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Babar Azam

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Mohammad Babar Azam (Urdu, Punjabi: محمد بابر اعظم; pronounced [muhamməd babəɾ azəm]; born 15 October 1994) is a Pakistani international cricketer and a former captain of the Pakistan national team in all three formats of the game. A right-handed top-order batter, he captains Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League. He remains the only captain to take Pakistan to the number 1 ODI team rankings. Azam was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Babar Azam is the 93rd most popular cricketer (down from 67th in 2024), the 217th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 194th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Pakistani Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Babar Azam ranks 93 out of 136. Before him are Vinod Kambli, Dinesh Karthik, Shreyas Iyer, Smriti Mandhana, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul. After him are Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ian Healy, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahela Jayawardene, and Ajinkya Rahane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Babar Azam ranks 1,053. Before him are Tone Wieten, Vilde Ingstad, Line Haugsted, Saki Nakajima, Matt Graham, and Gideon Jung. After him are Adam Lundqvist, Iakiv Khammo, Pablo Ganet, Nerlens Noel, Sarah Köhler, and Akhlidin Israilov.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Babar Azam ranks 217 out of 217. Before him are Mahira Khan (1984), Asad Qaiser (1969), Waqar Younis (1971), Arfa Karim (1995), Amjad Sabri (1970), and Arshad Nadeem (1997). After him are Veena Malik (1984), Laila Haidari (null), Priya Gill (1977), Ayesha Malik (1966), Misbah-ul-Haq (1974), and Begum Jan (2000).

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Among CRICKETERS In Pakistan

Among cricketers born in Pakistan, Babar Azam ranks 8. Before him are Usman Khawaja (1986), Wasim Akram (1966), Shahid Afridi (1980), Shoaib Akhtar (1975), Inzamam-ul-Haq (1970), and Waqar Younis (1971). After him are Misbah-ul-Haq (1974), Shoaib Malik (1982), Saeed Ajmal (1977), Imran Tahir (1979), Mohammad Amir (1992), and Mohammad Hafeez (1980).

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