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| Full name | Mohammad Babar Azam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | () 15 October (age 30) Walled City, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bobsy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in ( cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap ) | 13 October v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 07 October v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap ) | 31 May v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 11 November v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 70) | 7 September v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 16 June v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| /11–/14 | Zarai Taraqiati Bank | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| /13–/15 | Islamabad Leopards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| /15 | State Bank of Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| /16–/18 | Sui Southern Gas Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sylhet Sixers (squad no.Biography for kids amelia earhart He comes from a cricketing family, with his two elder brothers also playing the sport at a domestic level. From a young age, Babar showed great interest and talent in cricket, and his family encouraged him to pursue his passion. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Sign in. Log into your account. 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Somerset (squad no. 56) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| /20– | Central Punjab (squad no. 56) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –present | Peshawar Zalmi(squad no. 56) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mohammad Babar Azam (Urdu, Punjabi: محمد بابر اعظم; pronounced [Muhamməd babəɾ azəm]; born 15 October ) is a Pakistani international cricketer and the former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in all three formats of the game.
A right-handed top-order batter, he captains Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL.
He is Pakistan's most prolific T20I batter, and scored (59) against South Africa in his maiden T20I century, which is the highest individual score in T20Is by any Pakistani cricketer. He also remains the only captain to take Pakistan to the number 1 ODI team rankings.
Azam was a member of the Pakistan team that won the ICC Champions Trophy.
In November , Azam resigned from captaincy in all formats after the Cricket World Cup. However, in March , he was reappointed as Pakistan's captain in white-ball cricket.
In June , Azam became the most prolific run-scorer of all time in T20 internationals, in a match against the United States in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup group stage.
On 1 October , Azam resigned from the white-ball captaincy for a second time, citing his workload and desire to focus on his batting.
Early life
Babar Azam was born on 15 October into a Punjabi Muslim family in the Walled City of Lahore.
His older first cousins (through his elder paternal uncle) Kamran and Umar Akmal were the reason he was attracted to cricket, and their stories inspired him to take up cricket as his profession. He had been a ball boy at Gaddafi Stadium before joining a cricket academy and starting his domestic cricket career there.
He sought guidance from Rana Sadiq, his first coach, who taught him the fundamentals of batting.
Later, he went on to be a part of the Pakistan U (under 19) setup.
International career
Early career
In May , 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. His impressive debut earned him a place in both Test and ODI squads selected for an away series against Sri Lanka.
He was not selected to play in the Test series. During the ODI series, he only scored 37 runs in the two matches that he played. Babar was included in the squad for the away ODI series against Zimbabwe in September
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 He had scores of 4, 22 and 51 in next three matches respectively.
He finished the series with runs at an average of
In January , Pakistan toured New Zealand. In the first ODI match, Babar scored 62 runs off 76 balls. Pakistan lost the match by 70 runs. He was the leading run scorer in the ODI series with runs in 2 innings at an average of
In the five-match ODI series against England in July, he batted in five games and only scored runs.
He made his Twenty20 International debut for Pakistan against England on 7 September.
Biography of famous people for kids: Mohammad Babar Azam (Urdu, Punjabi: محمد بابر اعظم; pronounced [Muhamməd babəɾ azəm]; born 15 October ) is a Pakistani international cricketer and the former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in all three formats of the game.
He scored an unbeaten 15 runs off 11 balls. Pakistan won the match and series.
Besides the England series, Pakistan played two match ODI series against Ireland. In the first ODI of the series, Pakistan beat Ireland by runs and created record of their biggest win in terms of runs in an ODI. Babar contributed in his side's victory by scoring 29 runs.
With the second and final ODI abandoned due to rain, Pakistan won the series 1–0.
Rise in shorter formats and breaking records
Babar Azam was selected in the home series against the West Indies in In the first match of the ODI series he scored his maiden international century, scoring off balls and winning his first man of the match award.
In the second ODI, he scored another century, this time scoring off balls, and helping Pakistan to put up a total of more than In the third and final ODI of the series Azam ended up scoring a third consecutive century ( from ). He also broke the record for scoring the most runs () in a three match ODI series. He became the only batsman to score + runs in a three match ODI series.
He made his Test debut for Pakistan against the West Indies in Dubai on 13 October 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 , in the third ODI against Australia, Azam became then joint-fastest player to score 1, runs in ODIs and then fastest for Pakistan in his 21st innings before his national record and world record was eclipsed by his compatriot Fakhar Zaman.
He scored a century in the fifth ODI, which was only the second century ever scored by a Pakistani batsman in Australia after Zaheer Abbas in He also entered the top 10 batsmen's ranking in ODIs for the first time ever.
