Babar Azam becomes the second fastest player to 3000 ODI runs

[Firebat]

Babar Azam becomes the second fastest player to 3000 ODI runs, only slower than Hashim Amla. Big things to come for Babar?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Babar Azam reaches the milestone of 3000 runs in ODIs:<br><br>Average of 51.72<br>Hundreds 9<br>Fifties 14<br>Innings 68<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NZvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NZvPAK</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1143915753135050752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Babar Azam 2nd fastest to 3000 ODI runs - only Hashim Amla did it in fewer innings <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NZvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NZvPAK</a> <a href="https://t.co/6DlT4izpBz">pic.twitter.com/6DlT4izpBz</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1143917467431055360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Hawkeye]

He's going to become one of Pakistan's greatest batters.

 

[shaz619]

Was wondering who the first was when this stat was mentioned live

 

[barah_admi]

Remarkable that Viv did it all those years ago, and just goest o show how good Amla has been.

Babar being sandwiched between those two names is a great sign.

 

[Hasan123]

Amazing achievement. Run machine.

 

[gazza619]

Babar hails his greatest innings after stunning century

They’ll be other centuries scored but it’ll take some knock to beat Babar Azam flawless match-winning score at Edgbaston.

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Babar Azam’s unbeaten 101 helps Pakistan to crucial six wicket win over unbeaten New Zealand
He’s eyeing place in the history books with 333 runs at the tournament
They’ll be other centuries scored but it’ll take some knock to beat Babar Azam flawless match-winning score at Edgbaston.

In a match Pakistan had no option but to win to keep alive their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup hopes, Babar continued his eye-catching form with an unbeaten 101 against New Zealand.

It was his tenth career ODI century, and Pakistan’s first World Cup 100 scored by a non-opening batsman since 1997.

And it was as cultured an innings as you could wish for, a series of aesthetically pleasing strokes puncturing the New Zealand field. Brilliant, brutal and, for Pakistan, incredibly timely.

No wonder he called it his best yet, as he fended off the threat of Trent Boult and Lockie Ferguson’s pace and Mitchell Santner's spin in sure-footed style.

“This is my best innings,” he said.

“The wicket was very difficult and turned a lot in the second half. The plan was to go through to the end and give my 100 per cent. When we started, the plan was to see out Ferguson but when Santner came on, the plan became not to give wickets to him and cover up later when the fast bowlers come on.

“We are confident we are taking match by match, and hopefully we will qualify. We are very focussed on this.”

Sachin Tendulkar famously scored 523 runs for India at the 1996 World Cup aged just 22.

It’s a record 24-year-old Babar, currently on 333 at this tournament, may well be eyeing, with two more group matches to come against Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

He is fifth on the list of all-time under-25 run scorers, level with Brian Lara’s contribution in 1992, and within touching distance of Ricky Ponting’s 354 in 1999 and AB de Villiers 372 in 2007.

Haris Sohail provided the back-up as Pakistan ended New Zealand’s unbeaten run with a six-wicket victory but Babar will rightly steal the headlines.

He was stuck on 99 when he slashed the ball through deep cover, sending the Pakistan crowd to new heights of crazy and embracing Haris, with whom he shared an ultimately decisive 126-run fourth wicket stand.

And captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, who’d earlier fired up his team with some sharp keeping, snaffling three of the Black Caps top five behind the stumps, paid tribute to his young batsman.

“Credit to Babar and Haris, the way they played on this pitch, it’s some of the finest batting I’ve ever seen,” he said.

“It was a great team effort, we bowled well but we knew 240 was not an easy target on this pitch.”

Much has been made of the neat symmetry behind Pakistan’s 2019 campaign and their successful run to the final in 1992, when Imran Khan led the ‘Cornered Tigers’ to a famous win in Australia.

Lost, won, washout, lost, lost, lost, won, they played New Zealand in their seventh game 27 years ago too and won that. And history duly repeated itself in Birmingham.

