Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Thursday (June 6th) surpassed India batter Virat Kohli in a massive feat in the T20I cricket. The opening batter became the leading run-getter in the shortest format of the game and is now at the top charts with over 4050 runs to his name.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam achieved the feat during the ongoing game against the United States of America (USA) in the T20 World Cup 2024. The 11th match of the tournament between the teams is underway at the Grand Prairie International Stadium in Texas.
Babar Azam has yet again stood tall for his team in this difficult situation. While the wickets at the other end kept falling, he made sure that he held the one end for his team and kept them in the hunt at the Grand Prairie International Stadium in Texas in their first game of the T20 World Cup 2024.
Babar Azam, who is considered one of the best batters in the world, during his innings became the leading run-batter in T20 international cricket. The right-hander overtook Virat Kohli’s tally of 4038 runs and now is the highest run-scorer in the format.
Most runs in T20I format
4050 – Babar Azam*
4038 – Virat Kohli
4026 – Rohit Sharma
3591 – Paul Stirling
3531 – Martin Guptill
More to follow….