Babar Azam becomes fastest to 2000 T20I runs, breaks Virat Kohli's record

Days after dethroning Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli from the top of the ICC ODI Rankings, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, on Sunday, April 25, became the fastest player to score 2,000 T20I runs.

The 26-year-old took just 54 matches (52 innings) to reach the landmark, thereby overtaking Kohli, who had reached the milestone in his 60th T20I (56th innings). Australia captain Aaron Finch sits third in the list after crossing the 2000-run mark in his 62nd match.

Babar Azam becomes the fastest batsman to 2000 T20I runs

He has taken only 52 innings to achieve the feat!#ZIMvPAK pic.twitter.com/cJT2HkYScg

— ICC (@ICC) April 25, 2021

Babar, who is leading Pakistan in Zimbabwe at the moment, needed just 17 runs in the 3rd T20I to reach the 2000 runs mark. He went on to score a 46-ball 52.

Babar Azam T20I runs against all teams:

The Pakistan captain has scored most of his T20I runs against South Africa. In 10 innings against the Proteas, the 26-year-old has accumulated 410 runs at an average of 41.00. His only century in the shortest format has come against South Africa.

Next on the list are West Indies, against whom he has scored 403 runs in 10 innings, albeit at a better average of 57.57. Babar also has a superior record against Australia, an opponent against whom he has scored 278 runs in three innings at an excellent average of 69.50.

Here’s how he has fared against each team in T20I format:

Featured photo: AFP / Jekesai Njikizana