{"id":589778,"date":"2026-05-18T01:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/589778\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T01:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:31:11","slug":"virat-kohli-nowhere-near-as-pakistans-babar-azam-becomes-first-batter-in-2020s-to-score-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/589778\/","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli nowhere near as Pakistan&#039;s Babar Azam becomes first batter in 2020s to score &#8230; &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi_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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Virat Kohli nowhere near as Pakistan&#8217;s Babar Azam becomes first batter in 2020s to score &#8230;<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Times of India<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMihAFBVV95cUxOdG9wVXVzZGl4UUVXYzRURWVLdTBUUXQxQV94d0xZSklnenR0V0pkZzFMT2VBeWlsZVZlbVZoTWx0SzVwNThIUHhpaFN6LVZocXVjR3A4ckJEeXBqRW04RzQtSS16U1BocFJfX0NCUldFNGtxaXFqZEI1YVgxTjVZY2RHN3jSAYABQVVfeXFMTzR4Nk5IQjFVZFh6QlNsS0sxemQ4cFlibTVNS0ZPS0JjUFFkdmk5VklxclJsSVgzdEtOQ1FqYzZHaHhYZDBzMjh6cTFCdFhUUThiZDV1YTJvcllBcGJrVW1YaVhiNjdrTExLRUFXdUNkcjNTcHRjTDdkQVRhbTNESXc?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Babar Azam equals Steve Smiths WTC record<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Geo Super<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMisAFBVV95cUxQMlRKd1JvTmk0MGhLb1NlMDBDeXU0OFpNTk5uQ2lIM05vTkhfR1NNa3hGR2xsNGZXaGxPNWlIY25NNHppSGdzNVlyNkFUZ0tOSnozbTlNUGdMUmJiTFE2cER6Tm14dXE1THNuOF9DczZodExPNVMzWVI4UU5xMkY4Wk1RdFdIM2V6SmpMdllCMXJDQkpxbzJUMDFhYnREbTI1NVhnWE5uSUFSUGxQZ0RhUA?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Babar Equals Smith&#8217;s Record &amp; 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