Their fans, who turned Edgbaston’s stands as green as the verdant outfield, are certainly starting to believe, with Pakistan now heading into their final matches brimming with confidence.

“We're not thinking about 1992, our focus is the next match,” said Sarfaraz. “We are very confident and hopefully we'll do well.

“The crowd is always behind the Pakistan team and we didn’t do well for them in some of our previous matches.”

 

[Rellu_Katta]

i am surprised that Kholi isnt even in the list. and yet he was fastest to 5k,8,11k or something.. tells u how the beast improved his game a little later in his career ... how i wish baber can go the kholi way rather than the amla way... all ingredients are there just need tht massive dedication and hard work

 

[member250]

i am surprised that Kholi isnt even in the list. and yet he was fastest to 5k,8,11k or something.. tells u how the beast improved his game a little later in his career ... how i wish baber can go the kholi way rather than the amla way... all ingredients are there just need tht massive dedication and hard work

So far from what I've noticed, Kohli is better hitter of the ball. Maybe because he's more fit and do weights while Babar still look like a kid.

Today was different because RRR presure was non-existent. To become great ODI player he will need to hit big when needed and not get out trying to do so as it happened in this WC.

 

[shaykh]

As for 4000 runs...Amla again with 81 innings

Kohli got to 3000 in 75 innings...and then to 4000 in 93...

Amla leads the list until 8000 when Kohli eventually pips him...

 

[Obaidd]

Some people have called him the most overhyped player EVER. Lol.

Been following his journey since 2011 when Babar and Sami Aslam had an almost equal hype.

 

[Obaidd]

Was wondering who the first was when this stat was mentioned live

Amla I think is fastest to 3,4,5,6 and 7000 runs.

 

[shaykh]

Amla was way ahead after 6000...Kohli just got better and better and Amla started his decline...

6000-8000

Kohli 136 innings to 175 innings......2000 runs in 39 innings
Amla 123 innings to 176 innings......2000 runs in 56 innings

 

[Leeon1994]

Babar Azam reached 1k, 2k and 3k milestones faster than Virat Kohli

 

[Rana]

Needs to stay grounded and carry on going. Emulating Virat Kohli is not the goal. Pakistan’s success is the actual goal

 

[Xoib]

Kohli turned in to run machine much later he was not even considered a prodigy when he started unlike babar. Rohit was suppose to be the star who would lead the Indian batting forward with Kohli being one of the support cast.

 

[Rana]

Kohli will most likely end up with 20-25k ODI runs and Babar will most likely end up with 11-14K runs

The harsh reality is that Pakistan do not play fixtures the way India do week in week out. Nor do they regularly play on sporting wickets hence we do not regularly produce prolific batsmen the way India does

 

[ipog]

Good find Babar for pak

 

[Akki malhotra]

Kohli will most likely end up with 20-25k ODI runs and Babar will most likely end up with 11-14K runs

The harsh reality is that Pakistan do not play fixtures the way India do week in week out. Nor do they regularly play on sporting wickets hence we do not regularly produce prolific batsmen the way India does

We can compare country wise average of batsman in that case.

 

[Khanusman1]

Kohli is a poor mans Babar

 

[Rellu_Katta]

Kholi went beast mode after his 100 odis, not that he was anything less initially , but after his 100 odiz and esp after that murder of SL bowling in hobart, he has just elevated to a diff level.. Babar has a head start, he has the skill, temparament so there is no reason he shldnt keep stepping over kholi but thats future, currently kholi is a beast.. an abs huge jinnn, super human... if babar can get ahead of him of every 1k runs, we should be pretty tough to beat in future...

 

[Rellu_Katta]

Also Pak needs more home games as well... this would give them that much needed confidence and also that higher runs for individuals.. again not saying kholi cannot perform overseas but he built his confidence on dead indian wickets before he went crazy on overseas ones .... this is probably one point babar doesnt have on his side

 

[AdamM97]

Kohli turned into a freak later in his career and Babar has to work extremely hard if he wants to emulate him.

