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Babar Azam becomes the fastest batsman to score 7000 in T20, A record-breaking stat

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Captain of Pakistan cricket team honored with another achievement; he becomes the fastest batsman to score the highest overtaking Chris Gayle and Kohli.

The Pakistani cricket team always has that one person who lifts the game and makes Pakistan proud. But this time, Babar Azam’s record-breaking performances from the start of 2021 generating a remarkable image of Pakistani cricket in front of the whole world.

In April, Babar Azam became the fastest cricket player to score 2000 runs in Twenty20 international format. He achieved this milestone in just 52 innings. Now surpassed the record of 7000 scores in a national T20 cup match, during matches between Central Punjab and Southern Punjab in Rawalpindi stadium. He achieved this milestone while playing 187th innings.

Previously west indies batsman Chris Gayle held this record of scoring 7000, consuming 192 innings in T20. Babar needed three innings more to break this record when he reached 6000 runs at the start of this year. He surpassed other flamboyant players of the cricket world through this record, including Indian skipper Virat Kohli, Australian captain Aaron Finch, and David Warner.