Sarfaraz Ahmed replaced Azhar Ali as Pakistan's ODI team captain against the West Indies after Azhar Ali stepped down from the captaincy after a humiliating defeat against Australia in ODI series.
Babar Azam scored an unbeaten in the 2nd ODI of the three–match ODI series at Providence Stadium, Guyana. Azam along with Imad Wasim put on an unbeaten 99 runs partnership which helped Pakistan to a total of
In the Champions Trophy , Azam scored 46 off 52 balls in the final match against India. After a successful Champions trophy tour, ICC sent the World XI team in Pakistan where they played three T20I matches.
Azam was the top runs-getter in the series, scoring In the first T20I played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, he scored 86 playing only 52 balls, and won his first Man of the match award in T20Is, helping Pakistan win the match by 20 runs. He had scores of 45 and 48 in the next two fixtures.
In September , he had a poor Test series against Sri Lanka, where he managed to score only 39 runs across 2 Test matches.
In the second ODI he became the fastest batsman to score 7th ODI century in ODIs and the first batsman in ODI history to score five consecutive centuries in one country. He had scores of 30 and 69 (not out) in next two innings while chasing.
He was the leading runs-scorer for Pakistan in in ODIs and T20Is with and runs respectively. At the PCB awards, he was awarded Pakistan's ODI Player of the year.
He was also listed in 's ICC World ODI XI for the first time ever.
Pakistan's first assignment in was tour to New Zealand. Babar was an automatic selection in the ODI team. However he could score only 0, 10, 8, 3, 10 across 5 innings, scoring only 31 runs at an average of as Pakistan were whitewashed 5–0, his worst series until date.
But performed well in the T20I series and contributed in team's winning the series 2–1. Babar was the leading run scorer with runs. He had scores of 41, 50* and 18 in these T20Is. He became the no.1 T20I batsmen, the second to reach the feat after Misbah-ul-Haq, but soon slipped to no. 3 position. He regained no. 1 spot in the rankings after a successful series against West Indies, who were touring Pakistan after thirteen years.
His best performance came in the second T20I where he scored an unbeaten 97 runs which won him Man of the match award. He finished the series as leading run-getter with runs at an average of and a strike rare of , and won the man of the series. Pakistan won the series 3–, Fakhar lead Pakistan to 3–0.
During a Test match against England in May , Azam was struck on the arm without padding by a bouncer from Ben Stokes, when he was batting on After an X-ray examination, it was confirmed that Azam had a fracture in his left wrist with a broken forearm.
After fully recovering from his injury, he made his return to the side against Zimbabwe in July for a five-match ODI series. He performed well and managed to score runs at an average of in 4 innings including 76 balls runs in the final odi of the series.
In September , he was selected for Asia Cup held in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Playing his first Asia Cup, he didn't have a good time of it, only managing to score runs at an average of in 5 matches.
In November , in the second Test against New Zealand, Azam scored his first century in Test cricket.
Cricket World Cup
In April , he was named in Pakistan's squad for the Cricket World Cup. The International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as one of the five exciting talents making their Cricket World Cup debut. In May , he was also signed by Somerset as their overseas player for the t20 Blast.
Just before the World Cup, Pakistan played against England in one-off T20I and 5-match ODI series to prepare for the tournament.
In the T20I fixture he scored 65 from 42 balls before getting run-out. In the 5-match ODI series, he ended up as the joint leading runs-scorer, scoring runs including a century and two half-centuries, going into the World Cup with runs under his belt. On 26 June , in the match against New Zealand, Azam became the fastest batsman for Pakistan, in terms of innings, to score 3, runs in ODIs (68).
In the same match, he also scored his 10th century in ODIs, finishing not out, with Pakistan winning by 6 wickets. With this century, he also became the first middle-order batsman from Pakistan to hit a century in a World Cup match after 32 years. A week later, in the match against Bangladesh, Babar broke Javed Miandad's record of the most runs by a Pakistani batsman in a single edition of the World Cup, scoring runs in 8 innings.
Test performances and leadership roles
In September , before the home series against Sri Lanka, he was named as the vice-captain of Pakistan cricket team in both ODIs and T20Is, on the back of his consistent performances in these formats.
After the first ODI was washed out, Pakistan managed to win both of the remaining matches to clinch the series 2–0. He scored his 11th ton in the second ODI and became the fastest Pakistani player to reach 1, ODI runs in terms of innings in a calendar year beating the previous record of Javed Miandad. In October , he was named captain of the Pakistan cricket team in T20Is, ahead of the Australia series.
In the first Test of the series, he scored his second Test century, against a strong bowling line up.
