Babar Azam, the captain of the Pakistani team and one of the best batters in the game, got to 10,000 runs in all forms of international cricket faster than anyone else in Asia on Sunday, passing Virat Kohli in terms of innings. During the first Tes match against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium, Azam broke the record.Babar Azam becomes the fastest Asian hitter to reach 10,000 runs is news of the day. Read out the complete details down below!
Babar Azam becomes the fastest Asian hitter to reach 10,000 runs
On Sunday, Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam smashed another milestone when he surpassed India’s Virat Kohli by 2,000 runs to become the fastest Asian batsman to achieve 10,000 runs in international cricket. Babar attained the milestone during Pakistan’s first Test match against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium. Compared to Kohli’s 232 innings, the leading ODI and T20I batsman need only 228.
And in just 247 innings, he surpassed the record set by Pakistan’s greatest batsman of all time, Javed Miandad, for most runs scored in international cricket. He became the eleventh Pakistani batsman to surpass 10,000 runs in international play with this achievement. Due to his consistency, Babar is ranked #1 in T20I and ODI batting and fourth in Test batting.
As the captain of the Pakistan cricket team, Babar Azam has shown the world what his country is like. In domestic cricket, he is the captain of Central Punjab. In the PSL, he is the captain of Karachi Kings. He is widely thought to be one of the best batsmen in modern cricket.
