Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam has broken Virat Kohli’s record for the most days as the world number one batter on the ICC T20I Rankings. Kohli held the position for 1,013 days, but now Babar has surpassed that number. Fans should note that it is the cumulative number of days at the top and not the consecutive days.
Kohli does not play T20I cricket regularly in the bio-bubble era. He took rest during the home series against the South African cricket team and the away series against the Ireland cricket team. Since he does not play the bilateral T20Is regularly, it is natural that he is not the world number one batter right now.
Babar Azam has regularly played T20I matches for the Pakistan cricket team. He has led the team from the front and helped them win many games in the recent past. Thanks to his consistent performances, Babar has secured the world number one position. A journalist shared a tweet recently to share this news on Twitter.
🇵🇰👏 Babar Azam has beaten the record of Virat Kohli to stay at number one ranking of T20 batters for longest period of time ie 1013 days. Babar Azam is not leaving any moment to break the records of Virat Kohli.
— Arfa Feroz Zake (@ArfaSays_) June 29, 2022
Virat Kohli and Babar Azam will go head-to-head later this year
Fans got to witness a T20 battle between the teams of Virat Kohli and Babar Azam last year in the UAE during the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. This year, India and Pakistan will play a minimum of two matches. They are scheduled to meet in the group stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Down Under.
They will also meet during the Asia Cup, which will happen in the T20 format later this year. It will be exciting to see who wins the battle this time around.
