There’s no denying that Babar Azam is without doubt one of the finest cricketers on this planet proper now. Some could even say, he’s the most effective to ever play the game. Only recently, in the course of the fourth ODI match in opposition to New Zealand in Karachi on Friday, Babar scored a outstanding century and was rewarded with the participant of the match award.
Not solely did the captain assist our aspect to win the match, he achieved two main feats that night time — he introduced Pakistan to the highest of the one-day worldwide rankings and likewise grew to become the quickest batter to achieve 5,000 ODI runs.
That is the primary time Pakistan has reached the primary spot within the rankings since its official recognition by the Worldwide Cricket Council in 2005. Earlier, the group managed to get to the third place, as soon as in 2018 after which once more in 2022.
His 18th ODI hundred took him previous the mark in his 97th innings within the format, beating former South Africa batter Hashim Amla’s earlier report of 101 innings. He has additionally been the primary ODI batter on this planet for the previous two years now.
This was greater than sufficient to ship the web right into a frenzy. Babar has been continuous trending on Twitter with cricket followers going gaga over the skipper — and rightfully so.
“And then Babar Azam became our captain.” Sufficient mentioned.
In fact, if you’re “Babar Azam”, that is simply one other day for you.
Who knew AP Dhillion’s ‘Summer High’ would completely match the vibe of Babar reaching his 18th ODI hundred?
It took the skipper 9 years since he grew to become part of the “senior camp” to take his aspect to the primary spot in ODI cricket.
His journey is one for the historical past books.
Regardless of all of the ‘drama’, the group stays united beneath their captain, one consumer mentioned.
Let’s all thank God for being alive in the course of the Babar Azam period.
It’s a proud second for each Pakistani and so they should recognise the “sheer hard work, talent and spirit” of the “players, coaches and fans who have supported the team”.
