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Babar Azam
Personal information
Full nameMohammad Babar azam
Born (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 30)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleTop order batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 222)13 October 2016 v West Indies
Last Test3 January 2017 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 203)31 May 2015 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI11 April 2017 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.56
T20I debut (cap 70)7 September 2016 v England
Last T20I2 April 2017 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.56
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010– PresentZarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd
2012–2015Islamabad Leopards
2016Islamabad United (squad no. 56)
2017– PresentKarachi Kings (squad no. 56)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I Test FC
Matches 26 8 6 26
Runs scored 1322 253 300 1,522
Batting average 55.08 50.60 27.27 41.13
100s/50s 5/6 0/1 0/2 2/9
Top score 125* 55* 90* 266
Balls bowled – – – 684
Wickets – – – 4
Bowling average – – – 101.00
5 wickets in innings – – – –
10 wickets in match n/a n/a n/a 0
Best bowling – – – 1/13
Catches/stumpings 12/– 1/– 3/– 14/–
Source: Cricinfo

Mohammad Babar Azam (born 15 October 1994) is an international Pakistani cricketer who plays in all three formats for Pakistan. Azam captained the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team at the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He is currently playing for Karachi Kings in PSL. Azam jointly holds the record for the fastest batsman to reach 1000 ODI runs and currently ranked 8th in ICC ODI Ranking for batsman. He currently holds the record of scoring most runs after first 25 ODI Innings by any batsman in the world.

International career

He made his One Day International debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe in Lahore on 31 May 2015.

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Pakistan against England on 7 September 2016.

On 5 October 2016 he became the third batsman for Pakistan to score hundreds in three successive ODI innings and made most runs (360) in 3 match ODI Series.He is also the only batsman to have scored 350+ runs in a 3 match ODI series.

He made his Test debut for Pakistan against the West Indies in Dubai on 13 October 2016 and scored 69 runs in his first innings. His debut test match was a day/night test match. He was the first player to score a fifty on his test debut through a Day Night Test.

On 19 January 2017, in the third ODI against Australia, Azam became the joint-fastest player to score 1,000 runs in ODIs and the fastest for Pakistan in his 21st innings.

Records and achievements

Milestones
  • Fastest Pakistani and joint fastest in the world to reach 1,000 runs in ODIs.
  • Fastest Pakistani and second fastest batsman in the world to score first 5 ODI hundreds after Quinton de Kock.
  • Most Runs (1306) in first 25 ODIs innings by any batsman in the world.
Most runs in a calendar year / series
  • Most ODI runs in 2016 by a Pakistani cricketer.
  • Most runs (360) scored in a three-match ODI series.
  • Most runs in an ODI series against WI by a Pakistani cricketer.

Statistics

ODI cricket

Against Opposition
Record against Teams
Opposition Matches Innings Runs Not out Average 100 50 Best
 Australia 5 5 282 0 56.4 1 1 100
 Ireland 1 1 29 0 29 0 0 29
 England 9 9 261 1 32.63 0 2 62
 New Zealand 2 2 145 0 72.5 0 2 83
 Sri Lanka 2 2 37 0 18.5 0 0

25

 West Indies 6 6 514 1 102.8 4 0 125*
 Zimbabwe 1 1 54 0 54 0 1 54
TOTAL 26 26 1322 2 55.08 5 6 125*

International centuries

One Day International centuries

ODI centuries of Babar Azam
No. Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 120 16  West Indies United Arab Emirates Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Sharjah Cricket Stadium 2016 Won
2 123 17  West Indies United Arab Emirates Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Sharjah Cricket Stadium 2016 Won
3 117 18  West Indies United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Stadium 2016 Won
4 100 23  Australia Australia Adelaide, Australia Adelaide Oval 2017 Lost
5 125* 25  West Indies Guyana Providence, Guyana Providence Stadium 2017 Won

International awards

One-Day International cricket

Man of the Match awards

No. Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 West Indies Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 30 September 2016 120 (131 balls, 8x4, 3x6)  Pakistan won by 111 runs (D/L).
2 West Indies Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 2 October 2016 123 (126 balls, 9x4, 1x6)  Pakistan won by 59 runs.
3 West Indies Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 5 October 2016 117 (106 balls, 8x4, 1x6)  Pakistan won by 136 runs.
4 West Indies Providence Stadium, Guyana 9 April 2017 125* (132 balls, 7x4, 3x6); 2 Ct.  Pakistan won by 74 runs.

Player of the Series awards

No. Series Season Series Performance Result
1 Pakistan v West Indies in UAE 2016/17 360 runs including 3 centuries. Avg: 120.00, SR: 99.23  Pakistan won the series 3-0.

References

  1. "Babar Azam to lead Pakistan in U-19 World Cup". Cricinfo. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  2. "Warner becomes No. 1 ODI batsman, Azam breaks into top 10". ESPNcricinfo. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. "Babar Azam moves upto career best No. 8 position in latest ODI rankings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. ^ Most runs after first 25 ODI Innings, Geo News, 2017-4-10. Retrieved 2017-4-11.
  5. "Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan, 3rd ODI: Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Lahore, May 31, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  6. "Pakistan tour of England and Ireland, Only T20I: England v Pakistan at Manchester, Sep 7, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  7. "Hundreds in consecutive innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. "Babar Azam in elite company". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. "Stats: Most runs in a 3-match ODI series". 5 October 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  10. "West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st Test: Pakistan v West Indies at Dubai (DSC), Oct 13-17, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  11. "Azam, Nawaz debut as Pakistan win toss". Daily Times. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  12. Sundararaman, Gaurav (19 January 2017). "The fastest to 1000 and 3000 ODI runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  13. "Records | One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Fastest to 1000 runs | ESPN Cricinfo". Stats.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  14. "Fastest to first five ODIs Tons". Hindustan Times.
  15. "Records | One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Most runs in 2016 | ESPN Cricinfo". Stats.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  16. "Most runs in a three-match ODI series". ESPN. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  17. "Records | One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Most runs in a series vs West Indies | ESPN Cricinfo". Stats.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  18. "West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st ODI: Pakistan v West Indies at Sharjah, Sep 30, 2016". Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  19. "West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates, 2nd ODI: Pakistan v West Indies at Sharjah, Oct 2, 2016". ESPN. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  20. "West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates, 3rd ODI: Pakistan v West Indies at Abu Dhabi, Oct 5, 2016". ESPN. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  21. "Pakistan tour of West Indies, 2nd ODI: West Indies v Pakistan at Providence, Apr 9, 2017". ESPN. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  22. "West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates, Sep 30, 2016". Retrieved 30 September 2016.

External links

Template:Batsmen with a ODI batting average above 40

Karachi Kings – current squad
  1. 124; Most runs in a series vs West Indies
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