Babar Azam becomes fifth Pakistani to 16,000 international runs

Babar Azam crossed 16,000 runs in international cricket on Sunday, becoming only the fifth Pakistan batter to reach the landmark, during the opening match of the ODI tri-series against Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. (https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/60545-babar-azam-achieves-major-landmark-in-international-cricket)

Babar’s tally stood at 16,007 runs when the news was filed, and he joins Inzamam-ul-Haq (20,541 runs in 495 matches), Younis Khan (17,790 in 408), Mohammad Yousuf (17,134) and Javed Miandad (16,213) as Pakistan’s only 16,000-run batters. (https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/60545-babar-azam-achieves-major-landmark-in-international-cricket)

Across formats, Babar has registered 32 international centuries and 111 half-centuries, with more than 6,500 runs in ODIs, 4,771 in 66 Tests and 4,596 in 145 T20Is. (https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/60545-babar-azam-achieves-major-landmark-in-international-cricket) He also needs one more ODI century to pass Saeed Anwar’s record of 20 ODI hundreds for Pakistan. (https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/60545-babar-azam-achieves-major-landmark-in-international-cricket)