Babar Azam becomes the fastest batsman to 1000 T20I runs (26 inns), beating Virat Kohli [Update #35]

[Sunny_majoka]

virat kohli is the fastest to 1000 runs in 29 inns
so,
BABAR AZAM has the opportunity to achieve this feat.
so far he has scored 810 runs in 21 inns at an avg of 57 strike rate 127.

 

[Justcrazy]

He needs 190 runs in 7 innings .

Its very much possible . The more he gets in next innings the easier it will get.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

*virat kohli took 27 inns to 1000 runs

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Babar Azam's impressive T20I stats:<br><br>Innings 23<br>Runs 905<br>Fifties 7<br>Average 56.56<br>Strike rate 125.52<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvAUS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvAUS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1056588487925923840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[nextover666666]

He had to score 95 runs in the next 3 matches to beat the record . If he gets it in the forth he will tie the record

 

[Sunny_majoka]

on his way. surely he is the best t20 batsman in the world who plays according to situation.
rankings don't lie.

 

[Justcrazy]

One more good innings , he should get that.

 

[MenInG]

Looking forward to this ...

 

[Baigel]

How many runs today to get to 1000?

 

[Fahdi]

Rare failure today. Now needs 88 in 2 innings. He'll need a 50 in the next innings

 

[Justcrazy]

I do not see him break the record , I think he will level it .

 

[ARK Rafay]

No worries he'll score 88 in the next game

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Seems tougher now.mus score 50+ in today's game

 

[shaaik]

Babar Azam needed 88 runs in 2 games before today's t20. Scored 40 of those and needs 48 more in 1 innings. Would he be able to score 48 runs in next t20 to become the fastest to 1000 runs in t20s ?? I highly doubt.

 

[MenInG]

Babar Adam needed 88 runs in 2 games before today's t20. Scored 40 of those and needs 48 more in 1 innings. Would he be able to score 48 runs in next t20 to become the fastest to 1000 runs in t20s ?? I highly doubt.

Cannot help but think that the 1k milestone sitting in his head and effecting his strike rate

 

[shaaik]

Cannot help but think that the 1k milestone sitting in his head and effecting his strike rate

I think he was playing situation.

 

[Haleem-ul-Hassan]

He honestly shouldnt, and most probably wouldnt.

 

[CricVet]

What a useless stat which is only good for someone's ego. He should be playing for the team. I have not seen the game but sounds like he was selfish with much lower SR than his avg.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Very useless record to be honest. Nobody really remembers who is the fastest to 1k T20 runs. Kohli has achieved a lot in cricket. Pretty sure being fastest to 1k T20 runs isn't what most people remember.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Fastest to 10k ODI runs. That was quite special considering he not only beat the record he absolutely killed it.

 

[nextover666666]

Very useless record to be honest. Nobody really remembers who is the fastest to 1k T20 runs. Kohli has achieved a lot in cricket. Pretty sure being fastest to 1k T20 runs isn't what most people remember.

This is true won't argue that but if babar can achieve it or tie the record it's still a great achievement granted its not something most people would remember

 

[QalandarFan]

He'll smash his way there in the next match no pressure, we've already won the series.

 

[MenInG]

He'll smash his way there in the next match no pressure, we've already won the series.

Guess he's earnt the right to do this given his contributions to the total.

 

[fluke]

i think he will do it as pakistan already have won the series so he will look to bat whole 20 0vers or atleast 15 16 to achieve the milestone

 

[MenInG]

Should be able to do this in 3rd T20I.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Should be able to do this in 3rd T20I.

This milestone is riding on his head. Don't think he will get there considering how he handled pressure in the past

 

[Gotham Cronie]

Wonder what the record is in terms of balls faced. That's probably more important in this format.

 

[Justcrazy]

He will equal the record , not break that

 

[Bhaijaan]

Good luck to little bobby tonight.

 

[QalandarFan]

10 more runs to go!

 

[QalandarFan]

Wonder what the record is in terms of balls faced. That's probably more important in this format.

Probabaly Aaron Finch.

 

[QalandarFan]

Only 5 to go!

 

[QalandarFan]

4 runs to go!

 

[TalhaSyed]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Babar Azam has broken the record for the quickest batsman to 1000 runs in T20Is. He has reached 1000 runs in only 26 innings, beating Virat Kohli who reached the figure in 27 innings <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvNZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvNZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1059124873191137280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Mabrook to Babar! May Allah give him many more runs in many Pakistani victories Inshallah!

 

[QalandarFan]

And he gets there 1000 runs in 26 innings great achievement, all the rest of our players have been so slow to 1000 T20I runs. This is great congratulations!

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Babar you legend. Where are all the naysayers

 

[coy0607]

backbone of Pakistani LOI batting

 

[Darkrai]

done

 

[Bhaijaan]

Congrats to Bobby. He did it.

Ahead of some very big names in cricket.

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

Some big names there. Especially, beating the legend.

 

[TheRock]

Great player. His batting may look little boring at times. But he is a typical match winner who plays according to situation. No doubt he will be the backbone of Pakistani batting for a long time.
Best wishes to him.

