Babar Azam becomes fastest batsman to 2,000 T20I runs; breaks Virat Kohli's record

Pakistan captain Babar Azam entered the record by becoming the fastest batsman to 2,000 men's T20I runs. Babar Azam got to the landmark in 52 T20I innings, thereby overtaking India's Virat Kohli.

The 26-year-old, Babar Azam bagged the record during Pakistan's deciding third and final T20 against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club.

He walked out to bat after the end of the fifth over of the innings when Luke Jongwe dismissed Sharjeel Khan for 18 runs. Babar Azam scored his 2000th run in the 13th over when he hit Ryan Burl for a four off the second delivery.

Fastest to 2,000 men's T20I runs:

• Babar Azam - 52 innings
• Virat Kohli - 56 innings
• Aaron Finch - 62 innings
• Brendon McCullum - 66 innings
• Martin Guptill - 68 innings

Babar had previously this month also overtaken Kohli to become the No.1 ranked ODI batsman in the world after the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League matches against South Africa.