Muhammad Babar Azam is one of the finest batsmen of the world in modern cricket, he is the only Pakistani to surpass several records at such a young age. Babar Azam was born in Lahore, Pakistan on 15 October 1994. He plays all three formats of the game. Babar lead Pakistan Under-19 Cricket team as a Captain at the 2012 ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup. He has scored most runs by any batsman after 25 ODIs. Currently, Babar Azam is No.1 batsman in T20 International rankings.
[infobox color=”#AB390B”]Babar Azam Height[/infobox]
[box bg_color=”#98C4DD”]| Height (ft): 5ft 11 Inches |
| Height (m): 1.80 m |
| Height (cm): 180 cm |
He is the first batsman in the world to cross 1000 runs in T20 Cricket breaking the record of Virat Kohli of 27 Innings at just 26 innings. Babar opened his eyes in an Islamic family and grew up in the Walled City of Lahore. He also started his domestic cricket from the Walled City of Lahore. His three cousins Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, and Adnan Akmal represented Pakistan in International Cricket.
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Achievements
- First Pakistan and second fastest batsman to reach 5th, 6th and 8th ODI hundreds
- Third joint-fastest in the world to reach 1000 Runs in ODIs
- Second joint-fastest in the world to reach 2000 Runs in ODIs
- The fastest batsman in the world to score his 7th hundred at just 33 Innings
- Only batsman in the world to score five consecutive centuries in one country
- Most runs by any batsman in 25 Innings – 1306 Runs
- Fastest Batsman in the world to reach 1000 Runs in T20 Internationals
- Most runs by a Pakistani in 2016, 2017, 2018
- 360 Runs in 3 ODI’s series
- Most runs by any Pakistani against WI in ODI series and Test matches
Awards
- PCB‘s ODI player of the year 2017
- ICC World ODI XI 2017
- PCB’s T20 Player of the year 2018