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Babar Azam

February 07, 2023

Mohammad Babar Azam (Urdu, Punjabi: محمد بابر اعظم; born 15 October 1994), is a Pakistani international cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in all formats.[3][4][5] Regarded as one of the finest batters in contemporary world cricket,[6][7] he is the only cricketer in the world to be in the top five rankings across all formats. He is ranked as the number one batter in ODIs, number two in Tests and number four in T20Is.[8] A right-handed top-order batter, he plays for and captains Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL and Central Punjab in domestic cricket of Pakistan.[9] With 40 wins, he is one of the most successful T20I captains of all time.[10]

Babar Azam
Babar Azam in 2020
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Babar Azam
Born (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 28)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
NicknameBobby[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[2]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatter
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 222)13 October 2016 v West Indies
Last Test2 January 2023 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 203)31 May 2015 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI13 January 2023 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.56
T20I debut (cap 70)7 September 2016 v England
Last T20I13 November 2022 v England
T20I shirt no.56
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11–2013/14Zarai Taraqiati Bank
2012/13–2014/15Islamabad Leopards
2014/15State Bank of Pakistan
2015/16–2017/18Sui Southern Gas Corporation
2016Islamabad United (squad no. 31)
2017–2022Karachi Kings (squad no. 56)
2017Guyana Amazon Warriors (squad no. 56)
2017Sylhet Sixers (squad no. 56)
2019–2020Somerset (squad no. 56)
2019/20–presentCentral Punjab (squad no. 56)
2023–presentPeshawar Zalmi (squad no. 56)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 47 93 99 81
Runs scored 3696 4730 3355 5,482
Batting average 48.63 59.87 41.41 45.30
100s/50s 9/26 17/23 2/30 10/35
Top score 196 158 122 266
Balls bowled 60 – – 774
Wickets 2 – – 7
Bowling average 12.50 – – 62.71
5 wickets in innings 0 – – 0
10 wickets in match 0 – – 0
Best bowling 1/1 – – 1/1
Catches/stumpings 31/– 43/– 41/– 53/–
Medal record
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 January 2023

Early life

Babar Azam was born on 15 October 1994 into a Punjabi Muslim family. He was born in the Walled City and recalls the memories of "playing cricket and roaming around like a free bird in those streets." His cousins Kamran and Umar Akmal, who are older than him, were the reason he was attracted to cricket and their stories and success instilled inspiration in him. Therefore, he decided to take cricket as his profession. He had been a ball boy at Gaddafi Stadium[11] before joining a cricket academy and starting his domestic cricket career there and was present during the home series Pakistan played between 2006 and 2008. He sought guidance from Rana Sadiq, his first coach, who taught him in real terms, what batting is. Later, he went on to be a part of the Pakistan U-19 setup.

International career

Early career

In May 2015, Babar was included in the Pakistani ODI squad for home series against Zimbabwe.[12] He made his ODI debut in the third ODI on 31 May and scored an impressive fifty scoring 54 runs off 60 balls.[13] His impressive debut earned him a place in both Test and ODI squads selected for an away series against Sri Lanka. He was not selected to play in the Test series. During the ODI series, he only scored 37 runs in the two matches that he played.[14] Babar was included in the squad for the away ODI series against Zimbabwe in September 2015.[15]

He was retained in the ODI squad for the home series against England. In the first ODI of the four match series he scored 62 not out with a strike rate of 100 which helped Pakistan win the match.[16] He had scores of 4, 22 and 51 in next three matches respectively.[17] He finished the series with 139 runs at an average of 46.33.[18]

In January 2016, Pakistan toured New Zealand. In the first ODI match, Babar scored 62 runs off 76 balls. Pakistan lost the match by 70 runs.[19] He was the leading run scorer in the ODI series with 145 runs in 2 innings at an average of 72.50.[20]

In the five-match ODI series against England in July, he batted in five games and only scored 122 runs.[21] He made his Twenty20 International debut for Pakistan against England on 7 September. He scored an unbeaten 15 runs off 11 balls. Pakistan won the match and series.[22]

Besides the England series, Pakistan played two match ODI series against Ireland. In the first ODI of the series, Pakistan beat Ireland by 255 runs and created record of their biggest win in terms of runs in an ODI.[23][24] Babar contributed in his side's victory by scoring 29 runs.[17] With the second and final ODI abandoned due to rain, Pakistan won the series 1–0.[25]

Rise in shorter formats and breaking records

Babar Azam was selected in the home series against the West Indies in 2016. In the first match of the ODI series he scored his maiden international century, scoring 120 off 131 balls and winning his first man of the match award.[26] In the second ODI, he scored another century, this time scoring 123 off 126 balls, and helping Pakistan to put up a total of more than 330.[27] In the third and final ODI of the series Azam ended up scoring a third consecutive century (117 from 106).[17] He also broke the record for scoring the most runs (360) in a three match ODI series.[28] He became the only batsman to score 350+ runs in a three match ODI series.[29]

He made his Test debut for Pakistan against the West Indies in Dubai on 13 October 2016 and scored 69 runs in his first innings.[30] He was the first player to score a fifty on his Test debut through a day/night Test.[31]

On 19 January 2017, in the third ODI against Australia, Azam became then joint-fastest player to score 1,000 runs in ODIs and then fastest for Pakistan in his 21st innings before his national record and world record was eclipsed by his compatriot Fakhar Zaman.[32][33] He scored a century in the fifth ODI, which was only the second century ever scored by a Pakistani batsman in Australia after Zaheer Abbas in 1981.[34] He also entered the top 10 batsmen's ranking in ODIs for the first time ever.[35]

Sarfaraz Ahmed replaced Azhar Ali as Pakistan's ODI team captain against the West Indies after Azhar Ali stepped down from the captaincy after a humiliating defeat against Australia in ODI series. He scored an unbeaten 125 in the 2nd ODI of the three–match ODI series at Providence Stadium, Guyana.[17] Azam along with Imad Wasim put on an unbeaten 99 runs partnership which helped Pakistan to a total of 282.[36] Meanwhile, Azam also broke the record of scoring the most runs after the first 25 ODI innings in this match.[37]

In the Champions Trophy 2017, Azam scored 46 off 52 balls in the final match against India.[17] After a successful Champions trophy tour, ICC sent the World XI team in Pakistan where they played three T20I matches. Azam was the top runs-getter in the series, scoring 179.[38][39] In the first T20I played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, he scored 86 playing only 52 balls,[38] and won his first Man of the match award in T20Is, helping Pakistan win the match by 20 runs. [40] He had scores of 45 and 48 in the next two fixtures.[38]

In September 2017, he had a poor Test series against Sri Lanka, where he managed to score only 39 runs across 2 Test matches.[41] In the second ODI he became the fastest batsman to score 7th ODI century in ODIs[42] and the first batsman in ODI history to score five consecutive centuries in one country.[43] He had scores of 30 and 69 (not out) in next two innings while chasing.[17]

He was the leading runs-scorer for Pakistan in 2016 in ODIs and T20Is with 872 and 352 runs respectively.[44][45] At the 2017 PCB awards, he was awarded Pakistan's ODI Player of the year.[46] He was also listed in 2017's ICC World ODI XI for the first time ever.[47]

Pakistan's first assignment in 2018 was tour to New Zealand. Babar was an automatic selection in the ODI team. However he could score only 0, 10, 8, 3, 10 across 5 innings, scoring only 31 runs at an average of 6.2 as Pakistan were whitewashed 5–0, his worst series until date.[17][48] But performed well in the T20I series and contributed in team's winning the series 2–1. Babar was the leading run scorer with 109 runs. He had scores of 41, 50* and 18 in these T20Is.[38] He became the no.1 T20I batsmen, the second to reach the feat after Misbah-ul-Haq,[49] but soon slipped to no. 3 position. He regained no. 1 spot in the rankings after a successful series against West Indies, who were touring Pakistan after thirteen years.[50] His best performance came in the second T20I where he scored an unbeaten 97 runs which won him Man of the match award.[51][52] He finished the series as leading run-getter with 165 runs at an average of 82.50 and a strike rare of 148.64,[53] and won the man of the series.[54] Pakistan won the series 3–0.Babar, Fakhar lead Pakistan to 3–0.[55]

