The provocative Babar Azam is on course to break Imran Khan’s record of 22 test centuries before his career ended last year. Azam, Pakistan’s star batsman, is now just two more scores away from achieving a major milestone as he prepares for the test series against the West Indies. With recent displays of consistency and the two-match Test series set to conclude Pakistan’s ICC World Test Championship cycle, he is on course to surpass the all-time great Pakistani cricketer.
This Friday, the first Test of the series starts, and Azam will have an excellent chance to overcome Imran Khan and become the new record holder. Pakistan has had several great captains, and Imran is still one of the greatest and an all-rounder player. He occupies the fifth position of highest run scorer for Pakistan against West Indies with a total of 1977 runs.
Babar Azam has scored 1676 runs against West Indies as he plays up in the order. He needs 301 runs more to surpass Imran Khan. If Azam can amass at least 302 runs throughout the series, he will see himself among the top five highest run-getters for Pakistan against the Caribbeans. That would mark a historic achievement in Pakistani cricket and prove Azam as Pakistan’s best modern cricketer.
Apart from the runs record, Azam has another record that he could achieve. At the moment, Babar and Imran are tied at 11 half-centuries against the West Indies. If Babar scores one more fifty in the series, he will also outdo the 1992 World Cup-winning captain on this front. Especially targeting Azam, the fans anticipate seeing him break both records in this series, given his recent performance.
It has often been criticized that Babar Azam struggled in the last home Test series, but he showed how it is done with the bat during the ODI series against South Africa. He led with 193 runs, including three half-centuries at an average of 48.25 for Pakistan. His performance during the crunch was one of the best captaincy and batting performances that could have been seen.
The coming series is essential for both Babar’s personal achievements and Pakistan’s World Test Championship venture. Since this is the last series of the ongoing WTC cycle, Pakistan needs to put its best foot forward for the captain, Shan Masood. Azam’s contributions with the bat will be key for the hosts to secure their second consecutive home series win after earlier success against England.
Soon, Babar Azam will achieve this feat, which shows that he has put the poor form under his captaincy behind him. He would be willing to show more consistency and the capacity to deliver under varying conditions than Imran Khan did during his prime. The two-match test series against the West Indies has given Azam another chance of making history. The Pakistani fans wait keenly to see if their skipper could lead by example and script this historic record in Pakistan cricket history. For more fearless sports coverage, visit Stadium Rant.
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