Chris Gayle's long standing record broken? Babar Azam rewrites history

Cricket

A silent storm

Babar Azam just broke a big record, but few people noticed at first, it’s a bigger achievement than it seems.

When big names like Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle are mentioned, you know something major has happened.

The big reveal

Babar Azam becomes the fastest to 12,000 T20 runs, reaching the milestone in just 338 innings and breaking the previous record.

The previous record

Chris Gayle previously held the record, reaching 12,000 T20 runs in 343 innings, and he remains the highest run-scorer in T20s to date.

Surpassing Kohli as well

Virat Kohli took 360 innings to reach this milestone. Babar not only surpassed Gayle but also moved ahead of Kohli in this elite race.

Why this is massive?

Very few players reach 10,000 T20 runs. Being the fastest shows Babar’s steady performance over many years and formats.

The new T20 king?

Now that Babar has hit this milestone, even bigger records could follow. The big question returns: Is Babar the new T20 king?

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