During a Test match against England in May 2018, Azam was struck on the arm without padding by a bouncer from Ben Stokes, when he was batting on 68. After an X-ray examination, it was confirmed that Azam had a fracture in his left wrist with a broken forearm.[56] After fully recovering from his injury, he made his return to the side against Zimbabwe in July for a five-match ODI series.[57] He performed well and managed to score 184 runs at an average of 184 in 4 innings[58] including 76 balls 106 runs in the final odi of the series.[17]

In September 2018, he was selected for 2018 Asia Cup held in United Arab Emirates (UAE).[59] Playing his first Asia Cup, he didn't have a good time of it, only managing to score 156 runs at an average of 31.20 in 5 matches.[60] In November 2018, in the second Test against New Zealand, Azam scored his first century in Test cricket.[61]

2019 Cricket World Cup

In April 2019, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[62][63] The International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as one of the five exciting talents making their Cricket World Cup debut.[64] In May 2019, he was also signed by Somerset as their overseas player for the 2019 t20 Blast.[65]

Just before the World Cup, Pakistan played against England in one-off T20I and 5-match ODI series to prepare for the tournament. In the T20I fixture he scored 65 from 42 balls before getting run-out. In the 5-match ODI series, he ended up as the joint leading runs-scorer, scoring 277 runs including a century and two half-centuries, going into the World Cup with runs under his belt.[66] On 26 June 2019, in the match against New Zealand, Azam became the fastest batsman for Pakistan, in terms of innings, to score 3,000 runs in ODIs (68).[67] In the same match, he also scored his 10th century in ODIs, finishing 101 not out, with Pakistan winning by 6 wickets.[68] With this century, he also became the first middle-order batsman from Pakistan to hit a century in a World Cup match after 32 years.[69] A week later, in the match against Bangladesh, Babar broke Javed Miandad's record of the most runs by a Pakistani batsman in a single edition of the World Cup, scoring 474 runs in 8 innings.[70]

Test performances and leadership roles

In September 2019, before the home series against Sri Lanka, he was named as the vice-captain of Pakistan cricket team in both ODIs and T20Is, on the back of his consistent performances in these formats.[71][72] After the first ODI was washed out, Pakistan managed to win both of the remaining matches to clinch the series 2–0. He scored his 11th ton in the second ODI and became the fastest Pakistani player to reach 1,000 ODI runs in terms of innings in a calendar year beating the previous record of Javed Miandad.[73][74] In October 2019, he was named captain of the Pakistan cricket team in T20Is, ahead of the Australia series.[75]

"I thought Babar was extremely impressive. Looks to have a lot of class and could well become one of the best batsmen in the world."

— Ricky Ponting on Babar Azam's performances on Australian Tour.[76]

In the first Test of the series, he scored his second Test century, against a strong bowling line up.[77] He missed out on his second consecutive century when he was dismissed on 97 in the second Test match.[78] He scored 210 runs with an average of 52.50.[79]

In December 2019, Sri Lanka returned to Pakistan for a two-match Test series. This marked the return of Test cricket in Pakistan after a decade's absence, with Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium hosting the first Test match. Babar, batting in his first ever Test inning on home soil, scored an unbeaten quick-fire century on day 5 of the rain-affected match, resulting in a draw.[80] In the Second Test, played at National Stadium, he scored 60 and 100 not out respectively,[81] ending the series with 262 runs with an average of exactly 262.[82] Pakistan won the match by 263 runs, winning the series 1–0.[83] In January 2020, he was named in 2019's ICC World ODI XI, making the list for the second time.[84]

In January 2020, Bangladesh toured Pakistan for a three-match T20I series, with Azam captaining Pakistan for the first time at home.[85] Pakistan won the T20I series 2–0, with the third match abandoned due to rain. It was Pakistan's first series win under his captaincy and his first Player of the series award as captain.[86] In the first match of the Test series, he scored fluent 143 runs, beating his previous career best score of 127*.[87] In May 2020, he was appointed as ODI captain as well.[5] In June 2020, he was named as the T20I captain in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic to play three Tests and three T20Is.[88][89] In July, he was shortlisted in Pakistan's 20-man squad for the Test matches against England.[90][91] During the first day of the first Test, he scored an attacking unbeaten 69 runs in difficult conditions, to help his side get out of danger, his knock earned him appreciation from former England captains, Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan.[92][93]

"On a positive note Babar Azam is certainly one of the best Test players in the World, love the way he plays."

— Michael Vaughan on Babar Azam's performances on England Tour.[94]

"It’s the fab five and Babar Azam is in that."

— Nasser Hussain on Babar Azam's knock in the first test on England Tour.[94]

In the third and final Test of the series, he scored his 2,000th run in Test cricket, achieving the feat in his 29th Test.[95] He finished the series with 195 runs at an average of 48.75 in five innings with two half-centuries.[96]

In the second T20I against England, he became the joint-fastest batsman to score 1,500 runs in T20Is, reaching the milestone in 39 innings.[97] He finished the series with 77 runs in two innings.[98] Pakistan drew the series 1-1, after winning the third and final T20I, with the first match being washed out.[99]

On 8 September 2020, he slipped to number two position in the T20I batsmen ranking after leading it for 22 months.[100] He captained the team for the first time in ODIs in Pakistan's home series against Zimbabwe.[101] Pakistan won the series 2–1.[102] He scored 221 runs including a century score of 125 runs in the 3rd and final ODI and was named as Man of the series.[103][104] In the first T20I of the series against Zimbabwe, he scored 82 runs, becoming the first batsman to score more than 1,000 runs in T20 cricket for the second consecutive year.[105]

On 10 November 2020, Babar was appointed captain of Pakistan's Test side, ahead of their tour to New Zealand.[106] He suffered a thumb injury while practicing and was ruled out of the Test series and later from the T20I series as well.[107]

On 26 December 2022, Babar breaks the 16-year-old record of scoring the most runs in a calendar year by a Pakistan batter, going past Mohammad Yousuf.[108][109] He achieved this feat while batting in the first Test of New Zealand tour of Pakistan at National Stadium, Karachi. He also achieved the feat of highest run scorer in Test cricket for the year 2022 in the same match, going past England's Joe Root.[110]

No. 1 ODI batsman

In April 2021, while playing against South Africa in the first ODI, Babar scored his 13th ODI century in his 76th innings, making him the quickest to reach this mark, surpassing the record of Hashim Amla who took 83 innings to achieve the record.[111] At the end of the series, he became the No. 1 ODI batsman, with 865 points, surpassing Virat Kohli who had previously been the top-rated ODI batsman for 1258 days.[112]

On 14 April 2021, Babar scored his maiden T20I century (122), in a winning cause against South Africa in the Centurion Stadium.[113] He and Mohammad Rizwan shared a partnership of 197 runs, which is the highest partnership for Pakistan in T20Is and the fourth-highest partnership of all time in the format.[114] On 25 April 2021, in the third T20I against Zimbabwe, Babar became the fastest batsman, in terms of innings, to score 2,000 runs in T20Is, doing so in his 52nd innings.[115] In September 2021, Babar was named as the captain of Pakistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[116] During the tournament he regained his position as the number one T20I batsman in the rankings.[117] Babar break the record of most fifties (4) and runs (303) in a T20 World Cup edition.[118] He led Pakistan to the semi-finals, where they lost to Australia, ending their campaign.[119] In March 2022, Australia toured Pakistan after 24 years, in the second test match of the series, he scored 196 runs and broke the record of most runs by a captain in the fourth innings of a test.[120] A week later, during the first ODI against Australia played at Gaddafi Stadium, he became the second fastest overall and fastest Asian to score 4,000 ODI runs, achieving the feat in his 82nd inning.[121] Few days later, during the second ODI match, he became the first Pakistani skipper to score an ODI century against Australia, also becoming the fastest batsman overall in terms of innings (83) to score 15th ODI century,[122] and helped Pakistan to register their highest successful run chase in ODIs.[123] In the third and decider match of the series, he scored yet another hundred which helped Pakistan chase 211 runs comfortably and win the series 2–1. This was Pakistan's first ODI series win against Australia since 2002.[124] He was named man of the match for second consecutive time in the series and also man of the series for his 276 runs with an average of 138.00.[125]

