Babar Azam Record: It has been almost six months since Rohit Sharma retired from T20Is but he still holds the record for scoring the most runs in this format. At the same time, Virat Kohli has now slipped from second to third position in this special list.
Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam overtook Virat Kohli in the third and final T20 International match of the series against Australia.
Babar Azam Surpasses Kohli in T20I Run List
In the third T20, Babar played a quick innings of 41 runs off 28 balls and during this innings, he went ahead of Virat Kohli. Seeing the rhythm in which Babar was batting, it seemed that he would break Rohit’s record today too, but it did not happen and he is still 39 runs behind Rohit.
Adam Zampa gets the wicket of Babar Azam in 41 runs. Talking about the Pakistan vs Australia match which is being played in Hobart, the visiting team was all out for just 117 runs.
Babar was the best scorer, apart from him Hasibullah Khan played an innings of 24 runs, while Shaheen Afridi scored 12 runs. Irfan Khan scored 10 runs and apart from these four, no batsman could even reach the double-digit figure.
Babar’s Chance to Break Rohit’s Record
If we talk about the most runs in T20 International, then Rohit Sharma has scored 4231 runs in 159 matches, Babar now has 4192 runs in his account, while Virat Kohli has 4188 runs in his account. Let us tell you that after the T20 World Cup 2024, Virat and Rohit have announced their retirement from this format.
Babar Azam has so far scored 3 centuries and 36 half-centuries in T20 International in this format. Since Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have now retired from T20 International their runs will not increase. But Babar Azam is playing and in the coming time, he will have a chance to leave Rohit Sharma behind and go far ahead.
Also, read about the AUS vs PAK 3rd T20: Australia Whitewashes Pakistan in T20 Series here.