 

[big_gamer007]

Kohli turned in to run machine much later he was not even considered a prodigy when he started unlike babar. Rohit was suppose to be the star who would lead the Indian batting forward with Kohli being one of the support cast.

Spot on. Maybe kids here don't understand this point.

 

[jiduguravindra]

Spot on. Maybe kids here don't understand this point.

Yup. Out of his 11k odi runs, he made 1k runs in just 11 innings.
That record is impossible to beat i think.

 

[Mobashir]

Most importantly Kohli is yet to play an half as good innings in his 3rd World Cup as Babar played yesterday.

 

[jiduguravindra]

Most importantly Kohli is yet to play an half as good innings in his 3rd World Cup as Babar played yesterday.

And that's the only good innings he played in his whole career until now and he never won any game on his own until yesterday.
I agree he is a good player but based on one innings how can u degrade a player like kohli.

 

[The_KING]

Babar will end up as Pakistan’s most prolific batsman in ODIs in terms of runs and centuries. I predict he will finish with 11k - 13k runs and 35 centuries at an average of 45+.

 

[aukhan]

By the time his career will end, he will become Pakistan's greatest batsmen ever. He will leave Miandad, YK, Inzi, Yousuf behind.

 

[Mobashir]

And that's the only good innings he played in his whole career until now and he never won any game on his own until yesterday.
I agree he is a good player but based on one innings how can u degrade a player like kohli.

You missred it; not my fault. I haven’t downgraded Kohli. I just stated a fact that shows how well Babar played yesterday.

Your awnser was full of hate, don’t know why! But Babar was already an exceptional batsman before this innings.

 

[BlueBeamer]

Yup. Out of his 11k odi runs, he made 1k runs in just 11 innings.
That record is impossible to beat i think.

That too overseas in SA and ENG series...This is one few modern records after Rohit's 264 that I think is really hard to beat.

 

[Madplayer]

And that's the only good innings he played in his whole career until now and he never won any game on his own until yesterday.
I agree he is a good player but based on one innings how can u degrade a player like kohli.

Who told you Babar didnt win any matches before that?

He won many matches while setting up the score.

 

[spiderreddy]

Most importantly Kohli is yet to play an half as good innings in his 3rd World Cup as Babar played yesterday.

based on what ?

 

[Mobashir]

based on what ?

My personal assertion of the innings I saw both play in world cups. If you disagree and you rate Kohli's hundred against Bangladesh in 2011 more or any other innings, you are free to do it.

 

[spiderreddy]

My personal assertion of the innings I saw both play in world cups. If you disagree and you rate Kohli's hundred against Bangladesh in 2011 more or any other innings, you are free to do it.

Right. We shouldn't consider 100s against minnows like Pak

 

[Ronaldo7]

Right. We shouldn't consider 100s against minnows like Pak

It was a good hundred but the pressure was not as much. We were performing badly even before that WC. We played yasir Shah out of all people.

 

[MP2011]

Most importantly Kohli is yet to play an half as good innings in his 3rd World Cup as Babar played yesterday.

A hyperbole, if ever there was any.

 

[Mobashir]

Right. We shouldn't consider 100s against minnows like Pak

That was a good innings but nothing special.

 

[Hitman]

That was a good innings but nothing special.

It came against our arch rivals in a World Cup. How many centuries or 90’s have Pakistani batsmen scored till now in a World Cup match against India? I can remember only 1, Saeed Anwar’s innings against us in the 2003 World Cup, even then it wasn’t a match winning one.

 

[Mobashir]

It came against our arch rivals in a World Cup. How many centuries or 90’s have Pakistani batsmen scored till now in a World Cup match against India? I can remember only 1, Saeed Anwar’s innings against us in the 2003 World Cup, even then it wasn’t a match winning one.

If you want to cheer his selfish hundred in that match it's fine for me.

Just that it doesn't match for Babar's innings against NZ. To play such a wonderful innings on a pitch like that one was just wow.

 

[Hitman]

If you want to cheer his selfish hundred in that match it's fine for me.

Just that it doesn't match for Babar's innings against NZ. To play such a wonderful innings on a pitch like that one was just wow.

It’s the final excuse of Pak fans. When can’t counter a point, call that effort selfish.

Babar was dropped at 38 in that innings by the wicket keeper, a simple catch. Some great innings.

Once again, how many match winning centuries or 90’s have Pakistani batsmen scored against India in World Cups?

 

[Abdullah]

And that's the only good innings he played in his whole career until now and he never won any game on his own until yesterday.
I agree he is a good player but based on one innings how can u degrade a player like kohli.

Let's not talk rubbish. He has scored 10 hundreds in 70 odd games ( very very good ratio- tendu was 1 in 9.5, Kohli 1 In 5.5) and Pak win 8 of them. So basically unless the bowlers have a total melt down ( think the 365 chase in Aus. ) Babar scores a hundred we win!! And he is capable of getting plenty more. He should absolutely be looking to get 50 odi hundreds, given what his role is in our team.

Onwards and upwards inshaAllah

 

[Boi]

It’s the final excuse of Pak fans. When can’t counter a point, call that effort selfish.

Babar was dropped at 38 in that innings by the wicket keeper, a simple catch. Some great innings.

Once again, how many match winning centuries or 90’s have Pakistani batsmen scored against India in World Cups?

err Kohli was dropped too in that 100 he made by Yasir Shah in the outfield.

 

[spiderreddy]

Wondering where would my fellow PPers rank Carlos Brathwaite's century against NewZealand in the same WC

 

[Ronaldo7]

Wondering where would my fellow PPers rank Carlos Brathwaite's century against NewZealand in the same WC

Well he didn't win the match so not won't rank it too high.

 

[saeed5646]

err Kohli was dropped too in that 100 he made by Yasir Shah in the outfield.

Not once by twise as far i remember

 

[cricketfanfirst]

Most importantly Kohli is yet to play an half as good innings in his 3rd World Cup as Babar played yesterday.

So, what is your yardstick to say that Kohli hasn't played half as good innings than Babar? So, Kohli's innings against Pak, Afghanistan (due to slow/low turning pitch where everyone struggled to score)/or against WI match were not half good but Babar's score against NZ chasing a moderate target was double the effort?

Babar played a superb innings no doubt about that and you can say better than any of Kohli's innings but saying not half good shows your immaturity and inherent bias.

Babar with his solid technique will play for long for Pakistan and will shatter many records, there is no doubt about that, but just degrading Kohli's performance to make Babar look greater is not right.

 

[DRsohail]

Wondering where would my fellow PPers rank Carlos Brathwaite's century against NewZealand in the same WC

was one of the best innings in WC history.

 

[spiderreddy]

Well he didn't win the match so not won't rank it too high.

Wonderful

 

[Ronaldo7]

Not once by twise as far i remember

Yeah.
Yasir dropped a rather difficult catch and akmal dropped an absolute dolly when kohli was on 70.

 

[Ronaldo7]

err Kohli was dropped too in that 100 he made by Yasir Shah in the outfield.

And by akmal when he was on 70.

 

[MP2011]

Wondering where would my fellow PPers rank Carlos Brathwaite's century against NewZealand in the same WC

And his team was chasing much higher score and was in much greater strife when he walked in!

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

A century chasing 240 is good but nothing extraordinary.

 

[Ronaldo7]

And his team was chasing much higher score and was in much greater strife when he walked in!

So he was in much less pressure. They weren't expected to chase down such a total after being so many down. He just kept on smacking and it just came off.
Babar was playing on a much more difficult pitch where santner looked like the second coming of warne!

 

[MP2011]

So, what is your yardstick to say that Kohli hasn't played half as good innings than Babar? So, Kohli's innings against Pak, Afghanistan (due to slow/low turning pitch where everyone struggled to score)/or against WI match were not half good but Babar's score against NZ chasing a moderate target was double the effort?

Babar played a superb innings no doubt about that and you can say better than any of Kohli's innings but saying not half good shows your immaturity and inherent bias.

Babar with his solid technique will play for long for Pakistan and will shatter many records, there is no doubt about that, but just degrading Kohli's performance to make Babar look greater is not right.

True. lol at Kohli hasn't played half as good an innings like that in WC. It's not bias, its plain lack of knowledge of world cricket beyond your own team. Lets not forget he was chasing a score of less than 240!

 

[MP2011]

So he was in much less pressure. They weren't expected to chase down such a total after being so many down. He just kept on smacking and it just came off.
Babar was playing on a much more difficult pitch where santner looked like the second coming of warne!

I salute your logic!

 

[Ronaldo7]

True. lol at Kohli hasn't played half as good an innings like that in WC. It's not bias, its plain lack of knowledge of world cricket beyond your own team. Lets not forget he was chasing a score of less than 240!

Kohli is a world class player no doubt but can you please tell me how many runs he made in 2011?
Can you also highlight his best knocks in a WC??

 

[MP2011]

Wonderful

So convenient, isn't it?

 

[Ronaldo7]

I salute your logic!

)
What do you even mean by "I salute your logic"?
How do you not even understand something so subtle?

 

[Ronaldo7]

So convenient, isn't it?

It's called logic. It was no doubt the best innings in a losing cause. But he lost the match. He couldn't carry them over the line.

 

[MP2011]

Kohli is a world class player no doubt but can you please tell me how many runs he made in 2011?
Can you also highlight his best knocks in a WC??

What has his scores in WC '11 got to do with Babar scoring ton in last game? If you want to say that at probably similar ages, Babar played a better innings than Kohli did in his first WC then yes, I agree with that!

However if scoring runs at lower age is the criteria to adjudge innings, then you'll have to admit that Tendulkar played many great innings even before turning 20 under far difficult circumstances and facing ATG bowlers!

 

[MP2011]

)
What do you even mean by "I salute your logic"?
How do you not even understand something so subtle?

This is the logic, I want to salute,

So he was in much less pressure. They weren't expected to chase down such a total after being so many down. He just kept on smacking and it just came off.
Babar was playing on a much more difficult pitch where santner looked like the second coming of warne!

 

[MP2011]

It's called logic. It was no doubt the best innings in a losing cause. But he lost the match. He couldn't carry them over the line.

So you don't rate Inzi's 122 against us at Karachi in '04?

I do rate that innings, massively!

 

[Ronaldo7]

What has his scores in WC '11 got to do with Babar scoring ton in last game? If you want to say that at probably similar ages, Babar played a better innings than Kohli did in his first WC then yes, I agree with that!

However if scoring runs at lower age is the criteria to adjudge innings, then you'll have to admit that Tendulkar played many great innings even before turning 20 under far difficult circumstances and facing ATG bowlers!

I'm talking about kohli's impact in WCs. When he mattered most of the time than not he's failed. 2011 WC final and 2015 WC semi being the main examples.

 

[MP2011]

I'm talking about kohli's impact in WCs. When he mattered most of the time than not he's failed. 2011 WC final and 2015 WC semi being the main examples.

So whenever he batted well, those games didn't matter. I get it now.

 

[Ronaldo7]

So you don't rate Inzi's 122 against us at Karachi in '04?

I do rate that innings, massively!

Did we win that match?
So no. I don't rate it. We were in a good position and inzi just threw it away

 

[Ronaldo7]

So whenever he batted well, those games didn't matter. I get it now.

How many 100s does kohli have in wcs?
2 or 3 I think ( 1 being vs bd 2011).

Rohit is a much bigger impact player than kohli.

 

[MP2011]

Did we win that match?
So no. I don't rate it. We were in a good position and inzi just threw it away

lol, keep doing that.

Most knowledgeable cricket experts whom I heard at that time were praising that innings like anything.

 

[MP2011]

How many 100s does kohli have in wcs?
2 or 3 I think ( 1 being vs bd 2011).

Rohit is a much bigger impact player than kohli.

