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IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2023: Babar Azam Has a Chance To Break Virat Kohli’s Special Record In Pallekele

Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, is on the verge of surpassing India’s star batter Virat Kohli’s record. The most intriguing side of this is that on Saturday, September 2, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, India and Pakistan will play in their group-stage Asia Cup 2023 encounter, and Babar will have the chance to break the record while taking on Virat Kohli. Babar has a chance to break Virat Kohli’s record for the quickest to 2000 runs while captain in this game.

Babar Azam will surpass Virat Kohli’s record

While Kohli, the current record holder, achieved 2000 runs in 36 innings while serving as captain, Pakistan’s run machine has already amassed 1994 runs from 30 innings and just needs 6 runs against India in that match to break another record that Kohli had previously established. The Pakistani captain is no stranger to setting new records. When he hit his 19th ODI century against Nepal in Pakistan’s Asia Cup opener on Wednesday (30 August) in Multan, he broke another one of those records.

What is the record?

He now holds the record for reaching 19 tonnes in this format the quickest. He passed Hashim Amla, who had reached the milestone after 104 innings. In 102 innings, Babar made it there. In contrast, it took Kohli 124 innings to reach the same mark. Despite this, Kohli has been reliable for a long time and can boast of having scored 76 international centuries, a milestone that Babar is very far from accomplishing. Similar to Kohli, Babar will need to overcome a number of obstacles to achieve the kind of legacy that Kohli has already established for himself. These obstacles include maintaining fitness while playing in all formats and overcoming slumps in performance.

Also read: Ganguly Gives a Startling Prediction About The “First And Last World Cup” For Rohit Sharma As a Captain

IND vs PAK on September 2

At the Pallekele Stadium on September 2, India will play Pakistan in a thrilling cricket match. The two teams could face off three times in the Asia Cup 2023 if India and Pakistan both advance to the finals. The two sides are also set to face off in the Super Fours stage in Colombo on September 10.

Kavya Bhatt

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