Babar beats Kohli and becomes the fastest Captain to score 1000 T20I runs

October 30, 2021

DUBAI: Pakistan’s skipper Babar Azam beat India’s Virat Kohli to become the fastest captain to score 1000 runs in T20 Internationals.

Babar achieved this milestone during Pakistan’s T20 World Cup group stage fixture against Afghanistan here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Babar Azam becomes the ninth player to score 1000 runs as captain in men's T20Is 👏

He's the fastest to get to the milestone, taking just 26 innings. The previous fastest was Virat Kohli, in 30 innings.#PAKvAFG | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/aTKrPD2Z7E
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) October 29, 2021

Babar, the ninth player to achieve this feat, took just 26 innings to secure the milestone. The previous record was held by his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli with 30.