Babar Azam becomes joint-fastest player in ODI history to score 1000 runs

The youngster joins Richards, KP, Trott and de Kock in an exclusive club (AFP)

Sir Viv Richards (West Indies), Kevin Pietersen (England), Jonathan Trott (England), Quinton de Kock (South Africa) took 21 innings to achieve this mark.

Azam moved to 1,000 career runs when he reached 47 not out against Australia in Perth on Thursday, the 21st innings of his career. (cricket Australia Twitter)

The 22-year-old entered the series needing 114 runs in the first two matches to reach 1,000 runs in 20 innings and break the record that was first set by Richards way back in 1980.(AFP)

Pakistan's Babar Azam has become the joint-fastest player in history to score 1,000 career runs in one-day international cricket, equalling a record that was first set 37 years ago. (Cricket Australia Twitter)