Babar Azam broke a special record of Virat Kohli.Image credit source: AFP
Indian cricket fans are eagerly waiting for November 5 because on this special day star batsman Virat Kohli celebrates his birthday. Every year on Virat Kohli’s birthday, his fans congratulate him in different ways. Especially when he talks about dozens of Kohli’s records, he also prays for the star batsman’s good performance. However, on Kohli’s birthday, one of his records was snatched and this record was snatched by Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam. Let us tell you what this record is and how Babar Azam got ahead of Virat.
Virat Kohli celebrated his 36th birthday on Tuesday, November 5. Team India’s crushing defeat in the Test series against New Zealand and Virat’s poor performance in that also dampened his birthday excitement a bit. Despite this, there is still love and excitement among Kohli fans for their star cricketer, which is clearly visible on social media. However, on Kohli’s birthday, a Pakistani user shared such a post, which Virat’s fans did not like.
Kohli’s record snatched in the rankings
In fact, on the occasion of Virat Kohli’s birthday, Babar Azam broke a special record of Kohli in the rankings. This record will remain at number one in the ICC ODI batting rankings for the most days. In this matter, until now the record among Asian batsmen was in the name of Virat, who remained the number one batsman in the ODI batting rankings for a total of 1258 days. Babar has now left it behind and has spent 1260 days at number 1. However, one big difference is that Virat spent these 1258 days in a row at number 1, while Babar Azam had to look for a way out for a few days in between, when Shubman Gill reached the top.
#HappyBirthdayVirat :A little surprise for you #BabarAzam,#BabarAzam𓃵 advance #ViratKohli Like streak of most days spent as the world’s number one ODI batsman.
Babar Azam surpasses Virat Kohli 🇮🇳 and Michael Bevan 🇦🇺 and took second place with number one Sir Viv Richards. pic.twitter.com/lEE95ldeQH
— Babarography 56 🇯🇴 (@HaroonRaso94849) November 5, 2024
Babar’s reign will continue!
Talking about the overall record, Virat Kohli was third in the world in this regard, but now he has reached fourth place. The world record still holds the name of former West Indies batsman great Viv Richards, who spent 1,748 days at the top of the rankings. Babar is now in second place, while former Australian legend Michael Bevan (1259 days) is in third place. Babar Azam can remain in this position for the next few days because he is currently playing an ODI series in Australia with the Pakistan team while the Indian team does not have to play any ODI before January 2025.
