Babar Azam: Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam is considered one of the best batsmen in the world. Pakistani cricket fans and experts often compare Babar Azam with Team India's star batsman Virat Kohli. Babar Azam was removed from the captaincy after poor captaincy after the ODI World Cup (ODI CWC). However, before the T20 World Cup, he was once again given the captaincy of the team.

When Babar Azam scored a brilliant century

Pakistan cricket team captain and star batsman Babar Azam played an innings of 266 runs facing 588 balls while playing for State Bank of Pakistan in a match played between Habib Bank Limited and State Bank Limited in Pakistan's domestic cricket in the year 2014. During this, Babar Azam hit 29 fours and five sixes. However, in the first innings, Babar Azam returned to the pavilion cheaply and returned to the pavilion after scoring two runs off seven balls.

State Bank of Pakistan had drawn the match thanks to Babar Azam's innings

Pakistan Cricket Team Captain Babar Azam's double century innings resulted in Pakistan State Bank getting all out for 162 runs in the first innings. After which Habib Bank Limited's team scored 356 runs in the second innings. After which Babar Azam saved Pakistan State Bank from defeat by scoring 266 runs in the third innings of the match. 527 runs were scored in the third innings. The result of the match could not be decided and it was a draw. Habib Bank was declared the winner on the basis of the first innings.

Career of Babar Azam

Babar Azam has scored 3898 runs in 92 innings of 52 Test matches at an average of 45.85 with the help of 9 centuries and 26 half-centuries. In ODI cricket, Babar Azam has scored 5729 runs in 117 ODI matches at an average of more than 56 and a strike rate of around 89. Babar Azam has scored 19 centuries in ODI cricket. In T20, Babar Azam has scored 4145 runs in 123 matches at an average of 41 and a strike rate of 129.