The T20 World Cup 2024 was no less than a nightmare for the Pakistan cricket team. Pakistan got eliminated from the group stage this time. They suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of India and USA during the group stage. Pakistan played their last group stage match against Ireland on 16 June. Pakistan won this match. With Pakistan’s victory, their journey also ended in the T20 World Cup 2024, but in the meantime, the captain of the team Babar Azam has made a special record in his name. He has surpassed former India captain MS Dhoni in a list. In such a situation, let us know what that record is.
Babar came ahead of Dhoni
T20 World Cup champion captain MS Dhoni’s record as captain in the World Cup has been excellent. Team India has won many matches during the World Cup under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Dhoni has scored 529 runs in the T20 World Cup as captain. At the same time, Babar Azam’s name now stands at 549 runs in the T20 World Cup as captain. Babar Azam has become the highest run-scorer in the T20 World Cup as captain. MS Dhoni has now come to second place in this list.
Most runs as captain in T20 World Cup
- Babar Azam – 549 runs
- MS Dhoni – 529 runs
- Kane Williamson – 527 runs
- Mahela Jayawardene – 360 runs
- Graeme Smith – 352 runs
- Kumar Sangakkara – 329 runs
Babar in T20 World Cup as captain
Babar Azam has played for Pakistan as captain in the T20 World Cup in the years 2021, 2022 and now in 2024. Under the captaincy of Babar Azam, the Pakistan team qualified for the semi-finals in 2021 and the final in 2022, although this season the Pakistan team could not even pass the group stage. This is the first time in Pakistan’s cricket history that their team has been eliminated in the group stage of the T20 World Cup.
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