Babar Azam has been one of the most sensational batsmen of the modern era, making him the key player for the Pakistani Team. Even under his captaincy, he continues to make records, most recently by defeating Pakistan's greatest rival, India as a captain in the Super 4s stage of this year's Asia Cup 2022.
Not only this Babar Azam has also gained the title of the first-ever Pakistani captain to achieve two massive wins against India in international T20 tournaments.
Massive Win Against India
Pakistan Rising Stars created history in the last year's T20 World Cup as they got their first-ever win against India in World Cup history. They also got their second massive win against India in under a year in the Super 4s stage of the Asia Cup 2022.
Babar Azam, in his first-ever World Cup tournament as captain, took the young Pakistani side to the semi-final stage. Furthermore, he also proved to be a successful captain in the history of Pakistan. When he was selected as the captain of Pakistan, there was a great debate among cricket fans that Babar Azam would not be able to perform at his best due to the role of captaincy.
Baber Leading the Green Side
After facing great setbacks in captaincy, Baber Azam made this possible for the Pakistani team to witness some great wins. After becoming captain he made five successive wins in the Super 12 group stage in the T20 World Cup 2021. The Men In Green later defeated the men In Yellow for the first time in an ODI series since 2002 under the captaincy of Babar. Here are some of the achievements of Babar as a captain:
He made the record for the fastest captain to achieve 1000 ODI runs in 13 innings.
He has the highest runs for a captain to score in the fourth innings of a test match.
He is the first Pakistani captain to complete 1000 runs in all formats and the Pakistani captain with the highest score in ODIs.
He's the first Pakistani captain to score a century in all formats.
He has gained some other awards for his stunning performances as well.
Is Baber Azam the Best Captain for Pakistan?
After the performance of Green Shirts under his captaincy, this is just the beginning of his career as the captain of the Pakistan cricket team. The way he reached this height at the very young age of 27, there's more to come for the very talented cricketer of Pakistan. Being popular and well-liked among young cricket fans, he became an inspiration for all the passionate people thinking of pursuing cricket as their career.
Baber showing Sportsmen Spirit
At times, Baber helps boost the confidence of his team and also other players of the opponent team. The tactics of our Pakistani captain, when playing are definitely worth the praise. Babar Azam is undoubtedly a player nobody dares to underestimate. Sportsmen like him are unpredictable and can go on to show insane talent on the field. Babar is not only well-known in Pakistan, but true cricket fans across the globe also look up to him. Considering his current state we should encourage him to do better and not criticize him for his recent performances in the Asia cup 2022. How did he become one of the greatest batsmen in the world? Let us look at the brief history of Babar Azam's passion for cricket.
A Young Talent - Baber Azam
At the start of his career, he strived to accomplish his dream of becoming the best cricketer in the world. He struggled a lot before starting his career as a cricketer as people had higher expectations from the first cousin of the Akmal brothers, but with great enthusiasm, he has proven to be one of the best in the world.
Baber Azam’s Debut
To begin from the debut of Babar Azam in 2015 against Zimbabwe on his home ground in Lahore, where he also scored his first international fifty in this match. Since he hasn't disappointed us once. But there came a period where “The King” struggled to perform consistently, however under pressure Baber Azam is one of the key players in any match. He made several records and established his infamous “Cover Drive” as one of the best of all time.
Although this year was going pretty well for him until he hit a dead end in this year's Asia cup 2022. Due to his scoring no more than 34 in an innings, this still didn't stop Pakistan Team from getting into the finals. Nevertheless, this was the first ever Asia Cup for Babar Azam as a captain. He has done wonderfully since the start of his career, and we hope to see our beloved captain Babar return to his best form again.
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