He missed out on his second consecutive century when he was dismissed on 97 in the second Test match. He scored runs with an average of
In December , Sri Lanka returned to Pakistan for a two-match Test series. This marked the return of Test cricket in Pakistan after a decade's absence, with Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium hosting the first Test match.
Babar, batting in his first ever Test inning on home soil, scored an unbeaten quick-fire century on day 5 of the rain-affected match, resulting in a draw. In the Second Test, played at National Stadium, he scored 60 and not out respectively, ending the series with runs with an average of exactly Pakistan won the match by runs, winning the series 1–0.
Badar azim biography for kids He is Pakistan's most prolific T20I batter, and scored 59 against South Africa in his maiden T20I century, which is the highest individual score in T20Is by any Pakistani cricketer. He also remains the only captain to take Pakistan to the number 1 ODI team rankings. However, in March , he was reappointed as Pakistan's captain in white-ball cricket. On 1 October , Azam resigned from the white-ball captaincy for a second time, citing his workload and desire to focus on his batting. His older first cousins through his elder paternal uncle Kamran and Umar Akmal were the reason he was attracted to cricket, and their stories inspired him to take up cricket as his profession.In January , he was named in 's ICC World ODI XI, making the list for the second time.
In January , Bangladesh toured Pakistan for a three-match T20I series, with Azam captaining Pakistan for the first time at home. Pakistan won the T20I series 2–0, with the third match abandoned due to rain. It was Pakistan's first series win under his captaincy and his first Player of the series award as captain.
In the first match of the Test series, he scored fluent runs, beating his previous career best score of *. In May , he was appointed as ODI captain as well. In June , he was named as the T20I captain in a man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID pandemic to play three Tests and three T20Is. In July, he was shortlisted in Pakistan's man squad for the Test matches against England.
During the first day of the first Test, he scored an attacking unbeaten 69 runs in difficult conditions, to help his side get out of danger, his knock earned him appreciation from former England captains, Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan.
In the third and final Test of the series, he scored his 2,th run in Test cricket, achieving the feat in his 29th Test.
He finished the series with runs at an average of in five innings with two half-centuries.
In the second T20I against England, he became the joint-fastest batsman to score 1, runs in T20Is, reaching the milestone in 39 innings. He finished the series with 77 runs in two innings.
Online biography for kids Updated on: July 15, The biography of Babar Azam delves into his life and career. It unravels the milestones, challenges, and defining moments that have shaped him into the cricketing maestro he is today. He was Born on October 15, , in Lahore, Pakistan. It earned him admiration and respect on the global stage.Pakistan drew the series , after winning the third and final T20I, with the first match being washed out.
On 8 September , he slipped to number two position in the T20I batsmen ranking after leading it for 22 months. He captained the team for the first time in ODIs in Pakistan's home series against Zimbabwe.
Pakistan won the series 2–1. He scored runs including a century score of runs in the 3rd and final ODI and was named as Man of the series. In the first T20I of the series against Zimbabwe, he scored 82 runs, becoming the first batsman to score more than 1, runs in T20 cricket for the second consecutive year.
On 10 November , Babar was appointed captain of Pakistan's Test side, ahead of their tour to New Zealand.
He suffered a thumb injury while practicing and was ruled out of the Test series and later from the T20I series as well.
On 26 December , Babar breaks the year-old record of scoring the most runs in a calendar year by a Pakistan batter, going past Mohammad Yousuf. He achieved this feat while batting in the first Test of New Zealand tour of Pakistan at National Stadium, Karachi.
He also achieved the feat of highest run scorer in Test cricket for the year in the same match, going past England's Joe Root.
No. 1 ODI batsman
In April , while playing against South Africa in the first ODI, Babar scored his 13th ODI century in his 76th innings, making him the quickest to reach this mark, surpassing the record of Hashim Amla who took 83 innings to achieve the record.
At the end of the series, he became the No. 1 ODI batsman, with points, surpassing Virat Kohli who had previously been the top-rated ODI batsman for days.
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On 14 April , Babar scored his maiden T20I century (), in a winning cause against South Africa in the Centurion Stadium. He and Mohammad Rizwan shared a partnership of runs, which is the highest partnership for Pakistan in T20Is and the fourth-highest partnership of all time in the format.
On 25 April , in the third T20I against Zimbabwe, Babar became the fastest batsman, in terms of innings, to score 2, runs in T20Is, doing so in his 52nd innings. In September , Babar was named as the captain of Pakistan's squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. During the tournament he regained his position as the number one T20I batsman in the rankings.
