Pak vs SA: Babar Azam breaks another ODI record
Pak vs SA!!
Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam has broken another One Day International record.
In the first ODI against South Africa, the Pakistani captain managed to score 103 runs in a classy inning becoming the fastest batsman in the world to score 13 ODI centuries.
No one has reached 13 centuries quicker than the Pakistan skipper!
Azam who is currently placed at number 2, took only 76 innings to score 13 tons in the 50-over format.
Quickest batsman to hit 13 ODI hundreds (number of innings) ar as follows:
Babar Azam in 76 innings
Hashim Amla in 83 innings
Virat Kohli 86 in innings
Quinton de Kock in 86 innings
David Warner in 91 innings
According to a cricket statistician, Babar Azam can surpass Virat Kohli who is currently ranked no 1, to become the best batsman in the world in the 50-over format.
Meanwhile, cricket fans are celebrating Babar Azam’s latest achievement on Twitter:
Things of beauty:
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) April 2, 2021
The Taj Mahal
Songs of a bird
Breeze on a hot day
Stars in the night sky
Babar Azam's straight drive#Cricket #SAvPAK
Some say Babar Azam only makes runs against weak teams. In ODIs he has 100s against:
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) April 2, 2021
Australia in Australia
New Zealand in England
South Africa in South Africa
England in England#Cricket #SAvPAK pic.twitter.com/WfBcDxDP6X
Babar Azam becomes the fastest to 13 centuries in ODI history (76 inns). Babar Azam dealing in World Records. What an absolute Champion. All Class! @babarazam258 #KingBabar👑 #Cricket #SAvPAK
— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) April 2, 2021
Brilliant 100 by @babarazam258 but left the job incomplete. Real test for @iMRizwanPak chasing under pressure. #PAKvSA
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) April 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/Iambibeka/status/1378015420104404994
Last month, Babar Azam had made it to the top 10 batsmen of all cricket formats in the new ICC ranking!
