T20 World Cup 2024: Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam surpassed Virat Kohli and became The highest run-getter batter in T20I. Babar became the first Pakistani Cricketer to reach 4000 runs in T20I cricket history, and the second after India’s Virat Kohli.
Babar accomplished this milestone during the T20 World Cup 2024 against USA. Babar Azam opened the innings with Mohammad Rizwan today, as Saim Ayub did not play. Babar scored 44 runs off 43 balls with three boundaries and two sixes.
Although Pakistan’s batters suffered considerably against the USA on Thursday, it was Babar’s knock that gave the side the minimum amount of stability at the crease. The 2024 T20 World Cup has been a new saga for Babar specifically, which saw him be renamed as the side’s white-ball captain ahead of the tournament.
The side did find some momentum in the middle overs, but they suffered yet another late blow after Babar’s knock came to an end in the 16th over.
Top 5 highest run-getters in T20Is:
1. Babar Azam- 4067 runs in 120 matches.
2. Virat Kohli- 4038 runs in 118 matches.
3. Rohit Sharma- 4026 runs in 152 matches.
4. Paul Stirling- 3591 runs in 143 matches.
5. Martin Guptil- 3531 runs 122 matches
