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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has started Asia Cup 2023 with a strong record. Babar Azam scored his 19th ODI international century with an explosive innings of 151 in the first match of the tournament against Nepal at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Babar Azam already holds the world record of scoring 19 ODI hundreds in the fewest innings, but many records will be on his sights during the match against India. The Asia Cup 2023 match between India and Pakistan will be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on September 2. If the Pakistan captain scores a century in this match, Babar Azam will hold the world record of scoring 20 ODI hundreds in the shortest innings in international cricket.
Apart from this, Babar Azam will equal Saeed Anwar in terms of scoring the most centuries in One Day International cricket for Pakistan. Saeed Anwar has 20 ODI International centuries to his name. Currently, Mohammad Yousuf holds the third most ODI centuries for Pakistan, having scored 15 ODI centuries. Babar Azam has already held many records to his name and his consistency in the One Day International format is talked about everywhere.
This is the reason why Babar Azam is the number-1 batsman in ODIs. If we look at the ICC ODI International Batsmen’s Ranking, Babar Azam has 877 rating points in his account, while Rasi van der Dusen of South Africa, who is placed second, has only 777 rating points in his account. Asia Cup 2023 Two matches have been played and so far Babar Azam has topped the list of highest run scorers.