pakistan’s batting would collapse time and again meekly handing over the T20I series 4-1 and ODI series the hosts are already 2-0 with a game to go. “The Bradmans from one to six were in single digits apart from Tayyab Tahir. I feel that instead of playing the third match, Pakistan should say, ‘You win, so let us go back to our home; we are homesick.’ This is New Zealand’s C team. I am surprised Naseem Shah didn’t play. Pakistan shouldn’t have scored 200-plus; we should have packed at 140,” said Basit Ali on his YouTube channel “Pakistan team has betrayed us. I don’t know what era of cricket we are playing. Pakistan made a strong comeback after Mitchell’s dismissal but poor captaincy. This is not a Pakistan team; that’s all …