Babar Azam Overtakes Kohli, Miandad to Create New Record
Babar Azam Overtakes Kohli, Miandad to Create New Record:
Babar Azam on Sunday 17th July 2022 became the fastest Pakistani batter to score 10,000 International Runs. Babar completed this milestone on the 2nd day of the First Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He overtook the record of Javed Miandad who completed the 10K runs milestone in 248 innings, while Babar Azam did that in 228 innings.
Babar Azam has already became a legend in Pakistan’s Cricket History. Babar appeared at the grand stage of international cricket in 2015, and in 7 years he has completed 10,000 International Runs. He’s the 11th Pakistani Batsman to achieve the milestone of 10K runs in International Cricket.
Babar Azam also overtook Virat Kohli in the list of fastest to 10,000 International Runs by Asian batsmen. Virat achieved the feat in 232 innings, while Babar did in 228 innings to create a new record.