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Pakistan captain Babar Azam continues to topple records as he returned to international action against the West Indies in Multan.
He surpassed former Indian captain Virat Kohli to become the fastest to score 1,000 runs in the 50-over format as a captain.
Babar reached the milestone after he scored a dominant century (103 off 107 balls) as the side defeated the West Indies by five wickets in the 306-run chase.
This was Babar’s third-successive century in ODIs; the previous two were against Australia in Pakistan’s last ODI series at home. Babar slammed 114 and 105 not out in the last two games of the series against Australia.
Incidentally, this is the second time when Babar has scored three centuries on the trot in the fifty-over format.
In 2016, he registered scores of 120, 123, and 117 in three successive matches – all against the West Indies in the UAE.
And so, with his century against the West Indies on Wednesday, Babar became the first player in ODI history to reach this feat. This was also Babar’s 17th ODI century in 87 matches.
This is not the only record Babar achieved during his century knock in the first ODI in Multan. The right-handed batter also became the fastest to score 1,000 runs as captain in the format.
He reached the four-figure mark in his 13th innings as Pakistan captain, surpassing India’s Virat Kohli, who had reached the figure in his 17th innings.
Babar also went past the likes of South Africa’s AB de Villiers (20 innings) and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson (23 innings) for the feature. The Pakistan captain currently holds the no.1 spot in the ODI rankings for batters.