Pakistan’s former captain Babar Azam created history. In the ongoing Test match against South Africa, he crossed a new milestone. After completing 4000 runs in Tests, Babar Azam has joined the elite list as the third player in the world after Indian star players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Let’s find out the details of this record.. in this article.
Highlight:
- Babar Azam made history
- Over 4 thousand runs across 3 formats
- Kohli, the Pak player opposite Rohit
But while criticism is coming on one side, praise is also pouring in on the other side. The reason for this is that he is the third player to complete 4000 runs in all three formats like Test, ODI and T20 in international cricket. He scored 5957 runs in 123 ODIs at an average of 56.73. He has 4223 runs in 128 T20Is. He has 19 centuries in ODIs and 3 centuries in T-20s.
So far, there are only two such records in world cricket.. Babar Azam is the third player. Two other star players of India are Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Both of them have more than 4 thousand runs in 3 formats. Now Babur took a place opposite them.
13 wickets fell on the first day of the first Test against South Africa. In the first innings, Pakistan were bowled out for 211 runs in 57.3 overs. Kamran Ghulam (54) was the top scorer. Amer Jameel (28) and Mohammad Rizwan (27) scored runs. Among the South African bowlers, Dane Patterson took 5 wickets. Corbin Bosch took 4 wickets. After that, South Africa, who started the first innings, also lost 3 wickets for 82 runs. Markram (47), captain Bavuma at the crease with 4 runs. If South Africa win this Test series, they will directly qualify for the final of the World Test Championship. If Pakistan wins, it can be said that India’s chances will improve.