Babar Azam Completes 16,000 International Runs; Joins Elite List

Babar Azam completes 16,000 international runs - (Source: AFP)

On Sunday, October 18, Pakistan and Sri Lanka kickstarted the Tri-series involving England. In the 1st match, the Men in Green were asked to bat first. In the early hours, Babar Azam hogged the limelight as he completed 16000 international runs.

Pakistan lost both their openers early on, and the responsibility was left on Babar’s shoulders to pile up runs. The right-handed batter slowly kept the scorecard ticking and also etched his name into history with a personal milestone.

Babar Azam Joins Elite List With 16,000 International Runs

Before the start of the series, Babar needed just 7 runs to complete 16,000 international runs. He became the 5th Pakistani cricketer after Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and Javed Miandad to reach this milestone.

Babar Azam completed the feat in his 355th international innings. He has an average of 45.3, which includes 32 centuries and 111 fifties. Overall, Babar Azam is the 35th cricketer to complete 16000 international runs.

Most Runs For Pakistan in International Cricket

Inzamam-ul-Haq - 20,541 runs
Younis Khan - 17,790 runs
Mohammad Yousuf - 17,134 runs
Javed Miandad - 16,213 runs
Babar Azam - 16,007* runs

Babar Azam’s Career For Pakistan

The 32-year-old made his debut for Pakistan in 2015, and it took him just 11 years to reach 16000 international runs. Babar has scored the most runs in ODIs with 6,633 runs in 144 ODIs. His next best is in Tests with 4,771 runs in 66 Tests.

Meanwhile, Babar Azam is the leading run-scorer in T20I history with 4,596 runs in 145 T20Is. However, for the past two years, the right-handed batter has failed to replicate his prime version.