The introduction of the shorter format in international cricket has certainly revolutionised the game to an extent. It has increased the pace as the bowlers and batsmen usually have very less time to showcase their talent during the game. Some players have managed to cope up with it whereas some have been left behind.
Earlier, there was the group of fab-four batsmen that comprised of Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Joe Root, who are rated as the best batsmen in world cricket. Meanwhile, there is one more batsman from Pakistan that has etched his name in the history of cricket and that is Babar Azam.
Babar Azam, the 25-year-old from Pakistan is a sublime batsman. He has emerged as the run-making machine for his national side in the last couple of years. The cricketing fraternity has started making his comparison with the likes of Virat Kohli and Steve Smith due to his consistency. He is currently the number one batsmen in the T20I rankings released by ICC.
It means he is the best in the business when comes to the shorter format in international cricket. But, there are certain streaks and records that will be difficult for Babar Azam to break in his international career.
So let’s check out the records that will be difficult for Babar Azam to break in T20Is:
1. Highest T20I individual score
Aaron Finch, the right-hand Aussie opener earned his reputation as one of the skilful hitter in international cricket. Moreover, he has proved his mantle again and again on the back of his sublime hitting. He played his career-best knock in T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare. He muscled a total of 172 runs off 76 balls including 16 boundaries and 10 sixes. It is the highest score by a batsman in T20Is made by Finch back in 2018 that stands out till date.
Meanwhile, it is almost an impossible task for Babar Azam to go past that score in an innings as his style doesn’t allow him to go against each and every ball bowled by a bowler. Moreover, he is not regarded as an explosive batsman who can hit sixes on any ball.
Babar takes time to get settle before taking the charge against the bowler. And if he has to break that record in T20Is, then he will have to start smashing boundaries from the word go in the match. And, it is not an easy task for such a technically sound batter.
