Pakistan cricket staff captain and likewise one of many best batters in world cricket at current, Babar Azam is a real gem with the bat. Shunning a poor run of type with the bat, the famous person batter demoralised New Zealand bowlers along with his resolute batting within the first Test on Monday. On Day 1, Babar ran riot with the bat, scoring 161 off 277 balls as Pakistan put 317 runs on the board for the lack of 5 wickets. within the course of, Babar additionally achieved a brand new milestone in Test cricket as his common went above the 50-run mark. It was additionally the primary time that Babar’s common within the longest format of the sport went above Virat Kohli‘s.

Babar Azam and Virat Kohli have usually been in contrast to one another ever because the Pakistani batter began making waves along with his blistering performances. Against New Zealand, Babar got here out to bat when Pakistan had misplaced the primary two wickets for simply 19 runs. The Pakistan skipper first shaped a advantageous little partnership of 62 runs with Saud Shakeel for the 4th wicket. Later, Babar and former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed put in 194 runs for the fifth wicket, earlier than the latter departed for a well-made 86 on his return.

At stumps on Day 1, Babar remained unbeaten on 161, placing Pakistan in a commanding place after the tip of play on the primary day. Babar concluded the day along with his ninth Test ton and a variety of new milestones to his title.

One of the largest milestones which have created loads of buzz on social media is the truth that Babar now averages (54.93) greater than Virat (48.91). But, with Virat Kohli’s India scheduled to play Australia in a Test project in February, issues might shortly change.

Babar has turn into the main run-scorer in Test cricket this 12 months, surpassing England’s Joe Root. Babar now has over 1100 runs to his title within the longest format of the sport, with Root slotting proper behind him with 1098 runs. Usman Khawaja and Jonny Bairstow even have over 100 runs in Tests this 12 months.

The right-handed batter additionally has essentially the most innings of fifty or extra runs in a calendar 12 months for a captain. This was Babar’s twenty fifth 50+ rating this 12 months, surpassing Ricky Ponting‘s report of 24 that he had set in 2005

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