Babar Azam, Pakistan captain surpassed Virat Kohli as the highest run scorer in T20 Internationals and now holds this record. The record was broken when Babar accomplished it during a T20 World Cup match against USA. Earlier, Kohli had captured the most with 4038 runs from 118 matches.
However, the 44-run slow but steady knock stretching over 43 innings extended his total above that of Kohli’s and proved to be a significant stage in his illustrious career.Thus, until now, this Pakistan skipper has accumulated 4067 runs. It is worth noting that this remarkable lane marks out Babar as a consistent performer who can pride himself on being one of the best modern cricket batters.
Dallas staged this match where US skipper Monank Patel won the toss and choose to field first. This led to a tough start for Pakistan which resulted in early wickets which added more pressure to their captain.Babar Azam defied difficult conditions and persistent attacks by American bowlers due to which he managed to score runs on an unevenly prepared pitch.
Key moments through Babar Azam’s innings marked his path to becoming the leading run-scorer. He recovered from these initial jolts though by joining hands with other players for important partnerships keeping a very good rate thereafter. His knock included three boundaries and two sixes which showed how elegantly he played every shot he faced exhibiting excellent class and commitment to what he was doing. He displayed an anchoring role for the innings while also accelerating at certain times during those twenty overs making him one excellent batsman ever seen.
It took Singh until the 16th over to dismiss Babar after pitching one inside that came back into him; LBW given out when challenged by US team.This dismissal however temporary had been a terrible shock for Pakistan but still in course.
Rohit Sharma joined exclusive 4000-run club for T20I’s in his recent outing against Ireland. In contrast, Rohit Sharma got dismissed for just one run early during the match against Ireland played in New York while Virat was playing unfamiliar conditions.
India will face their archrivals Pakistan in their second match of the T20 World Cup on Sunday at New York.
