- Babar becomes only 6th Pakistani to make 1,000 Test runs in a calendar year.
- He reached this milestone on the third day of the Karachi Test against England.
- Mohammad Yousuf leads the chart with 1,788 runs in the year 2006.
Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, became the sixth Pakistani overall on Monday to reach 1,000 Test runs in a year during the Test series against England.
On the third day of the Karachi Test against the Englishmen, Babar accomplished this milestone when his innings reached 45. Babar, however, was dismissed despite scoring 54.
Babar is the sixth cricketer from Pakistan to accomplish this accomplishment, since Younis Khan twice did it. This was the seventh time a Pakistani batsman had scored 1,000 Test runs in a calendar year.
Younis, a former captain, amassed 1,179 runs in 2006 and an additional 1,064 runs in 2014. With 1,788 runs in the year 2006, Mohammad Yousuf has the most runs on the chart. Azhar Ali (1,198 in 2016), Inzamam-ul-Haq (1,090 in 2000), and Mohsin Khan are other Pakistani batters on the list (1,029 in 1982).
Before Babar, only three other batters had amassed 1,000 runs for the year. Joe Root of England has 1,098 runs in 27 innings, Usman Khawaja of Australia has 1,079 runs in 19 innings, and Jonny Bairstow of England has 1,061 runs in 19 innings.
Babar still has two innings left this year as Pakistan is set to play New Zealand in a Test match from December 26 to December 30 in Karachi. Babar currently has 1,009 runs from 15 innings. He has a chance to end 2022 as the player with the most Test runs scored.
With 871 points, the star performer is ranked third in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) career-best rankings.
Following Australians Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith, who are in the top and second positions, respectively, follows Babar in third place.
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