5 Records Of Virat Kohli That Might Be Impossible For Babar Azam To Break

Both Virat Kohli and Babar Azam are two top batters around the globe. Virat Kohli has been delivering top performances for India across all three formats since his introduction. Even, Babar Azam has been performing well for his country. So, fans from both countries often make comparisons between these two star batters.

However, Virat Kohli has already scored more than 24000 runs in the International arena so far. So, it might be a difficult task for the Pakistan skipper to score that amount of runs at that pace. Meanwhile, there are several records of Kohli that Babar Azam might not be able to break ever in his career.      

Here are five records of Virat Kohli that Babar Azam might found impossible to break: 

1. Total number of International Centuries

Total number of International Centuries (Image Source: Twitter)

As of now,  Virat Kohli has played 531 innings across all three formats of the game for India. In those innings, he has smashed 71 centuries so far. He has 27 centuries in Tests while in ODIs, he has 43 centuries. In T20Is, Virat recently smashed his first-ever ton against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup 2022.

On the other hand, Babar Azam has played 256 innings across all three formats of the game for Pakistan. In those innings, he has smashed 26 centuries so far. So, Babar has scored a century per approx. 10 innings. While the former Indian skipper has smashed a century per approx. 7.5 innings. So, with this current rate, it might be difficult for the Pakistan skipper to score so many centuries before Kohli.        

2. Number of being the Man of the tournament in 20-20 World Cup

Virat Kohli (Image Source: Twitter)

Virat Kohli has always enjoyed playing for India in the 20-20 World Cups throughout these years. In the 2014 and 2016 editions, he won the man of the tournament award for his blistering performances with the bat. In 2014, Kohli scored 319 runs in six matches, at an average of 106.33.

On the other hand, in 2016, Virat scored 273 runs in five matches, at an average of 136.50. Babar Azam might find it tough to become the man of the tournament twice in the 20-20 World Cup. However, the Pakistan sipper was the highest scorer in the 20-20 World Cup 2021 with 303 runs in six matches. Still, he failed to become the man of the tournament in that edition.     

3. Fastest to score 1000 runs in the 20-20 World Cup history

Fastest to score 1000 runs in the 20-20 World Cup history (Image Source: Twitter)

In the ongoing 20-20 World Cup 2021, Virat Kohli became the highest run-scorer in the history of this tournament. As of now, the former Indian captain has scored 1065 runs in 23 innings, at an average of 88.75. He has managed those runs at a strike rate of 132.46 along with 13 fifty-plus scores.

On the other hand, Babar Azam has played 10 innings so far in the 20-20 World Cup. In those innings, he scored 317 runs only. So, with this pace, it might be difficult for the Pakistan skipper to manage 1000 runs in the 20-20 World Cup in less number of innings than Kohli. Virat scored 1000 runs in 20-20 World Cups in 22 innings.    

4. Fastest to score 4000 Test runs

Fastest to score 4000 Test runs (Image Source: Twitter)

Virat Kohli has smashed 8074 runs in 173 Test innings so far in his career. However, he took 89 innings to complete 4000 runs in the longest format of the game for India. On the other hand, Babar Azam has played 75 Test innings so far and scored 3122 runs. He has batted with an average of 47.30 so far.

So, with this rate, it might be impossible for Babar to score 4000 Test runs in fewer innings than Virat Kohli. Even, the former Indian skipper has a better overall Test average than the current Pakistan skipper. Kohli has an average of 49.53 in his 173 innings so far.   

5. Average while chasing in 20-20 World Cup games

Average while chasing in 20-20 World Cup games (Image Source: Twitter)

Every fan knows the caliber of Virat Kohli while chasing in any format of the game for India. However, in 20-20 World Cup matches, he has a staggering average with the bat while chasing. The former Indian skipper has made 541 runs at a strike rate of 135.92 across all five 20-20 World Cup campaigns.     

While chasing, in 10 innings, he has scored at a boggling average of 270.50. On the other hand, Babar Azam has an average of 41.60 in his 91 T20Is so far. So, it might be impossible for him to bat at such an outstanding average while chasing. Virat Kohli has an average of 53.13 with the bat in 113 T20Is so far.