Babar Azam
Pakistani cricketer
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| 2024 | Scored 569 runs in eleven matches of the Pakistan Super League with an average of 56.90. |
| October 13 2024 | Became the fastest Asian batter to reach 11,000 runs in international cricket. |
| October 1 2024 | Resigned from white-ball captaincy for the second time, citing workload and desire to focus on batting. |
| August 2024 | Babar Azam played in the Bahria Town Champions Cup organized by PCB and joined the ABL Stallions team. |
| June 2024 | Became the most prolific run-scorer of all time in T20 internationals during a match against the United States in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup group stage. |
| May 2024 | Named captain of Pakistan's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. |
| March 31 2024 | Reappointed as Pakistan's limited overs captain. |
| 2023 | Traded from Karachi Kings to Peshawar Zalmi, also announced as Peshawar's captain, replacing Wahab Riaz. |
| November 15 2023 | Resigned from captaincy in all formats following Pakistan's disappointing World Cup campaign. |
| May 5 2023 | Became the fastest batter in ODI cricket history to score 5,000 runs in 97 innings during the 4th ODI against New Zealand. In the same match, he scored his 18th ODI century and helped Pakistan become the number 1 ODI team after 33 years. |
| April 15 2023 | Scored his third T20I century (101 runs off 58 balls), becoming the first captain to score three centuries in T20Is and securing a 38-run victory over New Zealand. |
| April 14 2023 | Played his 100th T20I match in the first T20I against New Zealand, becoming the third Pakistani player to do so. |
| March 23 2023 | Babar Azam was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Pakistan's third highest civilian award, becoming the youngest cricketer at age 28 to receive this prestigious honor. |
| 2022 | Named as ICC Cricketer of the Year (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy), recognizing his outstanding performance across cricket formats. |
| 2022 | Selected for the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year, acknowledging his significant contributions in Test cricket. |
| 2022 | Received ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year award, highlighting his exceptional achievements in One Day International cricket. |
| December 26 2022 | Broke the 16-year-old record for most runs in a calendar year by a Pakistan batter, surpassing Mohammad Yousuf. Also became the highest run scorer in Test cricket for 2022, overtaking England's Joe Root. |
| March 2022 | Became the first Pakistani skipper to score an ODI century against Australia in the first ODI, and the fastest batter to score 15 ODI centuries in 83 innings. |
| March 2022 | In the second test match against Australia, scored 196 runs and broke the record for most runs by a captain in the fourth innings of a test. |
| March 2022 | Became the second fastest overall and fastest Asian to score 4,000 ODI runs in his 82nd inning during the first ODI against Australia. |
| March 2022 | Won the ICC Player of the Month award for March 2022, recognizing his outstanding individual performance during that month. |
| 2021 | Scored 554 runs with an average of 69.25, breaking his own record for most runs in a single PSL edition. |
| 2021 | Appointed captain of the ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year, demonstrating his leadership and skill in T20 international cricket. |
| 2021 | Awarded PCB's ODI Cricketer of the Year, highlighting his consistent and exceptional performance in One Day International format. |
| 2021 | Named ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year, highlighting his exceptional achievements in One Day International cricket. |
| December 2021 | Named as the captain of Karachi Kings following the players' draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League. |
| October 2021 | In the 2021–22 National T20 Cup, Babar became the fastest batsman to score 7,000 runs in T20 cricket, achieving this milestone in 187 innings. |
| September 2021 | Named captain of Pakistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, during which he regained the number one T20I batsman ranking and broke records for most fifties (4) and runs (303) in a T20 World Cup edition. |
| April 2021 | Babar Azam became the No. 1 ranked ODI batsman with 865 points, ending Virat Kohli's 1258-day reign at the top of the ODI batting rankings. |
| April 2021 | Won the ICC Player of the Month award for April 2021, recognizing his outstanding performance in international cricket. |
| April 2021 | During a match against South Africa, Babar Azam scored his 13th ODI century in his 76th innings, becoming the fastest batsman to reach this milestone and surpassing Hashim Amla's previous record of 83 innings. |
| April 25 2021 | Became the fastest batsman to score 2,000 runs in T20Is, achieving this milestone in his 52nd innings during a match against Zimbabwe. |
| April 14 2021 | Scored his maiden T20I century (122) against South Africa at Centurion Stadium, sharing a record 197-run partnership with Mohammad Rizwan. |
| 2020 | Appointed as vice-captain of Karachi Kings. Became the leading run-scorer in Pakistan Super League with 473 runs at an average of 59.12. Led his team to PSL final victory and won Man of the Match in Qualifier and Final matches. Also named Player of the Tournament. |
| 2020 | Became the highest run scorer in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) with 473 runs. |
| 2020 | Named ARY News Person of the Year, highlighting his significant impact and achievements in the year. |
| November 10 2020 | Appointed captain of Pakistan's Test side, ahead of tour to New Zealand. Subsequently ruled out due to thumb injury. |
| October 12 2020 | During a match against Balochistan, Babar became the fastest batsman to score 1,000 runs in National T20 Cup history in just 27 innings. |
| September 16 2020 | Scored a career-best 114 not out against Glamorgan, becoming the third fastest in the world and fastest Asian to complete 5,000 runs in T20s. This was also the first century hit by a batsman in a T20 game at Sophia Gardens. |
| September 8 2020 | Slipped to number two position in T20I batsmen ranking after leading for 22 months. |
| August 2020 | Somerset confirmed his participation in the T20 Blast season. |
| June 2020 | Named T20I captain for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| May 2020 | Appointed as ODI captain. |
| January 2020 | Captained Pakistan for the first time at home during the T20I series against Bangladesh, winning the series 2-0 and receiving Player of the series award. |
| January 2020 | Named in ICC World ODI XI for the second time. |
| 2019 | Became the first Pakistani cricketer to score three centuries and more than 1,500 runs in Twenty20 cricket in a calendar year, achieving this milestone in the first match of the National T20 Cup. |
| 2019 | Babar Azam was named in the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year, recognizing his outstanding performance in One Day International cricket during that year. |
| December 2019 | Scored an unbeaten century in his first Test innings on home soil during the Test series against Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. |
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