{"id":450028,"date":"2024-05-08T02:59:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T02:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/05\/08\/pakistans-babar-azam-on-the-brink-of-going-past-virat-kohli-rohit-sharma-in-t20i-cricket-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T02:59:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T02:59:23","slug":"pakistans-babar-azam-on-the-brink-of-going-past-virat-kohli-rohit-sharma-in-t20i-cricket-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/05\/08\/pakistans-babar-azam-on-the-brink-of-going-past-virat-kohli-rohit-sharma-in-t20i-cricket-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan&#8217;s Babar Azam on the brink of going past Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma in T20I cricket | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-109933335,imgsize-65216.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Pakistan<!-- --> will play seven T20Is on their tour of Ireland and England, which provides ample opportunity to the team&#8217;s captain <!-- -->Babar Azam<!-- --> to go past Indian batting legends <!-- -->Virat Kohli<!-- --> and <!-- -->Rohit Sharma<!-- -->&#8216;s tally of runs in T20 internationals to become the leading scorer in the format.<br \/>Among the trio, Kohli&#8217;s 4037 runs in 117 T20Is lead the charts at the moment, followed by India captain Rohit, who has 3974 runs in 151 T20Is, at number two.Babar&#8217;s tally of 3823 runs in 114 matches currently stands third. <\/p>\n<p>Those numbers leave Babar only 151 runs behind Rohit and 214 runs behind Kohli. <\/p>\n<p>Pakistan are scheduled to play three T20Is in Ireland, beginning May 10. 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