Domestic and franchise cricket

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and National T20 Cup

Babar initially played domestic cricket for the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited cricket team and for Islamabad Leopards as an emerging player.[126] For next couple of years, he played first-class cricket for State Bank of Pakistan cricket team and Sui Southern Gas Company cricket team in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy respectively.[127]

In September 2019, Babar was named as the captain of the newly formed Central Punjab for the 2019–20 domestic season.[128] His team went on to win the trophy after defeating Northern in the final.[129] He led his side in the 2019–20 National T20 Cup. In the first match for his side, he scored a century, becoming the first Pakistani cricketer to score three centuries as well as more than 1,500 runs in Twenty20 cricket in a calendar year.[130]

He was retained by Central Punjab for the 2020–21 domestic season, both as a player and captain of the team.[131][132] On 12 October 2020, during the match against Balochistan, he became the fastest batsman in terms of innings (27) to score 1,000 runs in National T20 Cup's history.[133] In October 2021, in the 2021–22 National T20 Cup, he became the fastest batsman, in terms of innings, to score 7,000 runs in T20 cricket (187).[134]

Pakistan Super League

Babar represented Islamabad United in the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League.[135] Before the 2017 PSL players draft he moved to Karachi Kings.[136] He performed well in the 2017 season, scoring 291 runs at a batting average of 32.33 runs per innings and finishing the tournament as the second leading runs-scorer behind his cousin Kamran Akmal.[137] He was retained by the Kings for the 2018 season[138] and was the third-highest run-scorer with five half-centuries.[139] He was again retained ahead of the 2019 Pakistan Super League.[140] Before the 2020 season, he was appointed as vice captain of the franchise.[141][142] He was leading runs scorer in Pakistan Super League 2020. He scored 473 runs with an average of 59.12.[143] He led his team to PSL final victory.[144] He won man of the match award in Qualifier and Final. He was also Player of the tournament in 2020 season.[145] In the 2021 season, he scored 554 runs with an average of 69.25, breaking his own record of most runs in a single PSL edition.[146] However, this record was broken in the next season by Fakhar Zaman. In December 2021, he was named as the captain of the Karachi Kings following the players' draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League.[147] Prior to the 2023 Pakistan Super League, Babar was traded by Karachi to Peshawar Zalmi in exchange for Haider Ali and Shoaib Malik while Peshawar also received the first pick in the supplementary round.[148][149] Babar was also announced as Peshawar's captain, replacing Wahab Riaz.[150][151]

Other leagues

In 2016, he was signed by Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise Rangpur Riders, (later renamed as Rangpur Rangers), however due to national duties, he could not participate.[152] In 2017, Babar played for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League and Sylhet Sixers in the BPL. In 2019, Somerset signed Babar for the 2019 t20 Blast county cricket competition.[65][153][154] He was the competition's highest run-scorer with 578 runs in 13 matches including four half-centuries and one century and recorded a batting average of 52.54 runs per innings.[155] In January 2019, it was announced that he would rejoin Somerset for 12 matches in the 2020 t20 Blast as well as for two first-class matches.[156] In August 2020, Somerset confirmed his participation, and was available after fulfilling his national duties.[157] On 16 September 2020, in the match against Glamorgan, he registered his career best score of 114 not out off 62 balls and also completed his 5,000 runs in T20s, becoming the third fastest in the world and fastest Asian in terms of innings to achieve the milestone.[158] The century against Glamorgan was also the first hit by a batsman in a T20 game at Sophia Gardens.[159] He ended the season with 218 runs in 7 matches with an average of 36.33, finishing as team's second highest runs-getter.[160] However, Somerset did not qualify for the quarter-finals.[161]

Records and achievements

See also: List of international cricket centuries by Babar Azam
Centuries against different nations
Opponent Test ODI T20I
  Australia 2 3 –
  Bangladesh 1 – –
  England 1 2 1
  India – – –
  New Zealand 2 1 –
  South Africa – 1 1
  Sri Lanka 3 3 –
  West Indies – 5 –
  Zimbabwe – 2 –
Total 9 17 2

He is the third-fastest Pakistani batsman to reach 1000 runs in ODI cricket (21 innings).[162] He is also the joint fastest Pakistani batsman to reach 2000 runs in ODI cricket (45 innings), along with Zaheer Abbas.[163] Babar Azam is also the fastest Asian batsman to reach 3000 runs in ODI cricket (68 innings).[164] He also holds the record to score the most runs in the first 25 innings of his career (1306 runs).[165] Babar Azam is the only cricketer to score 5 consecutive centuries in a single country (United Arab Emirates).[166] Babar is the fastest batsman to score 7, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 ODI centuries.[167][better source needed] With 17 centuries in ODIs he has the second most centuries in the format for a Pakistani batter.[168] He is the only batsman in history to score 3 consecutive centuries twice.[169] He is the fastest captain to reach 1000 ODI runs in 13 innings.[170] He has the highest number of runs with 303 runs in the 2021 T20 World Cup. He is also the fastest batsman, in terms of time taken, to reach 1000 runs in T20 Internationals (26 innings).[171] Babar Azam has also scored the most runs for Pakistan in a single World Cup (474 runs in 2019 World Cup).[citation needed] He has been the top ODI scorer for Pakistan in 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2021.[citation needed] Babar Azam has also been the top Test scorer for Pakistan in 2018 and 2019.[citation needed] He has the highest Test score for a captain and for Pakisatan in the fourth innings of a Test match.[citation needed] He has the most consecutive 50+ scores in men's international cricket.[citation needed] He is the first Pakistani captain to beat India in a world cup match.[citation needed] Babar is also the first Pakistani to win the ICC ODI cricketer of the year.[citation needed] He has the highest individual score for a Pakistani captain in ODIs.[citation needed] He is the fastest batsman to reach 2000 and 2500 T20I runs.[citation needed] He is one of 3 Pakistani batsman to score a century in all formats and has the highest T20I score for Pakistan.[citation needed] In the PSL he is the highest run scorer in the 2020 and 2021 with 473 and 554 runs. He is the first Pakistani Capitan and fifth overall to complete 1000 runs across all formats.[citation needed] He was the first Pakistani and fourth captain to score a century in every format. The 425 balls he faced is the fourth most by a player in the fourth innings of a Test match.[when?][citation needed] He also has the record for the second-most minutes batted in the fourth innings of a match.[citation needed] He has the joint most international centuries by a Pakistani capitan.[172]

