Pakistan captain, Babar Azam, has once again etched his name in the record books, this time surpassing a milestone previously held by India’s Virat Kohli.
Babar has achieved the distinction of becoming the fastest captain to reach 2000 runs in One Day International (ODI) cricket. Babar took 31 innings to reach the milestone, whereas Virat had made 2ooo ODI runs as captain in 36 innings.
South Africa’s AB de Villiers and Australia’s Michael Clarke are next on the list, with 41 and 47 innings, respectively.
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Pakistan skipper achieved the feat as he reached six runs during the Super Four game of Asia Cup against Bangladesh on Wednesday in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
Last week, Babar stroked a magnificent 151 from just 131 deliveries in the opening game of Asia Cup and in the process went past South Africa great Hashim Amla and became the quickest player in the history of the game to score 19 ODI centuries.
Babar reached the feat from just 102 ODI innings, with Amla holding the previous best mark in 104 innings. The world’s No.1 ranked ODI batter hit 14 fours and four massive sixes during his entertaining innings and more records came tumbling as a result.
The aforementioned 151 was the second highest score achieved at the Asia Cup, only bettered by Virat Kohli’s 183 against Pakistan in 2012. It was the first time a captain had scored 150 or greater at an Asia Cup, beating the previous best from a skipper when Kohli compiled 136 against Bangladesh in 2014.
