Pakistan Captain Babar Azam Surpasses Sachin Tendulkar In An Elite ODI List

Pakistan Captain Babar Azam has surpassed India legend, Sachin Tendulkar, in an elite One-Day International (ODI) list. For more Cricket session tips for free and match guides from the experts, read here.

Babar recently scored 342 runs in Pakistan’s white-ball series against Australia, including 276 runs across three ODIs and 66 runs in the one-off T20I. The Pakistan limited-overs skipper scored two centuries in two ODIs, including in the decisive third game. He remained unbeaten on 105 and helped Pakistan win the series.

The 27-year-old Babar, who has played 86 ODIs for Pakistan since his debut in 2015, has now moved to No. 15 in the All-time ICC ODI Rankings for batsmen with 891 points. In the process, he pushed Tendulkar (887 points) to 16th place.

In the All-time ICC ODI Rankings list, West Indies icon Sir Vivian Richard is at the top, with 935 points, followed by Pakistan’s Zaheer Abbas (931), Australia’s Greg Chappell (921), England’s David Gower (919) and Australia’s Dean Jones (918). Former India captain Virat Kohli is sixth on the list with 911 rating points. Apart from Kohli and Tendulkar, only Rohit Sharma is in the top 20 of the list. The current Indian skipper is placed 18th with 885 points.

After Australia sealed the three-match Test series by winning the third Test in Lahore, Babar turned the tables around in the 50-over format. He led from the front to help the hosts win the ODI series.

Pakistan vs Australia: Babar Azam led from the front in ODI series

Babar achieved several other records with his century in the third ODI against Australia last week. It was the Pakistan batsman’s 16th century in the 50-over format and he reached the feat in 84 innings. He surpassed Hashim Amla’s record of achieving the milestone in 94 innings. Kohli and Australia’s David Warner are second (110 innings) on the list.

The hundred was also Babar’s fourth during a chase in ODIs as captain, which is the joint second-most in the world alongside former India captain Sourav Ganguly. The two stand second to only Kohli (13) among Asian captains in the ODIs.

World No. 1 ODI batsman, Babar, has been Pakistan’s most consistent white-ball batsman over the last few years. In 2019, the top-order batsman accumulated 1,092 runs in 20 innings at a fine average of 60.66. IN 2020, he played just three ODIs but still managed to score 221 runs. In 2021, he scored 405 runs in six innings. In 2022, he has already scored 276 runs in three innings.

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