RAWALPINDI (Kashmir English): Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam has equaled a record of former captain Misbah-ul-Haq.
On the first day of the Rawalpindi Test, Babar has equalled Misbah-ul-Haq’s record for the highest number of scores of 50 or more by a Pakistani captain in international cricket.
Both Babar Azam and Misbah-ul-Haq have recorded scores of 50 or more on 70 occasions each across all three formats while serving as Pakistan’s captain.
According to the statistics, Babar Azam has achieved 70 scores of 50 or more in 164 innings while leading Pakistan in 153 matches, whereas Misbah-ul-Haq reached this milestone over 189 innings across 151 matches.
In this list, former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq ranks third with 42 scores of 50 or more, followed by Imran Khan in fourth place with 38, and Javed Miandad in fifth with 34.
Babar Azam also has the chance to surpass Misbah-ul-Haq’s record for the most international runs scored by a Pakistani captain.
While leading Pakistan, Misbah-ul-Haq accumulated a total of 7,392 runs across all three formats, whereas Babar Azam has now reached 7,079 runs, closing in on that tally.
Babar Azam requires another 314 runs to claim this record for himself.
