Babar Azam became the fourth player in 2022 and the first Pakistani in six years to reach 1,000 Test runs in a calendar year during the third Test against England in Karachi.
When he reached 45 in an innings that ended on 54, he became Pakistan’s sixth batter to score 1,000 runs in a calendar year.
Innings: 15
— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) December 19, 2022
Runs: 1009
H/S: 196
SR: 67.26
Average: 54.42
Fifties/Hundreds: 7/3
Babar Azam, only sixth to hit 1000 Test runs in a calendar year! 👑#PAKvENG #BabarAzam pic.twitter.com/c2IQn7Ibh7
Despite Babar’s outstanding performance. Pakistan is on the verge of a first-ever 3-0 series whitewash on home soil.
Babar will have one more game to add to his 1,009 in eight Tests when Pakistan plays New Zealand next week.
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