Babar Azmi beat former India captain Virat Kohli To become the fastest Asian batsman to cross the 10,000-run mark in international cricket. The Pakistan captain achieved this big milestone in a Test match against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Sunday (17 July). It took 232 innings for Virat Kohli to make the record but this Pakistan talisman batsman needed only 228 innings to break Kohli’s record.
Among all Pakistani batsmen to reach the 10,000-run mark in international cricket, Babar is the fastest to reach 228 innings, surpassing the legendary Javed Miandad’s previous record of 248 innings.
According to the number of innings taken to reach 10,000 runs in international cricket, Babar reached the mark in 228 innings, behind Viv Richards (206 innings), Hashim Amla (217 innings), Brian Lara (220 innings) and Joe Root (222 innings). He is the fifth fastest batsman to reach. Turn).
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) tweeted, “10,000 international runs. Congratulations to captain @babarazam258 for becoming the 11th Pakistan batsman to achieve this huge milestone.”
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congratulations captain @TheBigGirl On becoming the 11th batsman to achieve this major feat #SLvPAK , #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/hQV28gmn9O— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) 17 July 2022
At lunch on the second day, Babar now has 10,013 runs in 228 innings at an average of 51.08, including 24 centuries and 66 half-centuries. With Pakistan 104-7 in 46 overs and still trailing by 118 runs, Pakistan will be hoping Babar continues to hold fort for them in Galle.
Talking about Kohli and Babar, both the batsmen set an example to the world that players are opponents on the field but they don’t keep anything personal off the field. On July 15, the Pakistan captain tweeted a picture with Kohli and wrote, ‘This too shall pass. Stay strong’, as Kohli was dismissed cheaply again in a match against England. The tweet has garnered over 280k likes and close to 50,000 retweets.
Babar Azam is currently the No. 1 batsman in the ODI format and is rated at par with Kohli today. Many Pakistan fans and former cricketers believe that Babar may one day surpass Kohli’s valor and become the greatest batsman of all time if he continues like this. (with IANS inputs)