Babar Azam Early Life:
He belongs to a Muslim Punjabi family. He rose up in Lahore and initiated his domestic cricket there. He hails from a background in cricket, with 3 of his cousins having epitomized Pakistan cricket on an international level. Initially, Azam played for Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd for three years, from 2010 to 2013. Then he played for the Islamabad Leopards squad from 2012 to 2015. After his outstanding efforts in his domestic career, he was named in the Pakistan squad for the home series of the ODI against Zimbabwe.
Babar Azam Cricket Life:
Babar Azam is a renowned Pakistani cricketer who typically plays for the Pakistani cricket team under all three formats, i.e. test, ODI and T20. He played for the U19 team and Aside prior to strengthening his path for international cricket. He captained the U19 Pakistan cricket team at ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2012. He entails a record of scoring maximum runs after the first 25 Innings of an ODI by any batsman across the world.
Babar Azam International Career:
Azam made his first appearance in the International debut on 31 May in the third ODI match. He scored an excellent run score with 54 runs off 60 balls. His good progress garnered him a position in the Pakistani Test squad as well as the ODI squads. So he was next, then selected for another series against Sri Lanka. He couldn’t get a chance in the Test series. During the ODI series, he could only score 37 runs in two matches that he played.
Azam was the fastest batsman from the international side, scoring 3,000 runs against New Zealand in the One Day International match on 26th June 2019. Despite this, Azam also made his 10th century in that match. He scored 101 runs, not out. Pakistan won the match by six wickets.
Babar Azam also entails a record of scoring maximum scores in an ODI series of three matches. He is currently the 1st number T20I batsman and also entails the record of being the fastest hitter to score 1,000 runs in only 26 innings in T20 cricket, breaking the record of Virat Kohli for 27 innings.
Some of his records are:
- The fastest batsman from the international side scoring 3,000 runs against New Zealand in the One Day International match on 26th June 2019
- Made his 10th century in that match
- Only one middle-order batsman of 32 crossed age for Pakistan, whoever hit a 100s in the World Cup
- Broke the record of Javed Miandad of the most run-scorer for Pakistani batsman in only one edition of the World Cup by scoring 474 runs against Bangladesh in only eight innings
More About Babar Azam:
- Nickname: Babar Sher
- Gender: Male
- Age: 28 years old (in 2023)
- Date of Birth: 15 October 1994
- Full Name: Mohammad Babar Azam
- Profession: Cricketer
- Nationality: Pakistani
- Birthplace: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Religion: Islam
- Zodiac Sign: Libra
- Hobbies: Cricket
- Favorite Color: Black
About Education and Professional Life:
- Education: The Lords International School System
- College: University of Punjab
- Net Worth: USD 4 Million approx
- Known for: Cover Drives
About Characteristics:
- Body Measurements: 42-34-13 inches
- Bodytype: Athletic
- Height: 5 feet 9 inches (1.80 m)
- Weight: 62 Kg (134 Pounds)
- Waist: 34 inches
- Hair Color: Black
- Eye Color: Dark Brown
- Shoe Size: 10 Inches
About Family:
- Father: Azam Siddiqui
- Mother: Name not known
- Brother: Safeer Azam
- Brother: Faisal Azam
- Cousin/Brother: Kamran Akmal (cricketer)
- Cousin/Brother: Umar Akmal (cricketer)
- Cousin/Brother: Adnan Akmal (cricketer)
- Wife: Unmarried
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