Babar Azam Pakistan Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan captain Babar Azam recently scored a half-century in the second ODI against Afghanistan. Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 1 wicket in this match. Asia Cup 2023 will start just after this series. Babar Azam is fully prepared for this tournament. He has done wonders in the last 34 innings. For India, this is nothing less than an alarm bell.
This time India will face Pakistan in the Asia Cup on 2 September. Babar can perform explosively in this match. He has scored 9 centuries and 14 half-centuries in the last 34 ODI innings. Babar has played 10 ODIs so far this year. During this, he scored a century against New Zealand in May. He had played an innings of 107 runs. Scored two half-centuries against New Zealand in April. Two half-centuries were also scored in January. Scored centuries against Australia and West Indies last year.
Babar Azam has scored 4 centuries and 10 half-centuries in the ODI format since March 2022. Babar played a century in March 2022 against Australia in Lahore. He had scored 114 runs. After this, he scored 105 not out in April 2022 on the same ground. His consistency can increase India’s problems. Babar can become a big threat for other teams including India in the Asia Cup.
Significantly, Babar’s over all ODI record is also excellent. He has scored 5142 runs in 100 ODI innings. During this, he has scored 18 centuries and 27 half-centuries. Babar’s best ODI score has been 158 runs. He has hit 51 sixes and 464 fours in this format. Babar has also made an interesting record in his name. He has also become the highest run scorer in 100 innings.
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