Awards

2017

2018

  • PCB's T20I Cricketer of the Year: 2017

2019

2020

2021

2022


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babar, azam, mohammad, urdu, punjabi, محمد, بابر, اعظم, born, october, 1994, pakistani, international, cricketer, captain, pakistan, national, cricket, team, formats, regarded, finest, batters, contemporary, world, cricket, only, cricketer, world, five, rankin. Mohammad Babar Azam Urdu Punjabi محمد بابر اعظم born 15 October 1994 is a Pakistani international cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in all formats 3 4 5 Regarded as one of the finest batters in contemporary world cricket 6 7 he is the only cricketer in the world to be in the top five rankings across all formats He is ranked as the number one batter in ODIs number two in Tests and number four in T20Is 8 A right handed top order batter he plays for and captains Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL and Central Punjab in domestic cricket of Pakistan 9 With 40 wins he is one of the most successful T20I captains of all time 10 Babar AzamBabar Azam in 2020Personal informationFull nameMohammad Babar AzamBorn 1994 10 15 15 October 1994 age 28 Lahore Punjab PakistanNicknameBobby 1 Height5 ft 11 in 180 cm 2 BattingRight handedBowlingRight arm off breakRoleBatterRelationsKamran Akmal cousin Umar Akmal cousin Adnan Akmal cousin International informationNational sidePakistan 2015 present Test debut cap 222 13 October 2016 v West IndiesLast Test2 January 2023 v New ZealandODI debut cap 203 31 May 2015 v ZimbabweLast ODI13 January 2023 v New ZealandODI shirt no 56T20I debut cap 70 7 September 2016 v EnglandLast T20I13 November 2022 v EnglandT20I shirt no 56Domestic team informationYearsTeam2010 11 2013 14Zarai Taraqiati Bank2012 13 2014 15Islamabad Leopards2014 15State Bank of Pakistan2015 16 2017 18Sui Southern Gas Corporation2016Islamabad United squad no 31 2017 2022Karachi Kings squad no 56 2017Guyana Amazon Warriors squad no 56 2017Sylhet Sixers squad no 56 2019 2020Somerset squad no 56 2019 20 presentCentral Punjab squad no 56 2023 presentPeshawar Zalmi squad no 56 Career statisticsCompetition Test ODI T20I FCMatches 47 93 99 81Runs scored 3696 4730 3355 5 482Batting average 48 63 59 87 41 41 45 30100s 50s 9 26 17 23 2 30 10 35Top score 196 158 122 266Balls bowled 60 774Wickets 2 7Bowling average 12 50 62 715 wickets in innings 0 010 wickets in match 0 0Best bowling 1 1 1 1Catches stumpings 31 43 41 53 Medal record Men s CricketRepresenting PakistanT20 World CupRunner up 2022 AustraliaICC Champions TrophyWinner 2017 England amp WalesAsia CupRunner up 2022 UAESource ESPNcricinfo 15 January 2023 Contents 1 Early life 2 International career 2 1 Early career 2 2 Rise in shorter formats and breaking records 2 3 2019 Cricket World Cup 2 4 Test performances and leadership roles 2 5 No 1 ODI batsman 3 Domestic and franchise cricket 3 1 Quaid e Azam Trophy and National T20 Cup 3 2 Pakistan Super League 3 3 Other leagues 4 Records and achievements 5 Awards 5 1 2017 5 2 2018 5 3 2019 5 4 2020 5 5 2021 5 6 2022 6 References 7 External linksEarly lifeThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Babar Azam news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Babar Azam was born on 15 October 1994 into a Punjabi Muslim family He was born in the Walled City and recalls the memories of playing cricket and roaming around like a free bird in those streets His cousins Kamran and Umar Akmal who are older than him were the reason he was attracted to cricket and their stories and success instilled inspiration in him Therefore he decided to take cricket as his profession He had been a ball boy at Gaddafi Stadium 11 before joining a cricket academy and starting his domestic cricket career there and was present during the home series Pakistan played between 2006 and 2008 He sought guidance from Rana Sadiq his first coach who taught him in real terms what batting is Later he went on to be a part of the Pakistan U 19 setup International careerEarly career In May 2015 Babar was included in the Pakistani ODI squad for home series against Zimbabwe 12 He made his ODI debut in the third ODI on 31 May and scored an impressive fifty scoring 54 runs off 60 balls 13 His impressive debut earned him a place in both Test and ODI squads selected for an away series against Sri Lanka He was not selected to play in the Test series During the ODI series he only scored 37 runs in the two matches that he played 14 Babar was included in the squad for the away ODI series against Zimbabwe in September 2015 15 He was retained in the ODI squad for the home series against England In the first ODI of the four match series he scored 62 not out with a strike rate of 100 which helped Pakistan win the match 16 He had scores of 4 22 and 51 in next three matches respectively 17 He finished the series with 139 runs at an average of 46 33 18 In January 2016 Pakistan toured New Zealand In the first ODI match Babar scored 62 runs off 76 balls Pakistan lost the match by 70 runs 19 He was the leading run scorer in the ODI series with 145 runs in 2 innings at an average of 72 50 20 In the five match ODI series against England in July he batted in five games and only scored 122 runs 21 He made his Twenty20 International debut for Pakistan against England on 7 September He scored an unbeaten 15 runs off 11 balls Pakistan won the match and series 22 Besides the England series Pakistan played two match ODI series against Ireland In the first ODI of the series Pakistan beat Ireland by 255 runs and created record of their biggest win in terms of runs in an ODI 23 24 Babar contributed in his side s victory by scoring 29 runs 17 With the second and final ODI abandoned due to rain Pakistan won the series 1 0 25 Rise in shorter formats and breaking records Babar Azam was selected in the home series against the West Indies in 2016 In the first match of the ODI series he scored his maiden international century scoring 120 off 131 balls and winning his first man of the match award 26 In the second ODI he scored another century this time scoring 123 off 126 balls and helping Pakistan to put up a total of more than 330 27 In the third and final ODI of the series Azam ended up scoring a third consecutive century 117 from 106 17 He also broke the record for scoring the most runs 360 in a three match ODI series 28 He became the only batsman to score 350 runs in a three match ODI series 29 He made his Test debut for Pakistan against the West Indies in Dubai on 13 October 2016 and scored 69 runs in his first innings 30 He was the first player to score a fifty on his Test debut through a day night Test 31 On 19 January 2017 in the third ODI against Australia Azam became then joint fastest player to score 1 000 runs in ODIs and then fastest for Pakistan in his 21st innings before his national record and world record was eclipsed by his compatriot Fakhar Zaman 32 33 He scored a century in the fifth ODI which was only the second century ever scored by a Pakistani batsman in Australia after Zaheer Abbas in 1981 34 He also entered the top 10 batsmen s ranking in ODIs for the first time ever 35 Sarfaraz Ahmed replaced Azhar Ali as Pakistan s ODI team captain against the West Indies after Azhar Ali stepped down from the captaincy after a humiliating defeat against Australia in ODI series He scored an unbeaten 125 in the 2nd ODI of the three match ODI series at Providence Stadium Guyana 17 Azam along with Imad Wasim put on an unbeaten 99 runs partnership which helped Pakistan to a total of 282 36 Meanwhile Azam also broke the record of scoring the most runs after the first 25 ODI innings in this match 37 In the Champions Trophy 2017 Azam scored 46 off 52 balls in the final match against India 17 After a successful Champions trophy tour ICC sent the World XI team in Pakistan where they played three T20I matches Azam was the top runs getter in the series scoring 179 38 39 In the first T20I played at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore he scored 86 playing only 52 balls 38 and won his first Man of the match award in T20Is helping Pakistan win the match by 20 runs 40 He had scores of 45 and 48 in the next two fixtures 38 In September 2017 he had a poor Test series against Sri Lanka where he managed to score only 39 runs across 2 Test matches 41 In the second ODI he became the fastest batsman to score 7th ODI century in ODIs 42 and the first batsman in ODI history to score five consecutive centuries in one country 43 He had scores of 30 and 69 not out in next two innings while chasing 17 He was the leading runs scorer for Pakistan in 2016 in ODIs and T20Is with 872 and 352 runs respectively 44 45 At the 2017 PCB awards he was awarded Pakistan s