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Cricket · Top-order batter; right-arm off-break listed as secondary bowling skill
Babar Azam
Babar Azam is a Pakistan right-handed top-order batter with an international career spanning Tests, ODIs and T20Is, documented leadership roles and two ICC 2022 awards.
PakistanBorn 15 October 1994
Current statusActive Pakistan international; PCB listed him as captain of the Test squad for the Birmingham Test in its 31 August 2026 update. PCB included him in Pakistan’s 2026 T20 World Cup squad on 25 January 2026.
The verified profile
Babar Azam is a Pakistani right-handed top-order batter born in Lahore on 15 October 1994. The PCB lists right-arm off-break bowling as a secondary skill. His international debut year is 2015, and his dated career record includes Pakistan captaincy, major tournament milestones and two 2022 ICC honours.
Factual references: Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10How to read the player
Babar’s public record is best read as a top-order batting career carried alongside changing leadership assignments. The source set supports technical and adaptability analysis from ICC, but not unsupported claims about wealth, contracts, injuries, family life or private business activity.
Original analysis by Cricket deskCareer, life and public work
Every section and number below is tied to the named source ledger. Sport-specific statistics retain their stated scope and verification date.
Matches
International batting-and-fielding table displayed by ESPNcricinfo on 2026-10-22; table endpoint shown as 2026.
Runs / average / hundreds
Highest score 196; table displayed on 2026-10-22.
Matches
International table displayed on 2026-10-22; endpoint shown as 2026/27.
Runs / average / hundreds
Highest score 158; table displayed on 2026-10-22.
Matches
International table displayed on 2026-10-22; endpoint shown as 2025/26.
Runs / average / hundreds
Highest score 122; table displayed on 2026-10-22.
Runs / average
Calendar-year 2022 ICC figures; not career totals.
Runs / average
Calendar-year 2022 ICC figures; not career totals.
Runs / strike rate
Calendar-year 2022 ICC figures; not career totals.
ODIs / T20Is captained
Pakistan ODIs and T20Is led between 2019 and 2023, per PCB.
Personal background
Babar Azam was born in Lahore on 15 October 1994. PCB lists him as a right-handed batter with right-arm off-break bowling.
Professional journey
He came through Pakistan’s junior ranks, made his international debut in 2015 and established himself as a top-order batter. Readers can browse the broader [Cricket player profiles](/players) index and the related [Virat Kohli profile](/players/virat-kohli).
Playing career
His international career spans Tests, ODIs and T20Is. ESPNcricinfo’s displayed career table supplies the scoped numbers in this dossier: 4,771 Test runs, 6,626 ODI runs and 4,596 T20I runs. The T20I figure is for international T20Is, not domestic T20 cricket.
Playing style
ICC describes a technically sound batter who plays pace and spin well and adjusts to conditions and innings situations.
For general scorecard and playing-condition context, explore the cricket scorecard glossary or the free-hit rules explainer. PCB’s 31 March 2024 report records Pakistan reaching the 2022 T20 World Cup final. Contextual references reopened 14 October 2026. Calendar-2022 figures and 2019–2023 captaincy counts retain their original scope; dated PCB appointments are not undated current-captaincy claims.
Setbacks and leadership changes
The verified chronology records a captaincy change after 2023, a white-ball reappointment in 2024 and a Test-squad captaincy listing in 2026.
Post-playing work
Not applicable in the reviewed evidence: Babar is documented as active in 2026.
Public ventures
No verified ownership, investment or foundation role was found in the primary sports sources reviewed. This is a source-scope limitation.
Career timeline
Selected verified milestones
- Birth
Born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Pakistan Cricket Board - International debut year
ICC lists 2015 as the debut year.
International Cricket Council - White-ball captaincy period begins
PCB records Babar leading Pakistan ODIs and T20Is during 2019–2023.
Pakistan Cricket Board - World Cup win over India
Pakistan beat India in a World Cup match at the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Pakistan Cricket Board - Award season
ICC reports two major awards and three-format 2022 figures.
International Cricket Council - White-ball captaincy restored
PCB appointed Babar Pakistan’s white-ball captain.
Pakistan Cricket Board - Selected for 2026 T20 World Cup squad
PCB included Babar in Pakistan’s squad; Salman Ali Agha was captain.
Pakistan Cricket Board - Listed as Test-squad captain
PCB listed Babar as captain for the Birmingham Test squad.
Pakistan Cricket Board
Achievement index
Source-linked reference points
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy
ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year for 2022.
ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year
ICC ODI award for the 2022 season.
Pakistan’s first World Cup win over India
Pakistan beat India in a World Cup match at the 2021 T20 World Cup while Babar was captain.
T20 World Cup finalist captain
Led Pakistan to the 2022 T20 World Cup final, according to PCB.
Sources and method
What supports this profile
SportsHub4U writes verified facts in original language and links to the source pages used. Each link records the evidence reviewed for this dossier.
- 01Pakistan Cricket Board
Babar Azam
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 02International Cricket Council
Babar Azam | Player Profile
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 03ESPNcricinfo
Babar Azam HOME
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 04ESPNcricinfo Statsguru
Babar Azam Statsguru batting page
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 05International Cricket Council
Ponting hails double ICC Awards winner Babar Azam
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 06Pakistan Cricket Board
Babar Azam appointed Pakistan's white-ball captain
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 07Pakistan Cricket Board
Pakistan announce squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 08Pakistan Cricket Board
Update on Pakistan Test squad
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 09Wikimedia Commons
File:Babar Azam.png
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 10Creative Commons
Attribution 3.0 Unported
Accessed 2026-10-22