Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan’s cricket team, has once again left hismark in the annals of cricket history, this time by surpassing asignificant milestone previously held by India’s Virat Kohli. Babar Azamhas now become the fastest captain to reach the impressive milestone of2000 runs in One Day International (ODI) cricket. He achieved thisremarkable feat in just 31 innings, outshining Virat Kohli, who had taken36 innings to accumulate 2000 ODI runs as a captain.
This achievement solidifies Babar’s status as one of the world’s premiercricket captains.
Following Babar Azam on the list are South Africa’s AB de Villiers, whoreached this milestone in 41 innings, and Australia’s Michael Clarke, whoachieved it in 47 innings. Babar’s incredible journey to thisrecord-breaking accomplishment was witnessed during the Super Four game ofthe Asia Cup against Bangladesh, where he reached six runs, adding anotherfeather to his cap at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
Notably, just last week, Babar showcased his exceptional batting skills byscoring a magnificent 151 runs from only 131 deliveries during the openinggame of the Asia Cup. This outstanding performance allowed him to surpassSouth Africa’s legendary Hashim Amla as the fastest player in crickethistory to reach 19 ODI centuries.
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Babar accomplished this milestone in just 102 ODI innings, besting Amla’sprevious record of 104 innings. During his entertaining innings, Babar hit14 fours and four massive sixes, resulting in numerous records tumbling inhis wake.
The 151 runs he scored in that game also marked a significant achievementin the context of the Asia Cup, making it the second-highest score everachieved in the tournament, second only to Virat Kohli’s 183 againstPakistan in 2012. This remarkable innings by Babar Azam not only solidifiedhis place in cricket history but also set a new standard for captaincy atthe Asia Cup, surpassing the previous best performance by a captain, whichwas Kohli’s 136 against Bangladesh in 2014
