Babar Azam surpasses Virat Kohli, Brian Lara and other captains with THIS huge record

The Pakistan captain Babar Azam surpassed the great Don Bradman, Virat Kohli, Ricky Ponting and Brian Lara en route to scoring an epic 196 against Australia.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s monumental 196-run fourth innings knock helped his side to a fighting draw against Pat Cummins-led Australia in the second Test in Karachi on Wednesday (March 16). On course of his incredible record, Babar smashed multiple records including those set by Indian captain Virat Kohli as well. 

Babar batted for more than 10 hours and played 425 balls in the 2nd Test at Karachi. Pakistan skipper Babar also registered the highest fourth innings individual score by a Test captain in the Karachi Test match. The Pakistan captain surpassed the great Don Bradman, Virat Kohli, Ricky Ponting and Brian Lara. Babar shattered Michael Atherton’s record by smashing the highest fourth inning individual score by a captain. The former England skipper had scored 185 against South Africa in 1995. 

Babar Azam leads the list of highest scores made by captains in 4th innings. #BoysReadyHain l #PAKvAUS pic.twitter.com/xNQ3W3Tobu

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 16, 2022

Kohli’s top-score in the 4th innings as captain was a brilliant 141 against Australia in Adelaide in 2014. Set a mammoth 506-run target in the 2nd Test, opener Imam-ul-Haq and former skipper Azhar Ali were removed cheaply on Day 4. Leading the hosts from the front at Karachi, Babar frustrated the Australian bowlers with his marathon knock. Babar ended up breaking Shoaib Malik’s (369) record of playing most deliveries for the hosts in a Test match.