Babar Azam Gave a Big Blow to Kohli Before the Start of ODI, Made World Record, Left Behind till Gayle

Babar Azam has proved his mettle around the world with his batting. Pakistan’s captain Babar has taken a new world record in his name. 9 thousand runs have been completed in his T20. He has become the batsman to do so in the shortest innings.

Peshawar Zalmi defeated Islamabad United by 12 runs in a match on Thursday night in Pakistan Super League. Peshawar captain Babar Azam played an excellent inning of 64 runs off 39 balls. Hit 10 fours. In this way the team is just 2 wins away from the title.

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Talking about the overall T20 career of 28-year-old Babar Azam, this was his 245th innings. He has so far scored 8 centuries and 76 half-centuries. The strike rate is 128. 122 runs best innings is included in this. He has also hit more than 160 sixes.

Before Babar Azam, the Record of Making the Fastest 9 thousand Runs was in the Name of Chris Gayle of West Indies

Before Babar Azam, the record of making the fastest 9 thousand runs was in the name of Chris Gayle of West Indies. He did this in 249 innings. While Virat Kohli did 271, Australia’s David Warner 273 while Aaron Finch, former captain of the Kangaroo team, did this in 281 innings.

Talking about Babar Azam’s T20 International career, he has scored 3355 runs in 94 innings of 99 matches at an average of 41. Has hit 2 centuries and 30 half-centuries. The strike rate is 128. Last year, under the captaincy of Babar, Pakistan’s team also reached the final of the T20 World Cup.

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Has Scored 6 Centuries and 85 half-centuries

On the other hand, Virat Kohli has scored 11326 runs in 343 innings of overall T20 at an average of 41. Has scored 6 centuries and 85 half-centuries. Unbeaten 122 runs is his best performance. The strike rate is 133. He has hit more than 350 sixes.

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It is clear from this record that Babar Azam has scored 2 more centuries in T20 even after playing about 100 innings less than former Indian captain Virat Kohli. Talking about T20 International, Kohli has been able to score only one century. Here too Babar’s record is heavy on Kohli.