ODI Player of the year 46 He was also listed in 2017 s ICC World ODI XI for the first time ever 47 Pakistan s first assignment in 2018 was tour to New Zealand Babar was an automatic selection in the ODI team However he could score only 0 10 8 3 10 across 5 innings scoring only 31 runs at an average of 6 2 as Pakistan were whitewashed 5 0 his worst series until date 17 48 But performed well in the T20I series and contributed in team s winning the series 2 1 Babar was the leading run scorer with 109 runs He had scores of 41 50 and 18 in these T20Is 38 He became the no 1 T20I batsmen the second to reach the feat after Misbah ul Haq 49 but soon slipped to no 3 position He regained no 1 spot in the rankings after a successful series against West Indies who were touring Pakistan after thirteen years 50 His best performance came in the second T20I where he scored an unbeaten 97 runs which won him Man of the match award 51 52 He finished the series as leading run getter with 165 runs at an average of 82 50 and a strike rare of 148 64 53 and won the man of the series 54 Pakistan won the series 3 0 Babar Fakhar lead Pakistan to 3 0 55 During a Test match against England in May 2018 Azam was struck on the arm without padding by a bouncer from Ben Stokes when he was batting on 68 After an X ray examination it was confirmed that Azam had a fracture in his left wrist with a broken forearm 56 After fully recovering from his injury he made his return to the side against Zimbabwe in July for a five match ODI series 57 He performed well and managed to score 184 runs at an average of 184 in 4 innings 58 including 76 balls 106 runs in the final odi of the series 17 In September 2018 he was selected for 2018 Asia Cup held in United Arab Emirates UAE 59 Playing his first Asia Cup he didn t have a good time of it only managing to score 156 runs at an average of 31 20 in 5 matches 60 In November 2018 in the second Test against New Zealand Azam scored his first century in Test cricket 61 2019 Cricket World Cup In April 2019 he was named in Pakistan s squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup 62 63 The International Cricket Council ICC named him as one of the five exciting talents making their Cricket World Cup debut 64 In May 2019 he was also signed by Somerset as their overseas player for the 2019 t20 Blast 65 Just before the World Cup Pakistan played against England in one off T20I and 5 match ODI series to prepare for the tournament In the T20I fixture he scored 65 from 42 balls before getting run out In the 5 match ODI series he ended up as the joint leading runs scorer scoring 277 runs including a century and two half centuries going into the World Cup with runs under his belt 66 On 26 June 2019 in the match against New Zealand Azam became the fastest batsman for Pakistan in terms of innings to score 3 000 runs in ODIs 68 67 In the same match he also scored his 10th century in ODIs finishing 101 not out with Pakistan winning by 6 wickets 68 With this century he also became the first middle order batsman from Pakistan to hit a century in a World Cup match after 32 years 69 A week later in the match against Bangladesh Babar broke Javed Miandad s record of the most runs by a Pakistani batsman in a single edition of the World Cup scoring 474 runs in 8 innings 70 Test performances and leadership roles In September 2019 before the home series against Sri Lanka he was named as the vice captain of Pakistan cricket team in both ODIs and T20Is on the back of his consistent performances in these formats 71 72 After the first ODI was washed out Pakistan managed to win both of the remaining matches to clinch the series 2 0 He scored his 11th ton in the second ODI and became the fastest Pakistani player to reach 1 000 ODI runs in terms of innings in a calendar year beating the previous record of Javed Miandad 73 74 In October 2019 he was named captain of the Pakistan cricket team in T20Is ahead of the Australia series 75 I thought Babar was extremely impressive Looks to have a lot of class and could well become one of the best batsmen in the world Ricky Ponting on Babar Azam s performances on Australian Tour 76 In the first Test of the series he scored his second Test century against a strong bowling line up 77 He missed out on his second consecutive century when he was dismissed on 97 in the second Test match 78 He scored 210 runs with an average of 52 50 79 In December 2019 Sri Lanka returned to Pakistan for a two match Test series This marked the return of Test cricket in Pakistan after a decade s absence with Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium hosting the first Test match Babar batting in his first ever Test inning on home soil scored an unbeaten quick fire century on day 5 of the rain affected match resulting in a draw 80 In the Second Test played at National Stadium he scored 60 and 100 not out respectively 81 ending the series with 262 runs with an average of exactly 262 82 Pakistan won the match by 263 runs winning the series 1 0 83 In January 2020 he was named in 2019 s ICC World ODI XI making the list for the second time 84 In January 2020 Bangladesh toured Pakistan for a three match T20I series with Azam captaining Pakistan for the first time at home 85 Pakistan won the T20I series 2 0 with the third match abandoned due to rain It was Pakistan s first series win under his captaincy and his first Player of the series award as captain 86 In the first match of the Test series he scored fluent 143 runs beating his previous career best score of 127 87 In May 2020 he was appointed as ODI captain as well 5 In June 2020 he was named as the T20I captain in a 29 man squad for Pakistan s tour to England during the COVID 19 pandemic to play three Tests and three T20Is 88 89 In July he was shortlisted in Pakistan s 20 man squad for the Test matches against England 90 91 During the first day of the first Test he scored an attacking unbeaten 69 runs in difficult conditions to help his side get out of danger his knock earned him appreciation from former England captains Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan 92 93 On a positive note Babar Azam is certainly one of the best Test players in the World love the way he plays Michael Vaughan on Babar Azam s performances on England Tour 94 It s the fab five and Babar Azam is in that Nasser Hussain on Babar Azam s knock in the first test on England Tour 94 In the third and final Test of the series he scored his 2 000th run in Test cricket achieving the feat in his 29th Test 95 He finished the series with 195 runs at an average of 48 75 in five innings with two half centuries 96 In the second T20I against England he became the joint fastest batsman to score 1 500 runs in T20Is reaching the milestone in 39 innings 97 He finished the series with 77 runs in two innings 98 Pakistan drew the series 1 1 after winning the third and final T20I with the first match being washed out 99 On 8 September 2020 he slipped to number two position in the T20I batsmen ranking after leading it for 22 months 100 He captained the team for the first time in ODIs in Pakistan s home series against Zimbabwe 101 Pakistan won the series 2 1 102 He scored 221 runs including a century score of 125 runs in the 3rd and final ODI and was named as Man of the series 103 104 In the first T20I of the series against Zimbabwe he scored 82 runs becoming the first batsman to score more than 1 000 runs in T20 cricket for the second consecutive year 105 On 10 November 2020 Babar was appointed captain of Pakistan s Test side ahead of their tour to New Zealand 106 He suffered a thumb injury while practicing and was ruled out of the Test series and later from the T20I series as well 107 On 26 December 2022 Babar breaks the 16 year old record of scoring the most runs in a calendar year by a Pakistan batter going past Mohammad Yousuf 108 109 He achieved this feat while batting in the first Test of New Zealand tour of Pakistan at National Stadium Karachi He also achieved the feat of highest run scorer in Test cricket for the year 2022 in the same match going past England s Joe Root 110 No 1 ODI batsman In April 2021 while playing against South Africa in the first ODI Babar scored his 13th ODI century in his 76th innings making him the quickest to reach this mark surpassing the record of Hashim Amla who took 83 innings to achieve the record 111 At the end of the series he became the No 1 ODI batsman with 865 points surpassing Virat Kohli who had previously been the top rated ODI batsman for 1258 days 112 On 14 April 2021 Babar scored his maiden T20I century 122 in a winning cause against South Africa in the Centurion Stadium 113 He and Mohammad Rizwan shared a partnership of 197 runs which is the