Babar Azam is now the fastest player to reach 14 ODI tons.
As the numbers show, Kohli took 103 innings to reach 14 tons; However, Babar has been very quick, taking only 81 innings to do so.
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has become the fastest cricketer to reach 14 ODI centuries. He has left behind many modern-day greats including Virat Kohli in the process. Azam and Kohli are often compared in modern cricket. The 25-year-old is lacking when it comes to the consistency of King Kohli, but he is learning quickly.
Here is the chart:
81 – Babar Azam
82 – Meg Lanning
84 – Hashim Amla
98 – David Warner
103 – Virat Kohli
As the numbers show, Kohli took 103 innings to reach 14 tons; However, Babar has been very quick, taking only 81 innings to do so. Azam achieved this feat in the third ODI against England in Birmingham. He played a mammoth innings of 158 runs as Pakistan posted 331/9 in the first innings.
azam smash records
Pakistan captain Babar Azam returned to form with a scintillating 158 runs, his highest one-day international score, as the tourists tried to deny England a series sweep at Edgbaston on Tuesday.
Azam’s 14th century in 83 matches at this level was the centerpiece of Pakistan’s 331-9 after losing the toss.
Joining opener Imam-ul-Haq (56) he shared a stand of 179 with Mohammad Rizwan (74) – Pakistan’s highest score for any wicket in an ODI against England.
Azam’s innings was also the highest individual score in a 50-over ODI at Edgbaston with Glenn Turner of New Zealand, 171 in a 60-over World Cup match against East Africa in 1975 and Robin Smith of England in 55 overs for Australia. Scored 167 runs against match in 1993
Fast bowler Brydon Cars dismissed both Azam and Rizwan before taking a short wicket as Pakistan bowled out on a 5-61 return.
Azam, the world’s top-order ODI batsman, was dismissed for nil and 19 by fast bowler Saqib Mahmood as England – who were left out of their entire squad for three matches following a Covid-19 outbreak within their camp Had to replace – 2 gone. 0 up
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