Pak vs Aus: Babar Azam Leapfrogs Virat Kohli, Becomes Fastest Asian To 4000 ODI Runs

As soon as Babar Azam scored his 15th run in the first ODI against Australia, he scored 4000 runs in ODI cricket and became the second batter in the world to score the quickest 4000 ODI runs.

Babar Azam & Virat Kohli, Pic Courtesy: Getty Images

New Delhi: The first match of the three-match ODI series between Pakistan and Australia is being played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. During this match, Pakistan cricket team skipper Babar Azam achieved an amazing feat. He became the first Asian batter to score the fastest 4000 runs in One Day International cricket.

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The star batter surpassed Virat Kohli in this elite list. Apart from this, Babar has become the fastest batter to score 4000 One Day International runs for Pakistan.

Fastest to 4,000 ODI Runs:

🇿🇦 81 inns - Hashim Amla
🇵🇰 𝟴𝟮 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝘀 - 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘇𝗮𝗺 👑
🏝️ 88 inns - Sir Viv Richards
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 91 inns - Joe Root
🇮🇳 92 inns - Virat Kohli

The King joins another elite club of players, #1 for a reason. #BabarAzam𓃵 #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/OcXdXqtS0x

— Team Babar Azam (@Team_BabarAzam) March 29, 2022

As soon as Babar scored his 15th run in the first ODI against Australia, he scored 4000 runs in One Day International cricket. He also became the second batter in the world to score the quickest 4000 runs in One Day International cricket. Babar Azam achieved this feat in his 82nd ODI innings.

South African opener Hashim Amla still holds the world record for scoring the fastest 4000 runs in One Day International cricket.

Babar Azam breaks record of ex-India skipper Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli was so far the fastest Asian batter to score 4000 ODI runs. He has attained this feat in 93 ODI innings.

Babar succeeded in achieving this feat by playing 9 ODI innings less than Virat.