 

[Madplayer]

He should look to get a 100 here today

 

[Shandarchowka]

Certified ATG in T20s and soon to be great in ODIs. He has a beautiful hunger for runs..

 

[MenInG]

Mubarak to Babar.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Babar Azam last 8 T20I innings:<br><br>79, 40, 7, 50, 45, 68*, 51 and 97*<br>437 runs<br>Average of 72.83<br>5 fifties<br>Strike-rate of 126.67<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1059130811042144256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Sunny_majoka]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Babar Azam last 8 T20I innings:<br><br>79, 40, 7, 50, 45, 68*, 51 and 97*<br>437 runs<br>Average of 72.83<br>5 fifties<br>Strike-rate of 126.67<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1059130811042144256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Impressive.

 

[Shandarchowka]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Babar Azam last 8 T20I innings:<br><br>79, 40, 7, 50, 45, 68*, 51 and 97*<br>437 runs<br>Average of 72.83<br>5 fifties<br>Strike-rate of 126.67<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1059130811042144256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Lovely stats. He's super consistent. It's almost as if he turns up and there's a mandatory 50 up for grabs!

 

[Madplayer]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Babar Azam last 8 T20I innings:<br><br>79, 40, 7, 50, 45, 68*, 51 and 97*<br>437 runs<br>Average of 72.83<br>5 fifties<br>Strike-rate of 126.67<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1059130811042144256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
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That is quite a run to be honest. Most important FACT is that Pakistan has won most of these games when he scored runs.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

By age 30 he will become Miandad.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

Babar you legend. Where are all the naysayers

See post #26.

 

[Justcrazy]

Congrats to him

lets see how long does he take to get to 2000 runs .

 

[Hasan123]

Great going by Babar. Developing well in T20s.

 

[Abdullah Rabbani]

Congratulations Babar Azam For Fastest To 1000 T20i Runs.

People Are So Ridiculous For Criticism You Need To Praise Him Much More Than Any Other Because Playing In Neutral Or Away Venue Where You Not Play Domestic Games And Make Runs Break Record's Such A Great Achievement In Young Age Salute To Babar Azam.

Keep It Up High...

 

[Ab Fan]

He is a good T20 player but his Strike Rate needs improvement.

With an average of 50+, you can't have a Strike Rate under 125 in 20-20 format.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

He is a good T20 player but his Strike Rate needs improvement.

With an average of 50+, you can't have a Strike Rate under 125 in 20-20 format.

His strike rate is much better on Pakistani pitches.

 

[Ab Fan]

His strike rate is much better on Pakistani pitches.

No doubt he is a backbone of Pakistan batting currently and I am not criticising him here either, but I feel there is still room for improvement as far as his Strike Rate and hiting abilities are concerned.

If I remember, Rohit and Dhawan made batting look so easy when they went there to UAE during Asia Cup and batted at very high SR in ODI format of the game.

I will conclude on his SR on Pakistani pitches after good enough samples.

 

[Bilal7]

He is a good T20 player but his Strike Rate needs improvement.

With an average of 50+, you can't have a Strike Rate under 125 in 20-20 format.

Of course, he can. He's the accumulator and the backbone of the lineup. Every team needs at least two, even in T20s.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Congrats young man, impressive consistency.

 

[Thomaskutty]

Babar is good and on a roll. But sustaining this run of form in t20 is what is difficult. Many batsmen have been there and failed.

 

[Abdullah]

Mubarak. I want big runs in the test matches.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Good achievement, plays smartly at the top of the order. I would suggest he opens in the ODI format too.

 

[gazza619]

Good achievement, plays smartly at the top of the order. I would suggest he opens in the ODI format too.

I think Fakhar and Imam are doing fine as openers

 

[hadi123]

Good record but let's not dwell on this for too long. What's more important is if he can carry on winning games for Pakistan in the long term.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Another milestone achieved, another historic whitewash series win against a top-class side. Alhumdulillah, we're a force to reckon with.<br><br>This fastest to 1000 T20 runs is dedicated to all "differently able" people in Pakistan and across the world. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheRealHeroes?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheRealHeroes</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PakistanZindabad?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PakistanZindabad</a> <a href="https://t.co/BYcb3VsvHB">pic.twitter.com/BYcb3VsvHB</a></p>— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) <a href="https://twitter.com/babarazam258/status/1059414323657928710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Hitman]

Congrats, young man! BTW, I still believe Fakhar Zaman is the best LOI batsman in the Pak team. Babar plays a different role compared to Fakhar, and he has done well so far in his role. Needs to get serious and start performing in Tests soon.

 

[Chokli]

Sucks our players aren't allowed in the IPL.

He'd easily be bought for more than a million.

 

[Chokli]

I think Fakhar and Imam are doing fine as openers

Imam isn't the right fit.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Also in 2018, in the T20I format, Babar Azam became the fastest to 1000 runs, breaking Virat Kohli's record. He is also currently the number-one batsman in the ICC’s T20I Rankings <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/ypSh7BzN5V">pic.twitter.com/ypSh7BzN5V</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1079792219647815686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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