Records are meant to be broken. However, when a young batsman breaks record after record in quick succession, people bite their fingers in awe. The situation heightened when Babar Azam reached a new milestone. The youngster keeps adding new records to his name every once in a while. So, what’s new about this Pakistani batting sensation?

Babar Azam Breaks Yousuf’s Record of Scoring Most Runs for Pakistan in 1 Year

Everyone remembers Mohammed Yousuf, the former Pakistani batsman. He has earned respect from all corners of the world for his straight batting style. During his career, Yousuf made several records – the most prominent being the highest runs in a year. However, no records are permanent. They get broken at some point in time by someone.

It was an exciting moment when an existing record was broken by a potential Maestro of the same team! Babar Azam has played consistently in the last 2 years and has broken various records. In a match against New Zealand, Babar broke Yousuf’s record for most runs in a calendar year.

Mohammed Yousuf scored 2,435 runs in 33 matches in 2006. 16 years later, Babar Azam broke this record by piling 2,477 runs in 44 matches. Babar achieved the feat when he reached 54 not out by the end of the first session against New Zealand. This half-century also adds a new record for most scores of 50 plus in 1 year. It was Babar Azam’s 25th 50-plus score surpassing Ponting’s record of 24 50-plus scores in 2005.

Babar Azam amassed 1,170 runs in 16 test matches including 4 centuries and 7 fifties. The batsman also had tremendous form in the ODI matches this year. He made 679 runs in 9 innings with an average of 84.8. The captain scored 50 or more in 8 of the 9 ODI  matches he played this year. Along with this, Babar made 735 runs at an average of 31.95 in T20 matches in 2022.

What Makes Babar Azam Stats and Feat So Special?

When Ricky Ponting and Mohammed Yousuf reached the milestone, they were supported by other players. Other batsmen also performed well during their era and they had to handle less pressure. The situation is quite different in the case of Babar Azam. He has to lead the batting side from the front.

There have been many matches when the team’s batting collapsed and Babar revived the innings with his tremendous knocks. Though Babar had to endure the burden of making runs with a weaker batting side compared to that of Mohammad Yousuf and Ricky Ponting, he managed to break the records. This is why experts believe that the batsman is set to break many records.

Closing Thoughts

Babar Azam news is the talking point of discussion among fans across the world. The batsman keeps reaching new milestones, breaking the records of yesteryears one by one. Let’s see how many new records get shattered by Babar Azam over time.