highest partnership for Pakistan in T20Is and the fourth highest partnership of all time in the format 114 On 25 April 2021 in the third T20I against Zimbabwe Babar became the fastest batsman in terms of innings to score 2 000 runs in T20Is doing so in his 52nd innings 115 In September 2021 Babar was named as the captain of Pakistan s squad for the 2021 ICC Men s T20 World Cup 116 During the tournament he regained his position as the number one T20I batsman in the rankings 117 Babar break the record of most fifties 4 and runs 303 in a T20 World Cup edition 118 He led Pakistan to the semi finals where they lost to Australia ending their campaign 119 In March 2022 Australia toured Pakistan after 24 years in the second test match of the series he scored 196 runs and broke the record of most runs by a captain in the fourth innings of a test 120 A week later during the first ODI against Australia played at Gaddafi Stadium he became the second fastest overall and fastest Asian to score 4 000 ODI runs achieving the feat in his 82nd inning 121 Few days later during the second ODI match he became the first Pakistani skipper to score an ODI century against Australia also becoming the fastest batsman overall in terms of innings 83 to score 15th ODI century 122 and helped Pakistan to register their highest successful run chase in ODIs 123 In the third and decider match of the series he scored yet another hundred which helped Pakistan chase 211 runs comfortably and win the series 2 1 This was Pakistan s first ODI series win against Australia since 2002 124 He was named man of the match for second consecutive time in the series and also man of the series for his 276 runs with an average of 138 00 125 Domestic and franchise cricketQuaid e Azam Trophy and National T20 Cup Babar initially played domestic cricket for the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited cricket team and for Islamabad Leopards as an emerging player 126 For next couple of years he played first class cricket for State Bank of Pakistan cricket team and Sui Southern Gas Company cricket team in the Quaid e Azam Trophy respectively 127 In September 2019 Babar was named as the captain of the newly formed Central Punjab for the 2019 20 domestic season 128 His team went on to win the trophy after defeating Northern in the final 129 He led his side in the 2019 20 National T20 Cup In the first match for his side he scored a century becoming the first Pakistani cricketer to score three centuries as well as more than 1 500 runs in Twenty20 cricket in a calendar year 130 He was retained by Central Punjab for the 2020 21 domestic season both as a player and captain of the team 131 132 On 12 October 2020 during the match against Balochistan he became the fastest batsman in terms of innings 27 to score 1 000 runs in National T20 Cup s history 133 In October 2021 in the 2021 22 National T20 Cup he became the fastest batsman in terms of innings to score 7 000 runs in T20 cricket 187 134 Pakistan Super League Babar represented Islamabad United in the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League 135 Before the 2017 PSL players draft he moved to Karachi Kings 136 He performed well in the 2017 season scoring 291 runs at a batting average of 32 33 runs per innings and finishing the tournament as the second leading runs scorer behind his cousin Kamran Akmal 137 He was retained by the Kings for the 2018 season 138 and was the third highest run scorer with five half centuries 139 He was again retained ahead of the 2019 Pakistan Super League 140 Before the 2020 season he was appointed as vice captain of the franchise 141 142 He was leading runs scorer in Pakistan Super League 2020 He scored 473 runs with an average of 59 12 143 He led his team to PSL final victory 144 He won man of the match award in Qualifier and Final He was also Player of the tournament in 2020 season 145 In the 2021 season he scored 554 runs with an average of 69 25 breaking his own record of most runs in a single PSL edition 146 However this record was broken in the next season by Fakhar Zaman In December 2021 he was named as the captain of the Karachi Kings following the players draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League 147 Prior to the 2023 Pakistan Super League Babar was traded by Karachi to Peshawar Zalmi in exchange for Haider Ali and Shoaib Malik while Peshawar also received the first pick in the supplementary round 148 149 Babar was also announced as Peshawar s captain replacing Wahab Riaz 150 151 Other leagues In 2016 he was signed by Bangladesh Premier League BPL franchise Rangpur Riders later renamed as Rangpur Rangers however due to national duties he could not participate 152 In 2017 Babar played for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League and Sylhet Sixers in the BPL In 2019 Somerset signed Babar for the 2019 t20 Blast county cricket competition 65 153 154 He was the competition s highest run scorer with 578 runs in 13 matches including four half centuries and one century and recorded a batting average of 52 54 runs per innings 155 In January 2019 it was announced that he would rejoin Somerset for 12 matches in the 2020 t20 Blast as well as for two first class matches 156 In August 2020 Somerset confirmed his participation and was available after fulfilling his national duties 157 On 16 September 2020 in the match against Glamorgan he registered his career best score of 114 not out off 62 balls and also completed his 5 000 runs in T20s becoming the third fastest in the world and fastest Asian in terms of innings to achieve the milestone 158 The century against Glamorgan was also the first hit by a batsman in a T20 game at Sophia Gardens 159 He ended the season with 218 runs in 7 matches with an average of 36 33 finishing as team s second highest runs getter 160 However Somerset did not qualify for the quarter finals 161 Records and achievementsSee also List of international cricket centuries by Babar Azam Centuries against different nations Opponent Test ODI T20I Australia 2 3 Bangladesh 1 England 1 2 1 India New Zealand 2 1 South Africa 1 1 Sri Lanka 3 3 West Indies 5 Zimbabwe 2 Total 9 17 2He is the third fastest Pakistani batsman to reach 1000 runs in ODI cricket 21 innings 162 He is also the joint fastest Pakistani batsman to reach 2000 runs in ODI cricket 45 innings along with Zaheer Abbas 163 Babar Azam is also the fastest Asian batsman to reach 3000 runs in ODI cricket 68 innings 164 He also holds the record to score the most runs in the first 25 innings of his career 1306 runs 165 Babar Azam is the only cricketer to score 5 consecutive centuries in a single country United Arab Emirates 166 Babar is the fastest batsman to score 7 13 14 15 16 and 17 ODI centuries 167 better source needed With 17 centuries in ODIs he has the second most centuries in the format for a Pakistani batter 168 He is the only batsman in history to score 3 consecutive centuries twice 169 He is the fastest captain to reach 1000 ODI runs in 13 innings 170 He has the highest number of runs with 303 runs in the 2021 T20 World Cup He is also the fastest batsman in terms of time taken to reach 1000 runs in T20 Internationals 26 innings 171 Babar Azam has also scored the most runs for Pakistan in a single World Cup 474 runs in 2019 World Cup citation needed He has been the top ODI scorer for Pakistan in 2016 2017 2019 and 2021 citation needed Babar Azam has also been the top Test scorer for Pakistan in 2018 and 2019 citation needed He has the highest Test score for a captain and for Pakisatan in the fourth innings of a Test match citation needed He has the most consecutive 50 scores in men s international cricket citation needed He is the first Pakistani captain to beat India in a world cup match citation needed Babar is also the first Pakistani to win the ICC ODI cricketer of the year citation needed He has the highest individual score for a Pakistani captain in ODIs citation needed He is the fastest batsman to reach 2000 and 2500 T20I runs citation needed He is one of 3 Pakistani batsman to score a century in all formats and has the highest T20I score for Pakistan citation needed In the PSL he is the highest run scorer in the 2020 and 2021 with 473 and 554 runs He is the first Pakistani Capitan and fifth overall to complete 1000 runs across all formats citation needed He was the first Pakistani and fourth captain to score a century in every format The 425 balls he faced is the fourth most by a player in the fourth innings of a Test match when citation needed He also has the record for the second most minutes batted in the fourth innings of a match citation needed He has the joint most international centuries by a Pakistani capitan 172 Awards2017 