Babar Azam reached the milestone in 245 innings.
PSL 2023: Babar Azam becomes fastest cricketer to score 9,000 runs in T20 cricket. During the first Eliminator of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) between Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United, Babar Azam achieved another milestone in his career as he became the fastest cricketer to score 9000 runs in T20 cricket.
The Zalmi skipper, who is playing at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore today, successfully completed 9,000 runs in 245 innings.
The record of scoring the fastest 9,000 runs was previously held by West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle, who completed the same number of runs in 249 innings.
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India’s Virat Kohli scored 9,000 runs in 271 innings, while Australia’s David Warner scored the same number of runs in 273 innings.
Mohammad Babar, is a Pakistani international cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in all formats. Regarded as one of the finest batters in contemporary world cricket, he is the only cricketer in the world to be in the top five rankings across all formats. He is ranked as the number one batter in ODIs and number three in Tests and T20Is.
A right-handed top-order batter, he plays for and captains Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL and Central Punjab in domestic cricket of Pakistan. With 40 wins, he is one of the most successful T20I captains of all time.
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