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      <title>Babar Azam in 'severe distress' over ill mother, reveals father
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DUBAI: Pakistan captain Babar Azam's mother was on a ventilator when he played the T20 World Cup match against arch-rivals India, his father revealed on Saturday.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Babar scored 68 not out and shared an opening stand of 152 with Mohammad Rizwan (79 not out) as Pakistan trounced India by 10 wickets in Dubai last Sunday. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Azam Siddique, Babar's father, said in an Instagram post that his son played all three games this week "in severe distress".&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"It's time for my nation to know some truth. Congratulations to all of you on the victory in the three games," Azam Siddique wrote.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"There was a big test at our house. On the day the match was against India, on that day Babar's mother was on a ventilator."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Babar's mother had undergone surgery but has since recovered.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"Babar played all three matches in severe distress. I came here so that Babar may not get weak."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Pakistan have won all their three Super 12 games in the tournament and are well-placed to reach the semi-finals.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;They next face Namibia in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>DUBAI: Pakistan captain Babar Azam's mother was on a ventilator when he played the T20 World Cup match against arch-rivals India, his father revealed on Saturday.</strong></p>

<p>Babar scored 68 not out and shared an opening stand of 152 with Mohammad Rizwan (79 not out) as Pakistan trounced India by 10 wickets in Dubai last Sunday. </p>

<p>Azam Siddique, Babar's father, said in an Instagram post that his son played all three games this week "in severe distress".</p>

<p>"It's time for my nation to know some truth. Congratulations to all of you on the victory in the three games," Azam Siddique wrote.</p>

<p>"There was a big test at our house. On the day the match was against India, on that day Babar's mother was on a ventilator."</p>

<p>Babar's mother had undergone surgery but has since recovered.</p>

<p>"Babar played all three matches in severe distress. I came here so that Babar may not get weak."</p>

<p>Pakistan have won all their three Super 12 games in the tournament and are well-placed to reach the semi-finals.</p>

<p>They next face Namibia in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.</p>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2021 16:35:08 +0500</pubDate>
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