{"id":362654,"date":"2023-08-30T17:05:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/30\/ton-up-babar-azam-sets-the-tone-ahead-of-high-intensity-india-vs-pakistan-clash-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T17:05:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:05:55","slug":"ton-up-babar-azam-sets-the-tone-ahead-of-high-intensity-india-vs-pakistan-clash-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/30\/ton-up-babar-azam-sets-the-tone-ahead-of-high-intensity-india-vs-pakistan-clash-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Ton-up Babar Azam sets the tone ahead of &#8216;high intensity&#8217; India vs Pakistan clash | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Pakistan skipper <!-- -->Babar Azam<!-- --> on Wednesday fired a warning shot with a dazzling ton ahead of the marquee <!-- -->India vs Pakistan<!-- --> Asia Cup clash on September 2. <br \/>Leading his team from the front, Babar scored a sensational 131-ball 151 to power his side to a crushing 238-run win over minnows Nepal in the tournament opener in Multan. <br \/>The ton was Babar&#8217;s in 19th in ODIs, making him the fastest to accomplish the feat (102 innings) in the format. <br \/>After the match Babar said that the win gave his side a lot of confidence ahead of the big game against India. <br \/>&#8220;This win will give us the confidence. India Pakistan will always bring high intensity, we will try our best,&#8221; Babar said.<br \/>Stitching two crucial partnerships with <!-- -->Mohammad Rizwan<!-- --> (44) and <!-- -->Iftikhar Ahmed<!-- --> (109*), Babar powered Pakistan to a mammoth 342 for 6. Talking about his knock, Babar said he was initially looking to build his innings after the early fall of wickets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I went in, the ball wasn&#8217;t coming on properly, so I was trying to build an innings with Rizwan. Then we had a different phase, sometimes Rizwan gave me confidence, sometimes I gave him belief. Iftikhar also played a great innings when he came on. When he came in, I told him to play his natural game and he was comfortable after 2-3 boundaries. 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