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| caption = Babar Azam KING
| fullname = Mohammad Babar Azam
| nickname =Bobby
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan
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| source = http://espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/348144.html Cricinfo
| date = 5 February 2022
|image=Babar Azam in 2020.png}}
'''Mohammad Babar Azam''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|محمد بابر اعظم}}}}; born 15 October 1994), known as '''Babar Azam''' is a Pakistani international cricketer who captains [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] in all formats.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30291161/babar-azam-replaces-azhar-ali-pakistan-test-captain |title=Babar Azam replaces Azhar Ali as Pakistan Test captain |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/611957/babar-azam-confirmed-as-pakistan-odi-t20i-captain/ |title=Babar Azam confirmed as Pakistan ODI, T20I captain|work=Daily Times|date=13 May 2020|access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="babarcaptainodi">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29168783/babar-azam-named-pakistan-captain-odis |title=Babar Azam named Pakistan captain for ODIs |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref> He captains [[Karachi Kings]] in the [[Pakistan Super League|PSL]] and captains [[Central Punjab cricket team|Central Punjab]] in domestic cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/sports/2020/04/babar-azam-wants-to-keep-playing-for-karachi-kings|title=Babar Azam wants to keep playing for Karachi Kings|work=Samaa News|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27527401/sarfaraz-ahmed-babar-azam-take-charge-pakistan-domestic-sides|title=Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides|work=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> In April 2021, he achieved the number one spot in the [[ICC Men's Player Rankings|ICC rankings]] for [[One Day International|ODI]] batsmen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Its official: Babar Azam topples Virat Kohli to become world's no 1 batsman|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/345225-its-official-babar-azam-topples-virat-kholi-to-become-worlds-no-1-batsman|access-date=2021-04-18|website=www.geo.tv|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=From tape-ball cricket to the top of the world: Babar Azam's incredible rise|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2104124|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.icc-cricket.com|language=en}}</ref> While in November 2021, he became the number one T20I batsman, a ranking he previously held in 2018.
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