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T20 World Cup 2024 is no less than a nightmare for the Pakistan cricket team. This time Pakistan got eliminated from the group stage itself. During the group stage, they suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of India and USA. Pakistan played their last group stage match against Ireland on 16 June. Pakistan won this match. But in the meantime, the captain of the team Babar Azam has made a special record in his name. He has left behind former Indian captain MS Dhoni in a list.
Babar Azam left Dhoni behind
T20 World Cup champion captain MS Dhoni's record as captain in the World Cup has been excellent. Team India has won many matches during the World Cup under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Dhoni has scored 529 runs in the T20 World Cup as captain. Babar Azam now has 549 runs as captain in the T20 World Cup. Babar Azam has become the player who has scored the most runs as captain in the T20 World Cup. MS Dhoni has now come second in this list.
Most runs as captain in T20 World Cup
- Babar Azam – 549 runs
- MS Dhoni – 529 runs
- Kane Williamson- 527 runs
- Mahela Jayawardene- 360 runs
- Graeme Smith – 352 runs
- Kumar Sangakkara- 329 runs
Babar's performance in T20 World Cup
Babar Azam has played for Pakistan as captain in the T20 World Cup in 2021, 2022 and now 2024. Under the captaincy of Babar Azam, the Pakistan team qualified for the semi-finals in 2021 and the final in 2022, although Pakistan could not even progress beyond the group stage this season. This is the first time in Pakistan's cricket history that their team has been eliminated from the group stage of the T20 World Cup.