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Babar Azam
Personal information
Full nameMohammad Babar Azam
Born (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 30)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
NicknameBobzy, Bobby
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleTop order Batsman
RelationsKamran Akmal (Cousin)
Adnan Akmal (Cousin)
Umar Akmal (Cousin)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 222)13 October 2016 v West Indies
Last Test10 May 2017 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 203)31 May 2015 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI18 June 2017 v India
ODI shirt no.56 (previously was 31)
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. 31)
2017–presentKarachi Kings (squad no. 56)
2017Guyana Amazon Warriors (squad no. 56)
2017Chittagong Vikings
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I LA
Matches 9 31 9 90
Runs scored 436 1,455 339 4,047
Batting average 27.25 53.88 56.50 51.22
100s/50s 0/4 5/6 0/2 13/23
Top score 90* 125* 86 142*
Balls bowled – – – 633
Wickets – – – 12
Bowling average – – – 46.25
5 wickets in innings – – 0 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 n/a
Best bowling – – – 2/20
Catches/stumpings 6/– 16/– 1/– 35/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 September 2017

Mohammad Babar Azam (born 15 October 1994) is an international Pakistani cricketer who plays in all three formats for Pakistan. Babar is also vice captain of Pakistan ODI team. Azam captained the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team at the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He plays for Karachi Kings in Pakistan Super League. Azam jointly holds the record for the fastest batsman to reach 1000 ODI runs and currently ranked 5th in ICC ODI Ranking for batsman. He currently holds the record of scoring most runs after first 18 and 25 ODI Innings respectively by any batsman in the world.

International career

In May 2015, Babar was included in the Pakistani ODI squad for home series against Zimbabwe. He made his ODI debut in the third ODI on 31 May and scored an impressive fifty scoring 54 runs off 60 balls. Due to his impressive debut he was included in both Test and ODI squad for tour of Sri Lanka. He couldn't get a chance in Test series. During the ODI series he could only score 37 runs in two matches that he played.

Babar was included in the squad for the away ODI series against Zimbabwe in September 2015 but was not given a chance to play in the series. Pakistan won the series 2-1.

In October, He was dropped from the Test squad without playing a Test. He was retained in the ODI squad for the home series against England. In the first ODI of the four match series he scored 62 not out with a strike rate of 100 which helped Pakistan win the match. He had scores of 4, 22 and 51 in next three matches respectively. He finished the series with 139 runs at an average of 46.33.

In January 2016, Pakistan toured New Zealand. In the first ODI match, he scored 62 runs off 76 balls. Pakistan lost the match by 70 runs. The second ODI match was abandoned due to heavy rain. In the third ODI, he scored a brilliant 83 off just 77 balls. Despite Pakistan losing the match and the series babar was much praised by cricket experts. He was the leading run scorer in the ODI series with 145 runs in 2 innings at an average of 72.45.

In the five-match ODI series against England in July, he batted in five games and could only score 122 runs. Besides England series, Pakistan played two match ODI series against Ireland, Babar scored 29 runs in 1st match with other ODI abandoned due to rain. Pakistan won the series 1-0.

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Pakistan against England on 7 September. He scored unbeaten 15 runs off 11 balls. Pakistan won the match and series.

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. 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. and also finished the ODI series as the leading run-scorer for Pakistan with 282 runs in 5 innings.

Records and achievements

Record held
  • Most runs (886) in first 18 ODIs innings by any batsman in the world.
  • Most runs (1306) in first 25 ODIs innings by any batsman in the world.
Milestones
  • Fastest Pakistani and joint fastest in the world to 1,000 ODI runs.
  • Fastest Pakistani to reach 3rd and 4th ODI hundreds.
  • Fastest Pakistani and second fastest batsman in the world to score first 5 ODI hundreds after Quinton de Kock.
  • Second youngest cricketer to score three consecutive ODI hundreds.
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.
  • Most runs in a T20I series against WI by a Pakistani cricketer.

Statistics

Batting

ODI cricket
Against opposition
Opposition Matches Innings Runs Not out Average 100 50 Best
 Australia 5 5 282 0 56.40 1 1 100
 England 10 10 299 2 37.37 0 2 62*
 India 2 2 54 0 27.00 0 0

46

 Ireland 1 1 29 0 29.00 0 0 29
 New Zealand 2 2 145 0 72.50 0 2 83
 South Africa 1 1 31 1 - 0 0

31*

 Sri Lanka 3 3 47 0 15.66 0 0

25

 West Indies 6 6 514 1 102.80 4 0 125*
 Zimbabwe 1 1 54 0 54.00 0 1 54
TOTAL 31 31 1455 4 53.88 5 6 125*
By year
Year Matches Innings Runs Average 100 50 Best
2015 8 8 230 38.33 0 3 62*
2016 11 11 656 59.63 3 2 123
2017 13 13 569 56.90 2 1 125*
By venue
Venue Matches Innings Runs Average 100 50 Best
Home 1 1 54 54.00 0 1 54
Away 19 19 807 47.47 2 3 125*
Neutral 11 11 594 66.00 3 2 123

Ref:

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.

Twenty20 International cricket

Man of the Match Awards

# Series Date Against Match Performance Result
1 2017 Independence Cup 12 September 2017 World XI 86 (52 balls, 10x4, 2x6)  Pakistan won by 20 runs.

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External links

Karachi Kings – current squad
Pakistan squad – 2017 ICC Champions Trophy – Champions (1st title)
Pakistan
Haris Sohail was not initially in the squad, but was named as replacement for Umar Akmal.
Rumman Raees was not initially in the squad, but was named as replacement for injured Wahab Riaz.
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