Babar Azam

Mohammad Babar Azam (born 15 October 1994) is a Pakistani cricketer. Azam captained the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team at the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his One Day International debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe in Lahore on 31 May 2015.

Babar Azam

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Babar Azam
Born	(1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Top Order Batsman
Relations	Adnan Akmal (cousin) Kamran Akmal (cousin) Umar Akmal (cousin)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010–	Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd
2012–2015	Islamabad Leopards
2016–Present	Islamabad United (cricket)
{{{type1}}} debut	10 December 2010 Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd v National Bank of Pakistan
LA debut	10 February 2010 Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd v Pakistan Customs
Career statistics
Competition {{{column1}}} FC LA T20 Matches 23 55 24 {{{matches4}}} Runs scored 1318 2241 756 {{{runs4}}} Batting average 39.93 46.68 50.40 {{{bat avg4}}} 100s/50s 2/50 6/16 0/7 {{{100s/50s4}}} Top score 266 142* 77* {{{top score4}}} Balls bowled 684 611 78 {{{deliveries4}}} Wickets 4 10 4 {{{wickets4}}} Bowling average 101.00 51.80 21.25 {{{bowl avg4}}} 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 {{{fivefor4}}} 10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a {{{tenfor4}}} Best bowling 1/13 2/28 2/20 {{{best bowling4}}} Catches/stumpings 14/– 22/– 10/– {{{catches/stumpings4}}}
Source: [1], 8 December 2015

Azam is a cousin of the three Akmal brothers in Pakistani cricket: Kamran, Umar and Adnan Akmal.

External links

• Babar Azam at ESPNcricinfo
• Babar Azam at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Babar Azam Interview with alrasub.com