WATCH: Ubaid Shah troubles Babar Azam during practice session

Ubaid, the younger brother of Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah, struck white-ball captain Babar Azam on the chest during a net session on Wednesday.

In a viral video, 18-year-old Ubaid Shah was seen challenging Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman in a practice session. Babar left the first ball, a darting in-swinger on a fourth stump line that pitched on length, but the ball whizzed past the top of the off-stump. 

Ubaid held his head in his hands, indicating he had nearly forced Babar into a mistake. He also beat the outside edge of Fakhar, who tried to defend a corker.

The highlight of his intense practice session was perhaps the next ball. Attempting to pull from an awkward length, Babar received a nasty blow to his ribs and writhed in pain after miscuing the shot.

WATCH HERE:

Ubaid was named in the ICC's 2024 Under-19 World Cup Team of the Tournament. He took 18 wickets in six matches, including a sensational five-wicket haul against Bangladesh, helping Pakistan to defend 155 and secure a place in the semi-finals successfully.

It must be noted Pakistan’s jam-packed schedule will begin in August with a two-Test series against Bangladesh at home, which will also be the first red-ball series of newly-appointed coach Jason Gillespie.

England will travel to Pakistan for three Tests in Multan (7-11 October), Karachi (15-19 October) and Rawalpindi (24-28 October), and the West Indies will touch down for two Tests in Karachi (16-20 January) and Multan (24-28 January).

Additionally, New Zealand and South Africa will take part in an ODI tri-series in Multan from 8-14 February.

Apart from the home international fixtures, the men's team will tour Australia, Zimbabwe and South Africa from 4 November to 7 January, playing two Tests, nine ODIs and nine T20Is.

SCHEDULE OF PAKISTAN’S HOME INTERNATIONAL MATCHES IN 2024-25:

Bangladesh in Pakistan (Two Tests)

21-25 Aug – First Test, Rawalpindi

30 Aug-3 Sep – Second Test, Karachi

England in Pakistan (Three Tests)

7-11 Oct – First Test, Multan

15-19 Oct – Second Test, Karachi

24-28 Oct – Third Test, Rawalpindi

West Indies in Pakistan (Two Tests)

16-20 Jan – First Test, Karachi

24-28 Jan – Second Test, Multan

New Zealand and South Africa in Pakistan (ODI tri-series)

8 Feb – Pakistan v New Zealand, Multan

10 Feb – New Zealand v South Africa, Multan

12 Feb – Pakistan v South Africa, Multan

14 Feb – Final, Multan

SCHEDULE OF PAKISTAN’S AWAY INTERNATIONAL MATCHES IN 2024-25:

Pakistan to Australia (three ODIs, three T20Is)

4 Nov – First ODI, Melbourne

8 Nov – Second ODI, Adelaide

10 Nov – Third ODI, Perth

14 Nov – First T20I, Brisbane

16 Nov – Second T20I, Sydney

18 Nov – Third T20I, Hobart

Pakistan to Zimbabwe (three ODIs, three T20Is)

24 Nov – First ODI, Bulawayo

26 Nov – Second ODI, Bulawayo

28 Nov – Third ODI, Bulawayo

1 Dec – First T20I, Bulawayo

3 Dec – Second T20I, Bulawayo

5 Dec – Third T20I, Bulawayo

Pakistan to South Africa (Three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests)

10 Dec – First T20I, Durban

13 Dec – Second T20I, Centurion

14 Dec – Third T20I, Johannesburg

17 Dec – First ODI, Paarl

19 Dec – Second ODI, Cape Town

22 Dec – Third ODI, Johannesburg

26-30 Dec – First Test, Centurion

3-7 Jan – Second Test, Cape Town