From Chris Gayle to Virat Kohli, here's a look at the top five players fastest to 7000 runs in T20s. This list also includes Babar Azam, KL Rahul and Mohammed Rizwan.

Meet top 5 batters fastest to 7,000 runs in T20s

Putting aside those batting woes of a 90-run loss at the Brian Lara Stadium a few miles away, captain Babar and the recalled Shafique made the most of ideal batting conditions and pleasant weather, gathering runs in style in an unbroken third-wicket stand of 168.

WI vs PAK, 2nd Test: Shafique and skipper Babar lead fightback with unbroken 168-run stand on Day 2

From Chris Gayle to Babar Azam, here's a look at the top five batters fastest to score 5,000 runs in T20 cricket. Surprisingly, only one Indian is on the list.

Meet top 5 batters fastest to 5,000 T20 runs

From Mohammad Rizwan to Virat Kohli, here's a look at the top five batters fastest to 3000 runs in T20Is. This list also includes Babar Azam, Muhammad Waseem and Aaron Finch

Meet top 5 batters fastest to 3000 runs in T20Is

From Chris Gayle to Shaun Marsh, here's a look at the top five batters fastest to 4,000 runs in T20s. This list also includes Babar Azam, Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad

Meet top 5 batters fastest to 4,000 runs in T20s

From Chris Gayle to Babar Azam, here's a look at the top five batters fastest to 6,000 runs in T20s. This list also includes KL Rahul, Devon Conway and Shaun Marsh.

Meet top 5 batters fastest to 6,000 T20 Runs

Often compared to modern great and India batter Kohli by his fans, Babar has achieved the title win as captain before Kohli - who has never won an ICC tournament or Indian Premier League (IPL) as captain.

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From Mohammad Rizwan to Virat Kohli, here's a look at the top five batters fastest to 2,000 runs in T20Is. This list also includes Babar Azam, Muhammad Waseem and Suryakumar Yadav

Meet top 5 batters fastest to 2,000 T20I runs

From Quinton de Kock to Chris Gayle here are five 5 batters with most hundreds in T20 cricket. The list also features the likes of Babar Azam, Virat Kohli and David Warner after De Kock scored his ninth hundred on Thursday. 

From Quinton de Kock to Chris Gayle, 5 batters with most hundreds in T20 cricket

Babar Azam is now only the second Pakistani batter to cross 12,000 T20 runs, with Shoaib Malik still leading the charts with 13,571 runs from 557 matches between 2005 and 2025.

Babar Azam breaks Chris Gayle’s record, becomes fastest to 12,000 T20 runs

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a fresh 15-member ODI squad for the Bangladesh series, featuring six uncapped players. Former captain Babar Azam has been omitted following the T20 World Cup. See the full squad and series details here.

Pakistan drop Babar Azam, pick six newcomers for Bangladesh ODIs; Shaheen to lead

Is this the end for Babar Azam and Salman Agha? Insiders reveal a major T20I shake-up is looming for Pakistan after their Super 8 heartbreak. From captaincy changes to veteran ‘axes,’ find out why the PCB is ready to hit the reset button.

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From Babar Azam to Virat Kohli, here's a look at the top five batters fastest to 3500 runs in T20Is. This list also includes Martin Guptill, Jos Buttler and Rohit Sharma

Meet top 5 batters fastest to 3500 runs in T20Is

Ahead of Babar though, Pakistan promoted Khawaja Nafay and Shadab Khan - making it the first time ever in T20Is that Babar didn't bat in a full 20-over innings. Overall, Babar has not batted only twice in T20Is including against Namibia. The first instance was in 2020 against Zimbabwe.

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“I would sit Shaheen out,” Shahid Afridi delivers a stunning verdict on his son-in-law and Babar Azam after Pakistan’s T20 World Cup loss to India.

Shahid Afridi on son-in-law Shaheen’s flop show vs IND: ‘If it was in my hands, I would not…’

Babar has lost his Midas touch, with Pakistan’s batting suffering big time across formats. Even though the selectors backed them through this rough patch, it’s for him to work on his game, elevate it and help Pakistan taste success in this T20 World Cup, something they are longing for.

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From Virat Kohli to Babar Azam, here's a look at the top five batters with most fifty-plus scores in T20Is. This list also includes Rohit Sharma, Mohammad Rizwan and David Warner

Meet top 5 batters with most fifty-plus scores in T20Is

Several A-listers made this list, including one of the two active cricketers from India. Let's check the full list. 

Meet top 5 batters with most runs in debut innings as captain (T20 World Cup)

Pak skipper Salman has not confirmed outright if former skipper Babar Azam and veteran batter Fakhar Zaman will be part of Playing XI in their T20 World Cup 2026 opening match against Netherland on Feb 7. Salman said that the selection will be based on 'what's best for the team.'

T20 World Cup 2026 | 'Needs to up his game': Pak skipper Salman on Babar Azam's place in Playing XI

From Babar Azam to Virat Kohli, here's a look at the top five batters with most fifties in T20Is. This list also includes Rohit Sharma, Mohammad Rizwan and David Warner

Meet 5 batters with most fifties in T20Is, Kohli 2nd, check where Babar stands

Pakistan is placed in Group A along with India, the Netherlands, the USA and Namibia. They will start their campaign against the Netherlands on Feb 7 in Colombo, then face the USA on Feb 10, India on Feb 15, and Namibia on Feb 18.

T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan announce squad, Babar returns; Rizwan, Rauf miss out

From Rohit Sharma to Babar Azam, here's a look at the top five batters with most runs in T20 Internationals. This list also includes Virat Kohli, Jos Buttler and Paul Stirling

Meet top 5 batters with most runs in T20Is

Babar endured a challenging time on his maiden BBL tour, scoring a mere 202 runs from 11 games, averaging just above 22 and striking at 103.6.

Babar Azam cuts short BBL 15 tenure with Sixers to link up with Pakistan for team camp

The best batters know no format, no boundaries; they just know how to score anywhere. In the early days of T20 cricket, a few mastered this art. Let’s check out the players quickest to 6000 T20 runs.

Meet 5 Players fastest to 6000 T20 Runs; only one Indian on the list

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Meet top 5 batters fastest to 7,000 runs in T20s

WI vs PAK, 2nd Test: Shafique & Babar lead fightback with unbroken 168-run stand

Meet top 5 batters fastest to 5,000 T20 runs

Meet top 5 batters fastest to 3000 runs in T20Is

Meet top 5 batters fastest to 4,000 runs in T20s

Meet top 5 batters fastest to 6,000 T20 Runs

Babar guides Peshawar to PSL 2026 title for 1st trophy as captain

Meet top 5 batters fastest to 2,000 T20I runs

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Meet top 5 batters fastest to 3500 runs in T20Is

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Meet 5 Players fastest to 6000 T20 Runs; only one Indian on the list