Babar Azam

Mohammad Babar Azam (Urdu, Punjabi: محمد بابر اعظم‎; pa; born 15 October 1994), is a Pakistani international cricketer and the former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. He is a right-handed top-order batter and he captains Peshawar Zalmi He Play For Rangpur Riders In BPL And For Colombo Strikers In LPL He Is Playing in the BBL For Sydney Sixers He Recently Played For Lahore Blues Lahore Whites [Central Punjab]] And Peshawar Cricket Team in the Pakistan S uper League.^[2] He Is Play For [[Rangpur Riders]]In BPL And For Colombo Striker

Babar Azam
بابر اعظم
SI(C)

Azam in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Babar Azam
Born	(1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 31) Walled City, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batter
Relations	Kamran Akmal (cousin) Umar Akmal (cousin) Adnan Akmal (cousin)
International information
National side	Pakistan (2013–present)
Test debut (cap 222)	13 October 2013 v West Indies
Last Test	15 October 2025 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 203)	31 May 2015 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	19 February 2025 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	56
T20I debut (cap 70)	7 September 2016 v England
Last T20I	13 December 2024 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.	56
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010/11–2013/14	Zarai Taraqiati Bank
2012/13–2014/15	Islamabad Leopards
2014/15	State Bank of Pakistan
2015/16–2017/18	Sui Southern Gas Corporation
2016	Islamabad United (squad no. 31)
2017–2022	Karachi Kings (squad no. 56)
2017	Guyana Amazon Warriors (squad no. 56)
2017	Sylhet Sixers (squad no. 56)
2019–2020	Somerset (squad no. 56)
2019/20–2023	Central Punjab (squad no. 56)
2023–present	Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 56)
2024	Rangpur Riders (squad no. 56)
2025-present	Sydney Sixers (squad no. 056)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 69 140 136 112 Runs scored 5,835 6,609 5,623 9,287 Batting average 49.77 58.50 45.83 52.19 100s/50s 13/41 21/39 4/46 23/67 Top score 204 158 124 304 Balls bowled 189 – – 816 Wickets 7 – – 13 Bowling average 21.00 – – 66.57 5 wickets in innings 0 – – 0 10 wickets in match 0 – – 0 Best bowling 1/1 – – 1/1 Catches/stumpings 43/– 51/– 52/– 69/–
Medal record Men's cricket Representing  Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022 Australia Team Champions Trophy 2017 England & Wales Team Asia Cup 2022 UAE Team
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 December 2024

Career

In May 2015, Babar received his call-up to the Pakistani ODI squad during a home series against Zimbabwe. He marked his ODI debut in the third ODI match on May 31st, showcasing his talent by scoring a solid fifty with 54 runs from 60 balls.^[3] This impressive start earned him a spot in both the Test and ODI squads for an upcoming series against Sri Lanka, although he didn't play in the Test matches. In the subsequent ODI series, he had a more modest performance, scoring 37 runs in the two matches he participated in. Babar's journey continued as he was included in the squad for the away ODI series against Zimbabwe in September 2015.

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Pakistan against England on 7 September 2016. He scored an unbeaten 15 runs off 11 balls. Pakistan won that match as well as series.^[4]

He made his Test debut for Pakistan against the West Indies in Dubai on 13 October 2016 and scored 69 runs in his first innings.^[5] He was the first player to score a fifty on his Test debut through a day/night Test.

In the Champions Trophy 2017, Azam scored 46 off 52 balls in the final match against India. Following an impressive Champions Trophy tour, the ICC sent the World XI team to visit Pakistan for a series of three T20I matches. Azam stood out as the highest run-scorer in the series, amassing an impressive total of 179 runs.^[6] At the 2017 PCB awards, he was awarded Pakistan's ODI Player of the year.^[7][8]

Babar captains Karachi Kings in the PSL and captains Central Punjab in domestic cricket.^[9][10] In April 2021, he was the number one spot in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen.^[11][12] While in November 2021, he became the number one T20I batsman, a ranking he held in 2018.^[source?]