Pakistan's star batter Babar Azam He achieved tremendous achievement in international cricket and joined the legendary Indian batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma On this elite list. This is a huge achievement for Babar, who is viewed as one of the best batsmen Pakistan has ever produced.
Babar achieved this feat during the first Test of series Between South Africa and Pakistan in Centurion. He came to bat at No. 3 instead of his usual No. 4 spot in Test cricket.
Babar Azam became the third player to achieve this achievement
During the match, Babar Azam completed 4000 runs in Test cricket. He achieved this feat in his first ball of the match. Babar came into bat after Pakistan captain Shan Masood fell.
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He got a nice reliever on the pads first which he comfortably flicked through square leg for four. It was a gift for the former Pakistan skipper and he took full advantage of it by putting the ball out of bounds.
Babar became the third player in the history of the game to score more than 4,000 runs in all formats – Tests, ODIs and T20Is. Indian Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the only two players to have achieved this feat before.
Babar Azam has already scored 4,223 runs in T20Is and nearly 6,000 runs in ODI cricket. After completing 4000 runs in Tests, he now joins the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the elite list.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are the other two players
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the first two players to score more than 4000 runs in all formats of the game. Both are still active players in Tests and ODIs but retired from the T20I format after the end of the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Kohli has scored over 9,000 runs in Tests and nearly 14,000 runs in ODIs. He finished with 4188 runs in T20Is at an average of 48.69. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma has nearly 11,000 runs in ODIs and has scored 4,289 runs in Tests. The Indian skipper finished as the highest run-scorer in T20Is at the time of his retirement with 4,231 runs to his name.
Babar Azam was dismissed cheaply
Meanwhile, Babar Azam may have achieved a massive feat, but it was not a great day for him with the bat. After hitting a boundary on his first ball, he was unable to add any more runs to his tally and was dismissed several balls later.
The 30-year-old was dismissed for just 4 off 11 balls after playing a loose shot wide of his body. Babar pushed a wide pass wide and got an outside edge. The ball went to Aiden Markram At the slip that took a sharp catch.
Babar was quite upset with his shot choice. It was an indecisive push from him because he was stuck in two minds. His wicket means his poor form continues in Test cricket. This was his comeback match after being ruled out of the home Test series against England.
