Babar Azam surpasses Anwar, Miandad to create new Pakistan record in ICC events despite another failure vs India
By : Vidya
Babar’s innings helped him eclipse the 1000-run mark for Pakistan in ICC events, and in doing so in this big rivalry match against India at the ICC Champions Trophy, he became the fastest Pakistan batter to reach that mark.
It came up in Babar’s 24th innings in ICC 50-over events, meaning he reached the mark just one innings faster than former Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar.
Fastest to 1000 runs in ICC ODI events for Pakistan:
Babar Azam*: 24 innings
Saeed Anwar: 25 innings
Javed Miandad: 30 inning
Babar began his ICC journey for Pakistan with the Champions Trophy in 2017, which finished with the team lifting the trophy as Babar contributed with 133 runs in his debut tournament. He then had a strong showing in the subsequent World Cup in 2019, one of Pakistan’s most important players as he scored 474 runs in that tournament at an average of 67, including a century.
The Pakistan star batter had a strong start to this Champions Trophy as well, scoring 64 runs in the first match against New Zealand, but received criticism for the slow pace of his innings while opening the batting in a big chase.