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Matter of time before Babar Azam becomes No.1 ranked Test batter: Ponting

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Matter of time before Babar Azam becomes No.1 ranked Test batter: Ponting

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting says Babar Azam will soon become the world’s No. 1 Test batsman because he has all the qualities he wants.

Pakistan next face Australia in a three-match Test series starting in Rawalpindi on March 4. Babar Azam won the ICC Men’s ODI Cricket of the Year award in January, beating matches from Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, South African batsman Janneman Malan and Irish opener Paul Stirling.

“He (Babar Azam) used to be great in T20I cricket too, didn’t he? He’s been great with white ball cricket for the last four or five years. He’s the same as Shaheen. I’m on their tour When in Australia, you don’t see many of these guys out there, but when I saw Babar in the second innings against Australia in Brisbane, I saw him in the fast, bouncy Brisbane Some of the pitches played – front foot and back foot – against Hazelwood, Stark and Cummins – like, I’ve heard a lot about him and I’ve seen some of his sideballs, But this guy is the real deal,” Ponting said on the ICC’s Commentary Show.

“I think I said at the time, for this guy, the sky’s the limit. I feel like it’s only a matter of time before he becomes the world’s No. 1 Test batsman or definitely challenges it. He’s probably challenging for that position right now, If he plays a few more Test matches in the last few years, he might knock on the door for that,” he added.

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Azam finished 2021 with 405 runs with a 67.50 average. His 158 at-bat was a loss, but a lesson in building an ODI inning. With 50 points on 72 balls, he put his foot on the gas in the second half, hitting just 139 balls for a career best.

“He’s a beautiful player, it’s that simple. I’m always looking for these young types of batsmen to see if they can play well on the back foot in Australia, especially through offside hits – it could be Joe Lu Tert hasn’t quite mastered the field and why he hasn’t achieved so much in Australia,” Pontin said.

“Babar did that and hit the front foot back to the ground as well. Those are just the markers and indicators I looked for when the tour batsmen came to Australia, and Babar ticked both boxes,” he added.

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Singham Again worldwide box office day 5: Ajay Devgn film leaves behind Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, crosses ₹ 230 crore

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Singham Again worldwide box office day 5: Ajay Devgn film leaves behind Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, crosses ₹ 230 crore

Singham Again worldwide box office collection day 5: Rohit Shetty’s cop universe film has taken a clear lead globally. Both films released on November 1.

Singham Again worldwide box office collection day 5: Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again, starring Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor in lead roles, has been performing well globally. Released in November 1, the latest installment in the cop universe has collected more than ₹230 crore gross worldwide, despite facing stiff competition from the other big Diwali release, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. (Also read: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 worldwide box office collection day 5: Kartik Aaryan film sails past ₹200 crore after strong Tuesday)

Singham Again worldwide box office update

The latest report on Sacnilk.com states that the film has collected ₹ 232.25 crore so far. On its fifth day, Singham Again minted ₹ 48 crore to its global collections. The film has made a gross collection of ₹ 184.25 crore in India so far.

Meanwhile, the report also stated that Singham Again collected ₹ 153.75 crore at the domestic box office within five days of release.

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Singham Again is the third instalment in the Singham franchise, which began with the 2011 hit.It is also part of Rohit Shetty’s larger Cop Universe, which also includes Simmba and Sooryavanshi, starring Ranveer Singh and Akshay Kumar. Salman Khan makes a cameo as Chulbul Pandey, his iconic character from Dabangg, in the film. It introduces new cops in the mix with Deepika Padukone’s Shakti Shetty and Tiger Shroff’s Satya Bali. Arjun plays the antagonist called Danger Lanka.

Rohit Shetty took to his Instagram on Tuesday to thank the audience for the bumper response to Singham Again. He wrote, “SINGHAM AGAIN my 10th and fastest 100 cr film. For the past 16 films one thing that has remained constant is your love, thank you for all the support and love, humbled.”

Singham Again maintained its lead over Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, which has taken its worldwide total to ₹208 crore in five days of release. Singham Again benefitted because it got the better share of screens in India, with 60 percent average. The rest of the 40 percent were taken by Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.

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