New Delhi: Babar Azam on Sunday became only the fifth batter to achieve an elusive feat in international cricket. Babar completed 16,000 runs in international cricket during the 1st ODI of the ongoing tri-series against Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Babar needed only 7 runs to complete the milestone and managed to do it comfortably en route to his 45 off 57 balls against Sri Lanka. The star batter, who made his international debut for Pakistan in May 2015, became only the 5th batter from the country to score 16,000 or more runs in international cricket.
He joined the likes of Javed Miandad, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Younis Khan in an elite list of batters with more than 16,000 runs for Pakistan across formats. Inzamam, who played 16 years for Pakistan from 1991 to 2007, holds the record for being the highest run-getter for the country in international cricket.
Inzamam has 20541 runs to his name in 495 matches for Pakistan across formats. He is followed by Younis, who amassed 17790 runs for Pakistan in 408 matches in international cricket. Babar is currently the fifth-highest run-scorer of all time in international cricket.
Most runs for Pakistan in international cricket:
Inzamam-ul-Haq – 20541 runs
Younis Khan – 17790 runs
Mohammad Yousuf – 17134 runs
Javed Miandad – 16213 runs
Babar Azam – 16038 runs*
Former captain Inzamam is the only Pakistan batter with more than 20,000 runs in international cricket. Overall, 14 players have gone past the 20000-run mark in international cricket, but only one Pakistan player has managed to do so.
Babar Azam’s record
Babar, who has led Pakistan in all three formats, has a great record in white-ball cricket. He is the leading run-getter of all time in T20Is with 4596 runs in 145 matches. Babar has 6633 runs to his name in 144 ODIs and has amassed 4771 runs in 66 Test matches.
India legend Sachin Tendulkar hold the record for being the highest run-getter in international cricket. The Master Blaster amassed a whopping 34,357 runs across formats in his glittering career that spanned from 1989 to 2013.