Babar Azam

Babar Azam in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Babar Azam
Born	(1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 30) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname	Bobby, Bobzy the King and Zimbabar [1]
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[2]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Top-order batsman
Relations	Kamran Akmal (cousin) Umar Akmal (cousin) Adnan Akmal (cousin)
International information
National side	Pakistan (2015–present)
Test debut (cap 222)	13 October 2016 v West Indies
Last Test	21 March 2022 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 203)	31 May 2015 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	2 April 2022 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	56
T20I debut (cap 70)	7 September 2016 v England
Last T20I	5 April 2022 v Australia
T20I shirt no.	56
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010/11–2013/14	Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd
2012/13–2014/15	Islamabad Leopards
2014/15	State Bank of Pakistan
2015/16–2017/18	Sui Southern Gas Corporation
2016	Islamabad United (squad no. 31)
2017–present	Karachi Kings (squad no. 56)
2017	Guyana Amazon Warriors (squad no. 56)
2017	Sylhet Sixers (squad no. 56)
2019–2020	Somerset (squad no. 56)
2019/20–present	Central Punjab (squad no. 56)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 49 107 104 85 Runs scored 3,772 5,380 3,485 5,784 Batting average 47.74 58.47 41.48 45.18 100s/50s 9/26 19/28 3/30 12/38 Top score 196 158 122 266 Balls bowled 90 – – 810 Wickets 2 – – 7 Bowling average 21.00 – – 66.4 5 wickets in innings 0 – – 0 10 wickets in match 0 – – 0 Best bowling 1/1 – – 1/1 Catches/stumpings 36/– 46/– 42/– 58/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 September 2023

Babar Azam (Urdu: محمد بابر اعظم‎; born 15 October 1994), is a Pakistani cricketer. He captains Pakistan in all formats.^[3][4] He is ranked as the number one batter in ODIs and fourth in T20Is and Tests as of 13 September 2023.^[5]

In May 2015, Babar received his call-up to the Pakistani ODI squad during a home series against Zimbabwe. He marked his ODI debut in the third ODI match on May 31st, showcasing his talent by scoring a solid fifty with 54 runs from 60 balls.^[6] This impressive start earned him a spot in both the Test and ODI squads for an upcoming series against Sri Lanka, although he didn't play in the Test matches. In the subsequent ODI series, he had a more modest performance, scoring 37 runs in the two matches he participated in. Babar's journey continued as he was included in the squad for the away ODI series against Zimbabwe in September 2015.

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Pakistan against England on 7 September 2016. He scored an unbeaten 15 runs off 11 balls. Pakistan won that match as well as series.^[7]

He made his Test debut for Pakistan against the West Indies in Dubai on 13 October 2016 and scored 69 runs in his first innings.^[8] He was the first player to score a fifty on his Test debut through a day/night Test.

In the Champions Trophy 2017, Azam scored 46 off 52 balls in the final match against India. Following an impressive Champions Trophy tour, the ICC sent the the World XI team to visit Pakistan for a series of three T20I matches. Azam stood out as the highest run-scorer in the series, amassing an impressive total of 179 runs.^[9] At the 2017 PCB awards, he was awarded Pakistan's ODI Player of the year.^[10][11]

Babar captains Karachi Kings in the PSL and captains Central Punjab in domestic cricket.^[12][13] In April 2021, he was the number one spot in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen.^[14][15] While in November 2021, he became the number one T20I batsman, a ranking he held in 2018.^[source?]

• Babar Azam from Cricbuzz

This short article about a sports person can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.