Star Pakistan batter Babar Azam has joined legendary batter Hashim Amla to turn out to be the joint-fastest to six,000 ODI runs.
The previous Pakistan captain achieved the milestone within the PAK vs NZ tri-nation sequence last in Karachi.
Babar Azam accomplished his 6,000 ODI runs in 123 innings, the identical variety of innings Hashim Amla took to succeed in the milestone.
Star India batter Virat Kohli sits on the second spot on the checklist, having accomplished his 6,000 ODI runs in 138 innings.
Whereas Babar Azam etched his title in historical past, his keep on the crease throughout the PAK vs NZ sport proved to be a brief one and he was dismissed after scoring 29 off 34 balls.
The previous Pakistan captain has been promoted up the order within the tri-nation sequence after opening batter Saim Ayub was dominated out of the sequence and the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025.
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Babar Azam opened the inning for Pakistan within the PAK vs NZ tri-series opener on February 8. Nevertheless, he managed to attain simply 10 off 23 balls.
Within the South Africa sport, the previous Pakistan captain was dismissed on 23 off 19 deliveries.
It’s to be famous right here that the right-handed batter retained his place because the primary batter within the newest ICC Males’s ODI Participant Rankings, with 786 score factors.
Babar Azam holds a slim lead over India’s Shubman Gill (781) and Rohit Sharma (773) following a dip in his score from his career-best 898 in 2022.
The previous Pakistan captain had additionally been included in ICC Males’s T20I Crew of the 12 months for 2024 as the one Pakistani participant.
Led by Rohit Sharma, who captained the Indian aspect which lifted the T20I World Cup 2024 trophy, the crew has as many as 4 Indian cricketers.