Father: Azam Siddique, Brothers: Safeer Azam and Faisal Azam, Sister: Fariya Azam
Babar Azam is arguably Pakistan’s finest modern-day batter, renowned for his elegant strokeplay and remarkable consistency across all formats. The 31-year-old from Lahore emerged through Pakistan’s junior ranks, representing the country at Under-15, Under-19, and domestic levels before making his international debut in 2015. His arrival on the global stage was emphatic—a hat-trick of ODI hundreds against West Indies in 2016 at just 21 years old announced a new batting sensation. Babar’s rise was meteoric; he became the joint second-fastest to 2000 ODI runs, the fastest to 1000 T20I runs, and established himself as Pakistan’s premier batter across formats. Between 2018 and 2022, he entered a purple patch, racking up almost 9000 runs—more than any other batter worldwide—including a monumental 196 in a thrilling draw against Australia. By the end of 2020, he was appointed captain across formats, becoming Pakistan’s most successful all-format skipper after Imran Khan. While a dip in form and Pakistan’s disappointing 2023 World Cup campaign led to him stepping down from captaincy, Babar remains a senior presence in the side, with his cover drive and ability to carry the batting still among the most treasured sights in world cricket.
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| Tests | 62 | 114 | 9 | 4481 | 196 | 42.67 | 8153 | 54.96 | 9 | 31 | 527 | 24 | 48 |
| ODIs | 143 | 140 | 16 | 6626 | 158 | 53.43 | 7652 | 86.59 | 20 | 38 | 610 | 69 | 64 |
| T20Is | 145 | 136 | 18 | 4596 | 122 | 38.94 | 3590 | 128.02 | 3 | 39 | 477 | 80 | 68 |
| FC | 99 | 169 | 14 | 6533 | 266 | 42.14 | 11733 | 55.68 | 12 | 43 | 801 | 36 | 70 |
| List A | 211 | 207 | 24 | 9772 | 158 | 53.39 | 11392 | 85.77 | 31 | 57 | 926 | 86 | 93 |
| T20s | 359 | 346 | 54 | 12493 | 122 | 42.78 | 9681 | 129.04 | 13 | 101 | 1305 | 239 | 176 |
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | 62 | 8 | 90 | 42 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 21.00 | 2.80 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 143 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 145 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FC | 99 | 28 | 816 | 466 | 7 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 66.57 | 3.42 | 116.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 211 | 30 | 645 | 564 | 12 | 2/20 | 2/20 | 47.00 | 5.24 | 53.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 359 | 5 | 78 | 85 | 4 | 2/20 | 2/20 | 21.25 | 6.53 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
He is a right-handed top-order batter known for his elegant strokeplay, particularly his cover drive, and his ability to anchor innings across all formats.
He has over 5,000 ODI runs at an average exceeding 56, with 19 centuries, making him one of Pakistan's most prolific ODI batters.
He has over 3,900 Test runs at an average above 45, with 9 centuries, including a career-best 196 against Australia.
He became the fastest batter to reach 1,000 runs in T20I cricket and has over 3,500 T20I runs with a strike rate exceeding 130.
He made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe on May 31, 2015, his T20I debut against the same opposition on September 7, 2016, and his Test debut against West Indies on October 13, 2016.
He was appointed captain across all formats by the end of 2020, becoming Pakistan's most successful all-format captain after Imran Khan before stepping down in late 2023.
Yes, he is a cousin of the Akmal brothers—Kamran, Umar, and Adnan Akmal—all of whom have represented Pakistan.
He scored a brilliant hundred against New Zealand in a must-win game, one of Pakistan's finest World Cup innings.
After a lean patch in 2023-24 where he scored only one Test fifty and averaged 21.36, along with Pakistan's disappointing 2023 World Cup campaign, he stepped down from the captaincy, though he remains a senior presence in the side.
