LAHORE (Kashmir English): Peshawar Zalmi captain and national team batsman Babar Azam has become the fastest to score 12,000 runs in T20 cricket, surpassing West Indies’ aggressive batsman Chris Gayle.
According to details, Chris Gayle scored 12,000 runs in 345 innings of T20 cricket, which Babar Azam broke in 338 innings. The Pakistani star batsman achieved this milestone during a match against Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Other prominent batsmen in the world in this list include India’s Virat Kohli, who achieved this target in 360 innings, while Australia’s David Warner completed 12,000 runs in 368 innings. Babar Azam has now come to the top of the list.
It is also worth mentioning that Babar Azam is the second Pakistani player to score 12,000 runs in T20 cricket. Earlier, this honor was held by Shoaib Malik, who has scored a total of 13,571 runs in this format in his career.
Babar Azam’s consistent performance, technical skills, and ability to score runs in different conditions have made him one of the best T20 batsmen in the world.
His achievement is being considered a great honor not only for Peshawar Zalmi but also for Pakistan cricket, which will further strengthen the standard of Pakistani batting at the international level.
Naseem Shah Replaced in PSL 11
The RawalPindiz has announced a replacement of fast bowler Naseem Shah ahead of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11.
The franchise confirmed that Naseem Shah sustained a side injury during their match against the Karachi Kings. The team’s medical staff is closely monitoring his recovery, and they expect him to return at the tournament’s end when he completes rehabilitation and receives fitness approval.
The team has selected all-rounder Mubasir Khan to substitute for the right-arm fast bowler as a temporary measure. The team’s medical staff will determine if Naseem Shah can play in the tournament’s final rounds after they conduct another evaluation.
Mubasir played for Islamabad United during the seventh and eighth editions of the Pakistan Super League. He played 14 matches where he scored 49 runs and took two wickets.
RawalPindiz has added New Zealand fast bowler Ben Sears to their bowling roster because their two main pacers, Naseem Shah and Zaman Khan, have sustained injuries.
Sears was signed for Rs. 2.5 crore and will make his PSL debut. He has limited franchise experience because he played in Major League Cricket (MLC) for Washington Freedom. He has taken 31 wickets in 27 T20 Internationals and 10 wickets in four One Day Internationals for New Zealand.
Zaman Khan, who suffered a dislocation of the acromioclavicular (ACJ) joint in his right shoulder while fielding for Faisalabad against Peshawar in the National T20 Cup 2026, has been replaced by Jalat Khan.
The RawalPindiz team, which Mohammad Rizwan leads, will face the Quetta Gladiators in their next PSL match on April 10.
