‘Babar Azam’ beats ‘Virat Kohli’s’ Record at a Very Young Age!!

The 25-year-old Babar Azam broke the record of 30-year-old Virat Kohli within a short span of time in his cricketing career. Babar Azam scored his 11th century against Sri Lanka in Karachi on Monday (September 30).

By scoring 11 hundreds in just 71 innings, Pakistan batsman Babar Azam became the 3rd fastest ODI player to get 11 centuries, thus beating Indian captain Virat Kohli.  Virat Kohli scored 11 ODI centuries in 82 innings.

South African batsman Hashim Amla remains at the top of the table by scoring 11 ODI centuries in just 64 innings while his teammate Quinton de Kock achieved the feat in 65 innings.

Rewind - Earlier, Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur compared Babar Azam with Virat Kohli and later predicted that Babar would become one among the top 5 batsmen in the world very soon. The 24-year-old Babar Azam also ruled the Pakistan cricket by scoring 1000 quick runs in a calendar year in just 19 innings.