Babar Azam shares heartfelt message for Pakistan Women ahead of Women's T20 World Cup 2026
The former Pakistan captain, Babar Azam, has shared a heartfelt message for the Pakistan women side ahead of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
Be a winner today!
Get the latest cricket updates, Join our community
The former captain of the Pakistan men’s side, Babar Azam, has shared a heartfelt message for their women’s side ahead of their opening encounter of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The contest will be against their arch-rivals, India, as the pressure will be at its peak for the fixture.
In the history of the game, Pakistan have beaten the blue brigade only twice in the Women’s T20 World Cup, which came in 2012 and 2016. They will be under the leadership of Fatima Sana for this encounter, having prepared well during the recent tri-series against Ireland and West Indies.
Babar's message: “Make us proud” — Pakistan captain's emotional send-off for the Women's side
Since his debut more than a decade ago in international cricket, Babar has been part of several ODI and T20I games against the arch-rivals, India, through the ODI and T20 World Cups, the Champions Trophy, and the Asia Cup. He knows how it feels to take the field against the neighbours.
“Wishing good luck to our national women’s team for #T20WorldCup. Pakistan ka parcham apke haath me aur qoum ki duayen apke sath hain. Make us proud. Pakistan, it’s time to #backourgirls.” Babar wrote on his Instagram story.
The right-handed batter is the leading run-getter in men’s T20Is with 4596 runs in 136 innings at an average of 38.94 and a strike rate of 128.02, thanks to 39 half-centuries and three centuries at the best score of 122 runs.
India vs Pakistan: The biggest clash of Women's T20 WC 2026 is almost here
In India, JioStar is broadcasting the action of the India vs Pakistan clash in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. The Star Sports channels will telecast the games on television as they will make Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada commentary along with the English coverage.
At Edgbaston, there is a significant South Asian community with representation of the two countries, which shows much more interest in the game. There is no chance of rain threatening the game in the evening.
See Also: Watch: West Indies stun New Zealand in last-over thriller at Women's T20 World Cup 2026
Pakistan and India’s squads for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026-
Pakistan- Fatima Sana (c), Gull Feroza, Ayesha Zafar, Iram Javed, Eyman Fatima, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Parvaiz, Saira Jabeen, Muneeba Ali, Tuba Hassan, Rameen Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu, Diana Baig, Tasmia Rubab
India- Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Sree Charani, Yastika Bhatia (WK), Nandni Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav.
Tags:
author
