Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam is set to take the sphere for the primary time since stepping down from the captaincy function put up the World Cup debacle. Pakistan are set to face Australia down underneath within the three-match Test series ranging from December 14 in Perth. With no strain of captaincy anymore, Babar will probably be key for the guests with the bat.
The 29-year-old is on the cusp of a particular document and is predicted to make it within the first innings of the Perth Test itself. Babar Azam is just 14 runs away from finishing 13000 runs in worldwide cricket. He has to date scored 12986 runs in 270 matches on the worldwide degree with 31 centuries and 88 half-centuries at a median of 49.18. He will develop into solely the fifth Pakistan batter in cricket to attain the milestone with Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and Javed Miandad being the others.
Inzamam-ul-Haq has scored most runs for Pakistan in worldwide cricket with 20580 runs to his title. In this side, Babar Azam is closest to Javed Miandad who scored 16213 runs on the worldwide degree during his illustrious profession. In this side although, the previous Pakistan skipper can go previous India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar on Australia tour who amassed 13214 runs in his worldwide profession and desires 229 runs to go previous him. Moreover, Babar additionally wants 228 runs to full 4000 runs in Test cricket. He may even play his fiftieth Test in Perth and he would need to make it a memorable one.
Most runs for Pakistan in worldwide cricket
| Players | Runs |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 20580 |
| Younis Khan | 17790 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | 17300 |
| Javed Miandad | 16213 |
| Babar Azam | 12986 |
Squad
Pakistan: Shan Masood (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi
