Star Pakistan batter Babar Azam has left behind names like Virat Kohli, David Warrior and Kane Williamson as became the fastest to get to 6000 ODI runs. In fact, he became the fastest Asian to achieve this special milestone in the PAK vs NZ final ODI match in Karachi.
Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first. Babar Azam came to open the batting with Fakhar Zaman. Babar scored 29 off 34 balls and in that brief innings overtook some heavyweight names to become the quickest to score 6000 ODI runs.
Babar has overshadowed names like Virat Kohli, David Warner and Kane Williamson to get to that milestone. Babar is now tied with Hashim Amla to get to 6000 ODI runs. Both got to the landmark in 123 innings.
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Babar Azam Scored 29 Off 34 Balls In Final ODI Against New Zealand
Meanwhile, Kohli took a 136 innings to get to 6000 runs. Williamson and Warner both took 139 innings each. Babar Azam, despite getting to that special landmark could not go beyond and play a long innings. He was eventually dismissed by Nathan Smith the Kiwi all-rounder.
Babar has been not scoring heavily off late. He had his problems in the Tri-Series as well where he was dismissed for low scores. Before scoring 29 off 34 balls in the final ODI, Babar scored 10 and 23 while opening the batting for Pakistan.
Babar last scored a century against Nepal in the ODI World Cup 2023. He is back to opening the batting since Saim Ayub was ruled out of the Tri-Nation series and the Champions Trophy. Babar's form is a big headache for the hosts heading into the Champions Trophy.
Meanwhile, ahead of the final ODI against New Zealand, Babar Azam spoke to the reporters and asked them to stop calling him "The King". The name was given to him by his fans but in the presser, he has clarified that he does not like to be called by that name.
"Please stop calling me King. I am not King, I am not there yet. There are new roles for me now. Whatever I have done before is in the past. Every match is a fresh challenge, and I must focus on the present and future," Babar told the reporters.
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