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‘Struggling’ Babar Azam surpasses Virat Kohli as he becomes fastest player to score 6000 ODI runs

‘Struggling’ Babar Azam surpasses Virat Kohli as he becomes fastest player to score 6000 ODI runs

Babar Azam has beaten Hashim Amla and Virat Kohli's record to become the fastest player to score 6,000 ODI runs.

In the ongoing final of the tri-nation series, Babar Azam has achieved a massive feat. Prior to the final match in Karachi against New Zealand, there was a massive buzz about Azam getting to his 6,000-run milestone. He was just 10 runs short of the huge mark and duly got to the feat by slamming a superb drive for a four against Jacob Duffy. He has now become the joint-fastest to 6,000 runs, joining Hashim Amla in the elite list.

Babar Azam becomes fastest to 6000 runs

Babar Azam is touted to be Pakistan’s best batter of this generation by many. He is one of the most consistent players in modern-day cricket. While he is currently the world’s number 1 ranked batter in ODIs, Babar hasn’t been amongst runs in recent times. In the ongoing tri-nation series, he has made 62 runs at an average of 20.67 and at a strike rate of 81.58. Prior to that, he had a horrible Test series at home against the West Indies, making just 45 runs at 11.25.

RankPlayerTeamInnings
1Babar AzamPakistan123
2Hashim AmlaSouth Africa123
3Virat KohliIndia136
4Kane WilliamsonNew Zealand139
5David WarnerAustralia139

Fastest to milestones in ODIs

RunsPlayer
500Janneman Malan
1000Fakhar Zaman
1500Shubman Gill
2000Shubman Gill
2500Shubman Gill
3000Hashim Amla
3500Hashim Amla
4000Hashim Amla
4500Babar Azam
5000Babar Azam
5500Hashim Amla
6000Babar Azam
6500Hashim Amla
7000Hashim Amla
7500Hashim Amla
8000Virat Kohli
8500Virat Kohli
9000Virat Kohli
9500Virat Kohli
10000Virat Kohli
10500Virat Kohli
11000Virat Kohli
11500Virat Kohli
12000Virat Kohli
12500Virat Kohli
13000Virat Kohli
13500Virat Kohli
14000Sachin Tendulkar
14500Sachin Tendulkar
15000Sachin Tendulkar
15500Sachin Tendulkar
16000Sachin Tendulkar
16500Sachin Tendulkar
17000Sachin Tendulkar
17500Sachin Tendulkar
18000Sachin Tendulkar
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