Monday , December 23 2024

Babar Azam broke the biggest T20 record, left behind giants like Virat-Gayle

Pakistan's superstar batsman Babar Azam is currently playing in the Pakistan Super League. He has created history in T20 cricket during this league. Babar Azam has done a feat in T20 cricket which no other batsman in the world could do before. Babar Azam has added another achievement to his career.

Babar completed 10000 runs in T20

Babar Azam has completed 10000 runs in T20 cricket. He became the 13th batsman in the world to do so. But he has become the fastest batsman in the world to score 10000 runs in T20. Before him, Chris Gayle was on top in this matter, who had achieved this position in 285 innings. Gayle was also the first player to break the 10,000-run mark in this format in 2017. As far as Babar is concerned, he has scored 1000 T20 runs in just 271 innings.

Left behind giants like Virat-Gayle

Babar Azam achieved this feat in the sixth match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings. Before this match, he needed only 6 runs to make this record. Apart from Gayle, he has topped this record by defeating Virat Kohli, David Warner, Aaron Finch and Jos Buttler.

Fastest 10000 runs in T20 cricket

  • 271 innings- Babar Azam
  • 285 innings – Chris Gayle
  • 299 innings-Virat Kohli
  • 327 innings- David Warner
  • 327 innings- Aaron Finch
  • 350 innings- Jos Buttler