Babar has broken the record of most fifties (4) and runs () in a T20 World Cup edition. He led Pakistan to the semi-finals, where they lost to Australia, ending their campaign. In March , Australia toured Pakistan after 24 years, in the second test match of the series, during which he scored runs and broke the record of most runs by a captain in the fourth innings of a test.
A week later, during the first ODI against Australia played at Gaddafi Stadium, he became the second fastest overall and fastest Asian to score 4, ODI runs, achieving the feat in his 82nd inning. Few days later, during the second ODI match, he became the first Pakistani skipper to score an ODI century against Australia, also becoming the fastest batter overall in terms of innings (83) to score 15th ODI century, and helped Pakistan to register their highest successful run chase in ODIs.
In the third and decider match of the series, he scored yet another hundred which helped Pakistan chase runs comfortably and win the series 2–1. This was Pakistan's first ODI series win against Australia since He was titled man of the match for second consecutive time in the series and also man of the series for his runs with an average of
On 14 April , in the first T20I against New Zealand, Babar played in his th T20I match, becoming the third Pakistani player to so.
On 15 April , he claimed his third T20I century, scoring runs off 58 balls, becoming the first captain to score three centuries in T20Is.
Biography for 2nd graders
Babar Azam has become one of the biggest superstars in the cricketing world today. His incredible journey developing from humble beginnings into a world-beating batsman reveals the dedication and perseverance required to reach the pinnacle of sports. Babar Azam was born on October 15, in Lahore, Pakistan. From an early age, Babar learned the fundamentals of cricket from his father Azam Siddique, who recognized his talent and passion for the sport. His raw talent, technical mastery beyond his years and composed shotmaking abilities caught the eye of scouts and coaches across the cricketing landscape at every stage of development.He led his team to a run victory over New Zealand in the second T20I, becoming the joint player to secure most wins in T20Is as captain (42).
On 5 May , during the 4th ODI against New Zealand, he became the fastest batter in the history of ODI cricket to score runs in terms of inning (97), in the same match he scored his 18th ODI century becoming the fastest to do so.
Pakistan won the match by runs and under his captaincy Pakistan became no. 1 ODI team after 33 years.
On 15 November , Azam resigned from captaincy in all formats following Pakistan's disappointing World Cup campaign. However, he was reappointed as Pakistan's limited overs captain on 31 March
In May , he was named the captain in Pakistan's squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.
On 1 October , Azam resigned from the limited overs captaincy for a second time citing his workload and his desire to focus on his batting.
Domestic and franchise cricket
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and National T20 Cup
Babar initially played domestic cricket for the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited cricket team and for Islamabad Leopards as an emerging player.
For next couple of years, he played first-class cricket for State Bank of Pakistan cricket team and Sui Southern Gas Company cricket team in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy respectively.
In September , Babar was named as the captain of the newly formed Central Punjab for the –20 domestic season. His team went on to win the trophy after defeating Northern in the final.
He led his side in the –20 National T20 Cup. In the first match for his side, he scored a century, becoming the first Pakistani cricketer to score three centuries as well as more than 1, runs in Twenty20 cricket in a calendar year.
He was retained by Central Punjab for the –21 domestic season, both as a player and captain of the team. On 12 October , during the match against Balochistan, he became the fastest batsman in terms of innings (27) to score 1, runs in National T20 Cup's history.
In October , in the –22 National T20 Cup, he became the fastest batsman, in terms of innings, to score 7, runs in T20 cricket (). In August September , Babar Azam played in Bahria town champions cup by PCB. Azam joined ABL Stallions team.
Pakistan Super League
| Babar Azam's record in PSL matches | ||||||
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| Matches | Runs | HS | s | 50s | Avg. | SR. |
| 79 | 1 | 28 | ||||
Babar represented Islamabad United in the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League.
Before the PSL players draft he moved to Karachi Kings. He performed well in the season, scoring runs at a batting average of runs per innings and finishing the tournament as the second leading runs-scorer behind his cousin Kamran Akmal. He was retained by the Kings for the season and was the third-highest run-scorer with five half-centuries.
He was again retained ahead of the Pakistan Super League.
Before the season, he was appointed as vice captain of the franchise. He was leading runs scorer in Pakistan Super League He scored runs with an average of He led his team to PSL final victory. He won man of the match award in Qualifier and Final. He was also Player of the tournament in season. In the season, he scored runs with an average of , breaking his own record of most runs in a single PSL edition.
However, this record was broken in the next season by Fakhar Zaman. In December , he was named as the captain of the Karachi Kings following the players' draft for the Pakistan Super League. Prior to the Pakistan Super League, Babar was traded by Karachi to Peshawar Zalmi in exchange for Haider Ali and Shoaib Malik while Peshawar also received the first pick in the supplementary round.