He was named in the ICC Men s ODI Team of the Year 2017 PCB s ODI Cricketer of the Year 20172018 PCB s T20I Cricketer of the Year 20172019 He was named in the ICC Men s ODI Team of the Year 20192020 2020 Pakistan Super League Player of the Tournament ARY News Person of the Year 20202021 Named as ICC Men s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2021 173 Named as captain of the ICC Men s T20I Team of the Year 2021 Named as captain of the ICC Men s ODI Team of the Year 2021 Named as captain of the 2021 ICC Men s T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament Winner of ICC Player of the Month for April 2021 PCB s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2021 174 2022 Named as ICC Cricketer of the Year Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy 2022 Named as ICC Men s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2022 Named as captain of the ICC Men s ODI Team of the Year 2022 Named in the ICC Men s Test Team of the Year 2022 Winner of ICC Player of the Month for March 2022References As PSL 2021 approaches fans gear up to see Babar Azam roar again The News International newspaper 23 July 2021 Retrieved 12 March 2022 With Shakira s Hips Don t Lie playing in the background Azam popularly known as Bobby among fans and teammates can be seen smashing the Profile Sportskeeda Retrieved 30 January 2021 Babar Azam replaces Azhar Ali as Pakistan Test captain ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 10 November 2020 Babar Azam confirmed as Pakistan ODI T20I captain Daily Times 13 May 2020 Retrieved 14 May 2020 a b Babar Azam named Pakistan captain for ODIs ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 13 May 2020 Staff CricAddictor 9 May 2022 Babar Azam Is The Best Batter In The World At The Moment Daniel Vettori Retrieved 29 July 2022 Staff CricAddictor 14 April 2022 He s Pretty Darn Good Dale Steyn Calls Babar Azam The Best Batter Across Formats Currently Retrieved 29 July 2022 Babar Azam Moves Up in T20I Rankings After Century Against England propakistani pk 28 September 2022 National T20 Babar Azam guides Central Punjab to convincing victory www geosuper tv Retrieved 29 July 2022 Pakistan Cricket Team Records amp Stats ESPNcricinfo com Cricinfo Retrieved 11 June 2022 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Day Internationals Batting records Fastest to 1000 runs ESPN Cricinfo Stats espncricinfo com 1 February 2017 Retrieved 2017 2 01 Sundararaman Gaurav 19 January 2017 The fastest to 1000 and 3000 ODI runs ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 January 2017 PCB needs to groomt Babar Azam to save him from fading away Tribune 28 January 2017 Retrieved 29 January 2017 Babar Azam breaks into ODIs top 10 Tribune 27 January 2017 Retrieved 29 January 2017 Pak V WI in WI 2016 17 2nd ODI ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 10 April 2017 Most runs after first 25 ODI Innings Geo News 10 April 2017 Retrieved 2017 4 11 a b c d Statistics Statsguru Babar Azam T20I Internationals Innings List ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 12 September 2017 Statistics Pak vs World XI Independence Cup 2017 18 Twenty20 Internationals Most runs in the series ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 16 September 2017 1st Match D N Independence Cup at Lahore Sep 12 2017 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 12 September 2017 Records Pakistan v Sri Lanka 2017 18 Test series Most runs ESPN Retrieved 11 October 2017 Fastest to nth ODI centuries ckrao wordpress com 25 March 2012 Retrieved 14 October 2017 Five consecutive tons in the UAE for Babar Azam ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 16 October 2017 Records One Day Internationals Batting records Most runs in 2017 ESPN Cricinfo Stats espncricinfo com Retrieved 18 December 2017 Records Twenty 20 Internationals Batting records Most runs in 2017 ESPN Cricinfo Stats espncricinfo com Retrieved 26 December 2017 Sarfaraz bags outstanding player of the year at PCB awards 2017 Dawn News 14 September 2017 Retrieved 29 October 2017 Men s ODI Team of the year Icc cricket com Retrieved 18 January 2018 Statsguru Statistics Babar Azam One Day Internationals Series averages ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 8 February 2018 Babar Azam becomes second Pakistani to top ICC T20I rankings SAMMA TV 28 January 2018 Retrieved 2 February 2018 Babar Azam back on top with a bang in latest T20I rankings Icc cricket com Retrieved 4 April 2018 West Indies tour of Pakistan 2nd T20I Pakistan v West Indies at National Stadium Karachi NSK 2nd April 2018 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 4 March 2018 Azam defends his T20 approach after missing out on century ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 4 April 2018 Records Pak vs WI Most runs ESPN Retrieved 3 April 2018 Pak vs WI 3rd T20I ESPN Retrieved 3 April 2018 Babar Fakhar lead Pakistan to 3 0 sweep ESPN Retrieved 3 April 2018 Babar Azam ruled out of the England Test series Geo Tv Retrieved 29 May 2018 Pakistan call up uncapped Sahibzada Farhan for T20I tri series in Zimbabwe ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 22 June 2018 Records Pakistan against Zimbabwe ODI series Most Runs ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 22 July 2018 Shaheen Afridi included in Pakistan squad for Asia Cup 2018 International Cricket Council Retrieved 4 September 2018 Records Asia Cup 2018 Most runs ESPNCricinfo Retrieved 28 September 2018 2nd Test Pakistan declare on 418 Azam scores first century Dunya News Retrieved 25 November 2018 Mohammad Amir left out of Pakistan s World Cup squad ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 18 April 2019 Amir left out of Pakistan s World Cup squad International Cricket Council Retrieved 18 April 2019 Cricket World Cup 2019 Debutant watch International Cricket Council Retrieved 28 April 2019 a b County Cricket Babar Azam to join Somerset for Vitality Blast Yeovil Express Retrieved 3 May 2019 Most runs ODI series Eng vs Pak 2019 Statistics ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 19 May 2019 Babar Azam becomes fastest Pakistani batsman to reach 3 000 runs The News Retrieved 26 June 2019 World Cup 2019 Pakistan keep semi final hopes alive after handing New Zealand 1st defeat India Today Retrieved 26 June 2019 Twitter hails Babar Azam as he becomes first Pakistan middle order batsman to score World Cup hundred after 1987 Fox Sports Asia Retrieved 27 June 2019 Babar Azam breaks Javed Miandad s 27 year old record Geo TV Retrieved 5 June 2019 Sarfaraz Ahmed retained as Pakistan captain Babar Azam made vice captain ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 13 September 2019 Sarfaraz Ahmed retained Pakistan captain Babar Azam appointed vice captain Pakistan Cricket Board Retrieved 13 September 2019 Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Babar Azam becomes fastest Pakistan Batsman to score 1000 runs in a calendar Year NDTV Sports 30 September 2019 Retrieved 2019 9 30 Babar Azam writes history by securing a unique record Daily Times October 2019 Retrieved 1 October 2019 PCB sack Sarfaraz Ahmed as Pakistan skipper in Tests T20Is Azhar Ali and Babar Azam take charge Firstpost 18 October 2019 Retrieved 18 October 2019 Australian legend Ricky Ponting backs Babar Azam to become a world class player Indian Times 27 January 2020 Retrieved 28 January 2020 Lemon Geoff 24 November 2019 Pakistan star Babar Azam makes Brisbane breakthrough against Aussie attack ABC News Retrieved 1 December 2019 Cruel end Pain for Babar Azam as Pakistan s nightmare continues sports yahoo com Retrieved 1 December 2019 Most runs in the 2019 20 Australia v Pakistan Test series ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 2 December 2019 Abid Ali Babar Azam hundreds light up final day of Pakistan Sri Lanka draw ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 15 December 2019 Statistics Statsguru Babar Azam Test matches Innings List ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 22 December 2019 Records Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test series 2019 20 Most runs ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 22 December 2019 Naseem Shah takes five as Pakistan clinch series ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 23 December 2019 ICC names Babar Azam in 2019 ODI Team of the Year The News Pakistan 15 January 2020 Retrieved 27 June 2021 World No 1 Babar Azam to captain Pakistan for the first time in front of his home fans Pakistan Cricket Board Retrieved 25 January 2020 Rain forces abandonment Pakistan take series 2 0 ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 27 January 2020 PAK vs BAN Shan Masood and Babar Azam tame