So unless and until you make 100 in an innings, it doesn't matter. What Kohli did against Australia and Pakistan and yesterday, doesn't matter?

 

[Ronaldo7]

lol, keep doing that.

Most knowledgeable cricket experts whom I heard at that time were praising that innings like anything.

It's my opinion. Can't I even hold an opinion??

That innings doesn't deserve as much praise as it got. Inzi edged a nothing delivery.

 

[cricketfanfirst]

Babar Azam is a very player and has pretty good technique and will break many records in ODIs in future. He seems to be a very sensible guy who is not a loud mouth but a humble player.

The things he needs to improve whatever little I have seen of him are, his footwork against spinners, he seems reluctant to use his feet against spinners and the other thing is to up his tempo when he is set. Also, his placement needs improvement as well, the other day against NZ, he scored at least three well played pulls straight to the fielders, those were boundary balls, he cannot afford to miss those when chasing huge scores.

All in all, will become a truly great player for Pakistan in the coming years. His batting is good on eye too, with solid technique and has time to play against fast bowlers.

 

[Titan24]

3000 runs and with a century on a difficult wicket with the pressure of keeping the team alive in the World Cup.

He is just 24 so no point of in comparing him to greats 4-5 years older than him. When he will be at his peak others most probably wont even be playing cricket.

 

[MP2011]

It's my opinion. Can't I even hold an opinion??

That innings doesn't deserve as much praise as it got. Inzi edged a nothing delivery.

Never said you can't have opinion.

In my opinion, it was a very high quality innings which came chasing an improbable score under unimaginable pressure due to him being captain and also due to it being first game which was played in Pakistan against us in many years!

 

[spiderreddy]

So convenient, isn't it?

Their hero scores a century while chasing 240 and a few people start comparing him with Kohli. Thank god brathwaite is not Pakistani, else his innings would have been the greatest worldcup innings of all-time

 

[Ronaldo7]

Their hero scores a century while chasing 240 and a few people start comparing him with Kohli. Thank god brathwaite is not Pakistani, else his innings would have been the greatest worldcup innings of all-time

Are people this ignorant??

It was 240 on a difficult pitch in a virtual knockout match he scored 100. Hafeez got out when we were on 100, babar and haris stabilised it.

Talk about undermining someone's performance...

 

[spiderreddy]

Let's not talk rubbish. He has scored 10 hundreds in 70 odd games ( very very good ratio- tendu was 1 in 9.5, Kohli 1 In 5.5) and Pak win 8 of them. So basically unless the bowlers have a total melt down ( think the 365 chase in Aus. ) Babar scores a hundred we win!! And he is capable of getting plenty more. He should absolutely be looking to get 50 odi hundreds, given what his role is in our team.

Onwards and upwards inshaAllah

If longetivity and maintaining form and fitness is as simple as Math, Ahmed Shehzad would be having 16 ODI centuries by now

 

[MP2011]

Talk about undermining someone's performance...

lol, how ironic!

 

[Titan24]

Their hero scores a century while chasing 240 and a few people start comparing him with Kohli. Thank god brathwaite is not Pakistani, else his innings would have been the greatest worldcup innings of all-time

I havent seen anybody comparing him with Kohli, few posts have mentioned he has played a better knock than Kohli in this WC. This doesnt make Babar better than Kohli neither undermines Kohli’s achievements. So no point in getting defensive or touchy about it.

Kohli is the legend of the game and nobody can deny that.

 

[Ronaldo7]

lol, how ironic!

What?
When did I undermine anyone's innings?

As for braithwaite's innings, care to read what I wrote. I said it was a very good innings but as he couldn't take them over the line you can't rate it as one of the greats.

 

[MP2011]

What?
When did I undermine anyone's innings?

As for braithwaite's innings, care to read what I wrote. I said it was a very good innings but as he couldn't take them over the line you can't rate it as one of the greats.

So you don't remember what you write?

 

[Ronaldo7]

So you don't remember what you write?

"Won't rank It too high"

Nothing wrong with what i said