(Last updated: Jan 2024) One of the finest batsmen in the world and the best batsman today for Pakistan is Babar Azam. His full name is Mohammad Babar Azam and he was born in Lahore on 15th October 1994. Babar Azam played all the 8 seasons of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Babar represented Pakistan’s under-15, under-19, and under-23 teams. With that, he is the former captain of the Pakistan cricket team in all formats. Moreover, Babar Azam is currently the no. 1 batsman in ODI and T20 internationals. While he is on the top 10 batsmen list as well of the test cricket.
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Babar Azam PSL Career
The 9th edition of the PSL is starting on the 17th of February. Without any doubt ‘Babar Azam‘ is one of the top players every cricket lover loves to watch.
Here you will get a brief player profile of Babar Azam in the Pakistan Super League. We will keep you up to date about Babar Azam’s PSL career.
Babar Azam PSL Teams
- Islamabad United (2016)
- Karachi Kings (2017-2022)
- Peshawar Zalmi (2023-Present)
Babar Azam started his PSL career in 2016 from Islamabad United. The following year, Babar was picked by Karachi Kings. Later in 2023, Peshawar Zalmi picked Babar Azam and made him captain of the team. In PSL 2024, Babar will be seen captaining Peshawar Zalmi
Babar Azam’s Batting Stats in PSL
Babar Azam holds the record for most runs by a player in Pakistan Super League. In his 79Â matches, he scored 2935 runs. It is the highest number of runs scored by a single player in PSL.
Until the last edition of the PSL in 2023, Babar has played 79 matches with an extraordinary batting average of 43.80. He is on the list of those batsmen who have the highest batting average in the PSL.
The strike rate is crucial especially when it comes to T20 matches. The strike rate of Babar Azam is 124.84Â in PSL.
Babar Azam holds the record for the most fifties by a player in the entire PSL tournament. So far, Babar has scored 28 fifties in his 79 matches. Surprisingly he has scored more fifties than the most senior batsman of the PSL Shoaib Malik.
Babar Azam played fewer matches than Malik and was way ahead of him in performance. These stats show how good Babar Azam is when it comes to the t20 cricket format.
Babar Azam scored his highest runs of PSL against Quetta Gladiators in PSL 2023. He scored 115 runs on 65 balls with 15 fours and 3 sixes.
Since he made only 1 century in the entire PSL, so Babar Azam’s highest runs in PSL is 115 runs on 65 balls against Quetta Gladiators. He was playing from Peshawar Zalmi and he made a century in PSL 2023. He remains not out in 8 innings while Babar Azam got out on a duck (zero runs) for 6 times.
Babar Azam Player Porfile for PSL
| PSL Span | Matches | Inn | Runs | Sr. | Hs | Avg | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 2016-2023 | 79 | 77 | 2935 | 124.84 | 115 | 43.80 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 323 | 46 |
Babar Azam in PSL 9 (2024)
PSL 9 is going to start on the 17th of February. Fans are eager to watch their favorite stars in action. No doubt, Babar Azam is one of the most stylish players people want to see.
He will represent Peshawar Zalmi in the 9th edition of the Pakistan Super League. Babar Azam is the number one batsman in t20 cricket. He is the most loved person not only in Pakistan but in entire cricket-loving nations.
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