For the second time in less than 12 months Pakistani batter Babar Azam resigned from the captaincy. The sudden resignation of Babar from the White ball cricket will create stress ahead of the Pakistan vs England three-test match series strating from October 2024.
The journey of Babar Azam as a captain of the Pakistan Cricket team has been a roller coaster. Although, Babar Azam has been the one of the most successful captains in the pakistan cricket history. Azam is the fifth Pakistani captain who lead the squad in 100-plus matches across all formats. Despite his successful career, Babar failed to guide the squad into the ICC T20 world Cup 2024 who couldn’t make it out of the group stages. As Babar Azam stepped down from the captaincy, let’s take a look at his captaincy record.
Here is a list of stats and records of Babar Azam as a Pakistani captain.
In 2019, Babar Azam accepted the job as a Pakistan cricket team skipper for the shortest cricket format. In 2020, Azam took over the charge of ODI and Test cricket as well. During his captaincy, Pakistan celebrated many victories as he became the second-most successful captain standing right behind the former captain Imran Khan.
Apart from leading the team, Babar Azam also bagged 6,739 runs as a captain which is second most runs scored by the captain after Misbah-ul-Haq. Speaking of runs, Azam has smashed the most 15 centuries as the Pakistani captain and set a new milestone.
During his T20 World Cup, Babar Azam led the team in the 2022 and 2024 ICC T20 World Cup. In 16 games, Babar Azam celebrated victory in 10 games. Although he couldn’t deliver the desired result as the side was expecting from him in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Let’s have a look at Babar Azam’s captaincy in ODI, Test, and T20I cricket format.
Babar Azam Captaincy ODI Stats
Speaking of his ODI, under the leadership of Babar Azam, the Pakistani cricket team won 26 games and lost 15 games out of 43 matches. One game was tied and another game went without any result. His winning percentage was 60.46 %in the ODI cricket format.
The overall Babar Azam Captaincy ODI stats and records are down below.
| Statistics | Record |
|---|---|
| Match played | 43 |
| Won | 26 |
| Losses | 15 |
| Tied/NR | 2 |
| Win % | 60.46% |
| Loss% | 34.88% |
Babar Azam Captaincy Test Stats
Former skipper Babar Azam played a total of 20 test matches. Out of which, Babar won 10 games and lost 6 matches. Four matches were tied and went without any result. Azam’s winning percentage in the Test is 50%.
The overall Babar Azam Captaincy Test stats and records are down below.
| Statistics | Record |
|---|---|
| Match played | 20 |
| Won | 10 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Tied/NR | 4 |
| Win % | 50.00% |
| Loss % | 30.00 |
Babar Azam Captaincy T20 Stats
In the T20I format, Babar Azam led Team successfully in 48 games out of 85 matches he played as a Pakistani captain. Famous for the shortest cricket format Babar Azam lost 29 matches and 7 without result while one match went tied. His winning percentage is 56.47% in the t20 International career.
The overall Babar Azam Captaincy T20 stats and records are down below.
| Statistics | Record |
|---|---|
| Match played | 85 |
| Won | 48 |
| Lost | 29 |
| Tied/NR | 8 |
| Win % | 56.47% |
| Loss% | 8.23% |
Babar Azam Captaincy Record Across all formats
Babar Azam has been captain of Pakistan’s cricket team in 147 matches. Babar Azam and his team won 83 matches and lost 50 matches across all formats.
The table below has overall Babar Azam captaincy records across all formats including ODI, Test, and T20I.
| Player | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Draw | Win% | Loss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam | 148 | 84 | 50 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 56.75 | 56..46 |