Babar was also announced as Peshawar's captain, replacing Wahab Riaz. In the Pakistan Super League he scored runs in eleven matches with an average of
Other leagues
In , he was signed by Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise Rangpur Riders, (later renamed as Rangpur Rangers), however due to national duties, he could not participate.
In , Babar played for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League and Sylhet Sixers in the BPL. In , Somerset signed Babar for the t20 Blast county cricket competition. He was the competition's highest run-scorer with runs in 13 matches including four half-centuries and one century and recorded a batting average of runs per innings.
In January , it was announced that he would rejoin Somerset for 12 matches in the t20 Blast as well as for two first-class matches. In August , Somerset confirmed his participation, and was available after fulfilling his national duties. On 16 September , in the match against Glamorgan, he registered his career best score of not out off 62 balls and also completed his 5, runs in T20s, becoming the third fastest in the world and fastest Asian in terms of innings to achieve the milestone.
The century against Glamorgan was also the first hit by a batsman in a T20 game at Sophia Gardens. He ended the season with runs in 7 matches with an average of , finishing as team's second highest runs-getter. However, Somerset did not qualify for the quarter-finals.
Records and achievements
See also: List of international cricket centuries by Babar Azam
He is the third-fastest Pakistani batsman to reach runs in ODI cricket (21 innings).
He is also the joint fastest Pakistani batsman to reach runs in ODI cricket (45 innings), along with Zaheer Abbas. Babar Azam is also the second fastest Asian batsman to reach runs in ODI cricket (68 innings). He has set a new record by becoming the fastest player to score runs in ODI cricket (97 innings). He also holds the record to score the most runs in the first 25 innings of his career ( runs).
Babar Azam is the only cricketer to score 5 consecutive centuries in a single country (United Arab Emirates). Babar is the fastest batsman to score 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 ODI centuries. With 19 centuries in ODIs he has the second most centuries in the format for a Pakistani batter only behind Saeed Anwar's He is the only batsman in history to score 3 consecutive centuries twice due to which cricket analyst Rehan Ul-Haq termed Babar Azam as the "undisputed king of this format" after one of his record-breaking performances in ODIs and is now known as "King Babar" (Wisden) He is the fastest captain to reach ODI runs in 13 innings.
He has the highest number of runs with runs in the T20 World Cup. He is also the fastest batsman, in terms of time taken, to reach runs in T20Is (26 innings). Babar Azam has also scored the most runs for Pakistan in a single World Cup ( runs in World Cup). He has been the top ODI scorer for Pakistan in , , , and Babar Azam has also been the top Test scorer for Pakistan in , and He has the highest Test score for a captain and for Pakistan in the fourth innings of a Test match.
He is the first Pakistani captain to beat India in a World Cup match. Babar is also the first Pakistani to win the ICC ODI cricketer of the year, a feat he has achieved twice. He has the highest individual score for a Pakistani captain in ODIs with his against England in He is the fastest batsman to reach and T20I runs. He is one of 3 Pakistani batsman to score a century in all formats and has the highest T20I score as well as the most centuries in the format for Pakistan.
In the PSL he is the highest run scorer in the and with and runs as well as the league's all-time leading run scorer. He is the first Pakistani Capitan and fifth overall to complete runs across all formats. He was the first Pakistani and fourth captain to score a century in every format. The balls he faced in the second test against Australia in Karachi in is the fourth most by a player in the fourth innings of a Test match.
He also has the record for the second-most minutes batted in the fourth innings of a match. He has the joint most international centuries by a Pakistani capitan. In , he broke Ricky Ponting's record for most fifty plus scored in a calendar year with 25 scores greater than fifty. At the age of 28, he becomes the youngest cricketer ever to get honored with the prestigious Sitara-e-Imtiaz.
Pakistan's third highest civilian award.
Awards
- He was named in the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year
- PCB's ODI Cricketer of the Year:
- PCB's T20I Cricketer of the Year:
- He was named in the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year
- Pakistan Super League Player of the Tournament
- ARY News Person of the Year
- Named as ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year
- Named as captain of the ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year
- Named as captain of the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year
- Named as captain of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament
- Winner of ICC Player of the Month for April
- PCB's ODI Cricketer of the Year:
- Named as ICC Cricketer of the Year ( Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy):
- Named as ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year
- Named as captain of the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year
- Named in the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year
- Winner of ICC Player of the Month for March
- On 23 March , he was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Pakistan's third highest civilian award.
At the age of 28, he becomes the youngest cricketer ever to get honored with the prestigious Sitara-e-Imtiaz.