Babar Azam is a top-order batsman who captains the Pakistan international cricket team. |
Babar started his cricket journey in Lahore under coach Mansoor Hameed. |
He trained hard at Model Town Park in Lahore. |
His mother gave her savings for his first bat. |
Babar appeared as a ball boy in a 2007 Test match. |
He impressed in the ICC Under-15 World Championship in 2008. |
Babar represented Pakistan in two ICC Under-19 World Championships. |
He debuted in domestic cricket at 15, scoring 68 runs. |
Babar has strong stats in List-A and first-class matches. |
He debuted in T20 cricket in 2012 and has played 177 matches. |
Babar debuted in ODIs in 2015, scoring 3808 runs in 80 matches. |
His first ODI century was against West Indies. |
Babar debuted in Tests in 2016 and has 5 centuries in 33 matches. |
He debuted in T20Is in 2016 and has played 54 matches. |
Babar played a crucial role in Pakistan's 2017 ICC Champions Trophy win. |
He became Pakistan's ODI team captain in 2019. |
Babar became the top-ranked ODI batsman in April 2021. |
He got engaged to his paternal cousin in June 2021. |
Babar and Mohammad Rizwan enrolled at Harvard Business School. |
Babar was penalized for overspeeding in September 2023. |
He resigned as Pakistan's ODI team captain in November 2023. |