Babar Azam, a Pakistani cricketer who is the captain of the Pakistan national team in Twenty20 internationals (T20I) and vice-captain in One Day International (ODI) matches at the present time. This article includes facts that are not in Babar Azam wiki pages.
Babar is ranked No.1 on the T20I Rankings for batsmen, No.3 in ODIs, and No.5 in Tests as per ICC. Babar Azam is a right-handed top-order batsman and plays at No,3 in the squad. In this article, we will count some of the lesser-known facts about Babar Azam.
Babar is ranked No.1 on the T20I Rankings for batsmen, No.3 in ODIs, and No.5 in Tests as per ICC. Babar Azam is a right-handed top-order batsman and plays at No,3 in the squad. In this article, we will count some of the lesser-known facts about Babar Azam.
Lesser Known Facts About Babar Azam You Might Don't Know
#1.The Full Name of cricketer Babar Azam (Ù…Øمد بابر اعظم) is Mohammad Babar Azam. And he is also the cousin of famous Pakistani cricketers Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal. Babar Azam was born on 15 October 1994 in Lahore, Punjab to a Punjabi Muslim family.
#2.Including his National team, Babar Azam had played for 11 teams in his short career of 12 years from 2008: Pakistan, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Islamabad United, Karachi Kings, Pakistan A, Pakistan Under-15s, Pakistan Under-19s, Pakistan Under-23s, Rawalpindi Rams, Sui Southern Gas Corporation, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
#3. Azam's favorite cricketer is ABD and Inzamam Ul Haq. Babar idolizes the South African batsman AB de Villiers and wished to be like him one day. And he also admires Christiano Ronaldo.
#4. Babar Azam got his recognized when he won the man of the match award in a One Day International match against West Indies by making 120 off 131 deliveries.
#5.The last Test tour of Babar Azam was not too good for the team, But Babar was well-received by former players of Australia.
"I thought Babar was extremely impressive. It looks to have a lot of class and could well become one of the best batsmen in the world."
— Australian Legend Ricky Ponting
#6. As of April 2020, Babar has scored 16 international centuries, five in Test matches, and 11 in One Day Internationals. He was the leading Test run-scorer for Pakistan in both 2018 and 2019 and leading the ODI scorer for the team in 2016, 2017, and 2019.
#7. The World Cup 2019 was one of the worst World Cup's for team Pakistan, but Babar made the record of the highest run-getter in a single world cup. Babar Azam is the second Pakistani batsman who scored more than 400 runs in a world cup after Javed Miandad. Babar scores a total of 474 runs in the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
#8.He piled up 298 runs in 6 matches for Pakistan U19. He averaged 59.60 in the calendar year, which was the highest in Under 19 for Pakistan.
#9.Babar Azam never delivered a single ball in International cricket. But he has bowled in First-class cricket and took 5 wickets in his entire career with the best bowling figure of 1/13.
#10. As per sources, the cricketer had a net worth of 3Million US dollars which is about 2.16 Crore Indian Currency.
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