Babar Azam scores run at will. He’s easy on the eyes and fits in all formats of the game.
Babar, who turns 25 on Tuesday, smashed yet another T20 century this year, entering into the list of elite cricketers, including Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle.
Playing for Central Punjab, Babar hammered 102* against Sindh in the National T20 Cup on Sunday. It’s his third century of the year and the record for the most number of T20 centuries belongs jointly to Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle, who have hit 4 centuries in a year.
Babar’s all three tons have come this year from 35 innings. His centuries breakdown is as follows:
- Pakistan vs. Leicestershire — 101
- Somerset vs. Hampshire — 101*
- Central Punjab vs. Sindh — 102*
Here are all the players who have scored the most number of centuries in T20 in a calendar year:
| Player | Year | Innings | Centuries |
| Virat Kohli | 2016 | 29 | 4 |
| Chris Gayle | 2015 | 31 | |
| Michael Clinger | 2011 | 22 | 3 |
| Chris Gayle | 2013 | 33 | |
| David Warner | 2011 | 33 | |
| Babar Azam | 2019 | 35 | |
| Chris Gayle | 2015 | 36 | |
| Chris Gayle | 2012 | 38 | |
| Aaron Finch | 2018 | 38 |
Do you think Babar Azam can break Virat Kohli’s record of 4 centuries? Let us know in the comments section.
Breaking the record requires 2 centuries. Equalling it requires 1. One should admire Michael Clinger, all he required was 22 innings.
Within 2-3 years of playing for Pakistan, Babar Azam established himself as one of the most important members of the squad and is seen as a potential Pakistan skipper in future.
With an ODI strike rate, even I can hit 100’s .
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