Babar Azam kept another record of Kohli on target to break it .
If captain Babar Azam, who is leading the national team in the T20 World Cup, scores 269 runs in the next 8 innings,
SYDNEY: National team captain Babar Azam came close to equaling a record set by India's Virat Kohli.
If captain Babar Azam, who is leading the national team in the T20 World Cup, scores 269 runs in the next 8 innings, he will take away the honor of scoring 3500 runs in the T20 format from Virat Kohli.
The former Indian captain had the honor of scoring 3500 runs in 96 T20 innings, while Babar Azam has so far scored 3231 runs in 87 innings of 92 matches.
If the national team captain scores 269 runs in 8 innings, he will become the fastest batsman to score 3500 runs.
Pakistan will begin their T20 World Cup campaign against India while the other teams in the national team's group include Bangladesh, Netherlands and South Africa.
