Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam on Monday created historical past for probably the most runs in a calendar yr by a Pakistani batter throughout codecs.
Black Caps gave a tricky time to Pakistani squad within the first Check; nonetheless Pakistani flamboyant batter Babar Azam slammed a half-ton earlier than the lunch.
Skipper aggregated 2442 runs, outclassing Mohammad Yousuf’s report of 2435 runs in 2006. He additionally smashed different information with 735 runs in T20Is and 679 in ODI cricket this yr.
The star participant additionally equalled Sri Lankan cricket nice Sangakkara’s report of most 50-plus scores, 25, in a calendar yr. The 26-year-old has scored seven centuries and 18 half-tons in worldwide cricket this yr.
Recently, Babar moved previous Steven Smith and solely behind Marnus Labuschagne within the rankings for Check batters.
Earlier immediately, Babar Azam received the toss and opted to bat towards New Zealand within the first Check in Karachi. Shaheens provide you with three modifications from the final Check and seasoned participant Sarfaraz Ahmed is included in Check collection whereas pacer Mir Hamza returns for the primary time in 4 years.
