Pakistan captain Babar Azam smashed Mohammad Yousuf’s 16-year-old report for essentially the most runs scored by a Pakistani batter in a calendar yr throughout the first Test match towards New Zealand in Karachi on Monday.
Babar has racked up 2584 runs in 44 innings throughout all codecs to this point this yr, surpassing Yousuf’s whole of 2435 runs in 33 innings scored in 2006.
In red-ball cricket, the right-handed batter amassed 1170 runs in 16 innings, together with 4 a whole bunch and 7 fifties. Babar was additionally in super type within the restricted overs this yr, scoring 679 runs in 9 matches at an astonishing common of 84.87. Babar has scored 50 or extra in eight of the 9 ODIs he has performed this yr.
He additionally accrued 735 runs at a wholesome common of 31.95 whereas putting at 123.32 in T20Is in 2022.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting holds the report for essentially the most runs in a calendar yr throughout all codecs. In 2005, he scored 2833 runs in 46 innings. India batter Virat Kohli finds himself within the second place with 2818 runs in 46 innings in 2017.
Most runs by Pakistan participant in a calendar yr:
Rank | Player | Matches | Runs | Year |
1 | Babar Azam* | 44 | 2584 | 2022 |
2 | Mohammad Yousuf | 33 | 2435 | 2006 |
3 | Saeed Anwar | 43 | 2296 | 1996 |
4 | Mohammad Yousuf | 41 | 2226 | 2002 |
5 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 46 | 2164 | 2000 |
*Table up to date after the Day 1, Stumps of 1st Test performed between Pakistan and New Zealand in National Stadium in Karachi on Monday.
Most runs in a calendar yr throughout codecs:
Rank | Player | Matches | Runs | Year |
1 | Ricky Ponting | 46 | 2833 | 2005 |
2 | Virat Kohli | 46 | 2818 | 2017 |
3 | Kumar Sangakkara | 47 | 2813 | 2014 |
4 | Virat Kohli | 37 | 2735 | 2018 |
5 | Kane Williamson | 39 | 2692 | 2015 |