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Former Pakistan captain and star batsman Babar Azam has achieved another big achievement in T20 cricket. Babar became the fastest player to score 11,000 runs in the second T20I against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday, 13 December. In this matter, he has left behind the legendary West Indies batsman Chris Gayle. Babar achieved this feat in just 298 innings, while Gayle needed 314 innings.
Fastest batsman to score 11,000 runs in T-20
David Warner and Virat Kohli are at third and fourth place respectively in this list. Babar Azam’s exploits have taken him to new heights in the history of T20 cricket.
- Babar Azam- 298 innings
- Chris Gayle – 314 innings
- David Warner- 330 innings
- Virat Kohli- 337 innings
This T20 record is also in the name of Babar
Babar Azam also holds the record of becoming the fastest to score 7,000, 9,000 and 10,000 runs in T20I. Now he has become the first batsman to score 11,000 runs at the fastest pace. With this record, Babar has given a befitting reply to the critics.
Babar shined in international cricket also
Babar Azam recently completed 14,000 runs in international cricket. He is the fifth Pakistani batsman to achieve this feat. Before him, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and Javed Miandad have achieved this feat.
Babar Azam’s International Statistics
Babar Azam has played 55 test cricket matches. In these 55 matches, Babar has scored 3997 runs at an average of 43.92. Apart from this, Babar Azam has played 120 ODI matches. In these 120 matches, Babar has scored 5809 runs at an average of 56.95. Babar Azam has played 128 T20 International matches. In these 128 matches, Babar has scored 4223 runs at a strike rate of 129.22.