Pakistan’s batting maestro, Babar Azam, registered yet another record as hebecame the first Pakistani captain to score more than 1,000 runs in each ofthe three formats of the game.
Overall, Babar is the fifth captain in cricketing history to reach thelandmark. Previously, former Indian captains, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, formerSouth African captain, Faf du Plessis, and current New Zealand captain,Kane Williamson, have achieved the remarkable feat.
Babar joined the elite list during Pakistan’s final innings in the secondTest match against Sri Lanka. Babar has scored 26 runs off 38 balls beforethe fourth day was cut short due to bad light. Pakistan will be hoping thatBabar continues his exceptional run of form as they look to register thehighest-ever run-chase in Test cricket history.
The 27-year old has already scored 1,022 runs at an average of 51.10 in 13Tests as captain of Pakistan. In ODIs, he has scored 1,083 runs at anaverage of 83.30 in 15 matches and he has scored 1,396 runs at an averageof 42.30 in 41 T20Is as captain of the Men in Green.
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Here is the list of captains with 1,000+ runs in all three formats:*Captain* *Test* *ODI* *T20I* *Total Matches* *Total Runs*Virat Kohli 5,864 5,449 1,570 213 12,883MS Dhoni 3,454 6,641 1,112 332 11,207Kane Williamson 3,331 3,420 1,599 173 8,350Faf du Plessis 2,219 1,671 1,273 115 5,163Babar Azam 1,022 1,083 1,396 69 3,501
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