Babar Azam recently reached a landmark in his career when he crossed
In the recently concluded series against
South Africa (SA) he was the second highest scorer with a tally of 228 runs, his personal highest being 103.
In the past, he has also held the numero-uno position in T20Is rankings and the fifth spot in the Test rankings.
Speaking about his feat, the Lahore-born said that he feels privileged and honored to surpass Kohli and join the ranks of
Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad, and
Mohammad Yousuf, who had conquered the number one rank in ODIs for Pakistan.
“I feel privileged and honoured to have joined the company of stalwarts like Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad and Mohammad Yousuf, who will always be the shining stars of Pakistan cricket,” Azam said in an official Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) release.