Bangla Tigers with tons Cricket times Retrieved 9 February 2020 Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29 man touring party for England ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 12 June 2020 Haider Ali named in 29 player squad for England tour Pakistan Cricket Board Retrieved 12 June 2020 Pakistan shortlist players for England Tests Pakistan Cricket Board Retrieved 27 July 2020 Wahab Riaz Sarfaraz Ahmed in 20 man Pakistan squad for England Tests ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 27 July 2020 Babar Azam punishes sloppy England with fine fifty in first test Dawn 5 August 2020 Retrieved 5 August 2020 For me Babar Azam is in fab five Nasser Hussain ARY Sports 5 August 2020 Retrieved 5 August 2020 a b Babar praised by former English captains The News International Retrieved 26 August 2020 Eng Vs Pak Series Babar Azam Has Achieved 2000 Runs In Test Tekdeeps 26 August 2020 Retrieved 27 August 2020 Most runs 2020 England v Pakistan Test series ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 26 August 2020 England vs Pakistan Babar Azam equals Virat Kohli Aaron Finch s T20I record Hindustan Times 31 August 2020 Retrieved 31 August 2020 Records Pakostan vs England T20I series 2020 Most runs ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 1 September 2020 England v Pakistan Tourists win by five runs in final ball thriller BBC Sport Retrieved 1 September 2020 Babar Azam loses his No 1 spot in ICC men s T20I rankings to Dawid Malan ARY Sports 9 September 2020 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Babar Azam I count myself very lucky to lead Pakistan at home ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 12 October 2020 PAK vs ZIM 3rd ODI Sean Williams and Blessing Muzarabani star as Zimbabwe beat Pakistan in Super Over India Today Retrieved 3 November 2020 Record Most runs PAK vs ZIM 2020 ODI Series ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 4 November 2020 3rd ODI Zimbabwe beat Pakistan after Super Over Geo Super Retrieved 4 November 2020 Babar Azam completes 1 000 T20 runs for 2nd straight year Geo Super Retrieved 7 November 2020 Babar Azam appointed Test captain Pakistan Cricket Board Retrieved 10 November 2020 Babar Azam ruled out of T20Is against New Zealand ESPNCricinfo Retrieved 13 December 2020 Babar Azam Breaks The 16 Year Old Record of Mohammad Yousuf In The first Test probatsman com 26 December 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being the fastest batsman to 2 000 T20I runs Geo TV Retrieved 25 April 2021 Sharjeel Khan dropped from T20 World Cup squad Asif Ali Khushdil Shah make 15 man cut ESPN Cricnfo Retrieved 6 September 2021 Babar Azam reclaims T20I crown first time No 1 bowler named ICC Retrieved 3 November 2021 Babar Azam breaks Matthew Hayden s record for most runs in debut T20 World Cup appearance India Today Retrieved 11 November 2021 Datta Dwaipayan 12 November 2021 Pakistan vs Australia T20 2021 Australia beat Pakistan to set up final clash with New Zealand The Times of India Retrieved 12 November 2021 Babar Azam s record knock Pakistan s marathon effort and more ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 18 March 2022 PAKvAUS Babar Azam adds another feather to his cap Daily Pakistan 29 March 2022 Retrieved 29 March 2022 PAK vs AUS Babar Azam becomes fastest batter to reach 15 ODI centuries Geo Super Retrieved 31 March 2022 Pak vs Aus Babar Azam and co chase team s highest ODI target to level series Geo TV Retrieved 31 March 2022 Ton up Babar leads Pakistan to first series win over Australia in 20 years The News International Retrieved 2 April 2022 Ton up Babar leads Pakistan to first series win over Australia in 20 years ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 2 April 2022 Babar Azam helps ZTBL down SNGPL The News 16 July 2013 Quaid e Azam Trophy Silver 2014 15 Final State Bank of Pakistan vs Habib Bank Limited Pakistan Cricket Board Retrieved 6 September 2020 PCB announces squads for 2019 20 domestic season Pakistan Cricket Board Retrieved 4 September 2019 Central Punjab win first class Quaid e Azam Trophy 2019 20 Dunya News Retrieved 9 January 2019 Babar Azam becomes first Pakistani to score 1 600 T20 runs in a calendar year The News Retrieved 6 November 2019 Six Cricket Association squads confirmed Pakistan Cricket Board Retrieved 28 August 2020 PCB reveals squads for National T20 Cup Geo Super Retrieved 9 September 2020 Pakistan captain Babar Azam sets new record in the National T20 Cup Batting with Bimal 13 October 2020 Retrieved 14 October 2020 Babar Azam scripts history in T20 cricket Pakistan captain becomes fastest batsman to complete 7 000 runs Times Now News Retrieved 4 October 2021 Islamabad United all set to take PSL on Dunya News Retrieved 6 September 2020 Sangakkara Gayle join Karachi Kings for PSL 2017 GEO TV Pakistan Super League 2017 Records Most runs ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 10 March 2017 HBL Pakistan Super League retentions finalised Psl t20 com Retrieved 5 October 2017 Pakistan Super League 2018 Records Most runs ESPNcricinfo 25 March 2018 Retrieved 31 March 2018 PSL Team Retention list revealed The News 13 November 2018 Retrieved 14 November 2018 Most of Pakistan stars retained by their franchises for PSL 2020 Dawn com 2 December 2019 Retrieved 6 December 2019 Imad Wasim will continue as Karachi Kings captain while Babar Azam will be vice captain Pak Passion net Retrieved 6 December 2019 PSL 2020 Stats Propakistani pk 17 September 2020 Retrieved 17 November 2020 Babar Azam s fluent fifty guides Karachi Kings to maiden PSL title ESPN Cricinfo 17 September 2020 Retrieved 17 November 2020 PSL 2020 Stats Geo News 17 September 2020 Retrieved 17 November 2020 Records 2022 Pakistan Super League Most runs ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 24 June 2021 Franchises finalise squad for HBL PSL 2022 Pakistan Cricket Board Retrieved 12 December 2021 Karachi Kings trade Babar Azam to Peshawar Zalmi get Haider Ali and Shoaib Malik in return ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 13 November 2022 Babar Azam moves to Peshawar Zalmi www pcb com pk Retrieved 13 November 2022 Babar replaces Wahab Riaz as Peshawar Zalmi s captain ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 22 December 2022 Babar Azam named as Peshawar Zalmi s captain for PSL 8 Daily Pakistan Global 14 December 2022 Retrieved 22 December 2022 Eighty five players picked in BPL 2016 17 draft ESPN Cricinfo 30 September 2016 Retrieved 8 September 2020 Pakistan s Babar Azam joins Somerset for T20 stint ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 4 May 2019 SOMERSET SIGN BABAR AZAM Somerset County Cricket Club 3 May 2019 Retrieved 30 August 2019 Most Runs Vitality Blast 2019 ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 13 September 2019 Babar Azam to play for Somerset in County Championship 2020 ARY Sports 18 December 2019 Retrieved 20 December 2019 Babar Azam to play for Somerset in T20 Blast Cricbuzz Retrieved 29 August 2020 Vitality Blast 2020 Somerset s Babar Azam slams fourth T20 century and career best score vs Glamorgan The Sports Rush 16 September 2020 Retrieved 17 September 2020 Sophia Gardens T20 Blast Statistics and Records T20 Head to Head 16 May 2021 Retrieved 21 May 2021 Records Vitality Blast 2020 Somerset Most runs ESPN Retrieved 20 September 2020 Last ball defeat sends Somerset out as Ian Cockbain sets up Gloucestershire win ESPN Retrieved 21 September 2020 Records One Day Internationals Batting records Fastest to 1000 runs ESPNcricinfo com Cricinfo Retrieved 12 June 2022 Records One Day Internationals Batting records Fastest to 2000 runs ESPNcricinfo com Cricinfo Retrieved 12 June 2022 Records One Day Internationals Batting records Fastest to 3000 runs ESPNcricinfo com Cricinfo Retrieved 12 June 2022 Twenty five stats about the number 25 Cricinfo 19 March 2018 Retrieved 12 June 2022 Babar Azam Biography Achievements Career Info Records amp Stats Sportskeeda Sportskeeda com Retrieved 12 June 2022 Babar Azam world record fastest to 17 ODI centuries Babar also fastest to 7 13 14 15 amp 16 ODI centuries Babar fastest to 1K ODI runs as captain amp 1st batsman to score 3 consecutive ODI centuries twice Babar dealing in world records Mobile twitter com Retrieved 26 June 2022 1 dead link Babar Azam becomes first batter to score three consecutive ODI centuries twice ThePrint 9 June 2022 Retrieved 12 June 2022 Barua Arijit 9 June 2022 Fastest to 1 000 ODI Runs as Captain SportzPoint Retrieved 12 June 2022 Records Twenty20 Internationals Batting records Fastest to 1000 runs ESPNcricinfo com Cricinfo Retrieved 12 June 2022 Babar Azam Biography Achievements 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