Babar Azam claims third spot for most runs in WTC 2021-23

After being named the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Player of the Month, Pakistan captain Babar Azam has broken another record by claiming third place on the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 cycle’s “most runs” list.

The ICC announced a list of the top 10 batsmen in the WTC on its official Twitter account, with star batter Babar taking third place.

With 682 runs, the Pakistani skipper came in third. Joe Root of England topped the list with 1,175 runs, while Usman Khawaja of Australia took second place with 751 runs.

“Joe Root comfortably leads the pack for most runs scored so far in the ICC World Test Championship 2023 cycle,” ICC captioned the post.

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Joe Root comfortably leads the pack for most runs scored so far in the ICC World Test Championship 2023 cycle 🙌#WTC23 pic.twitter.com/m5ibzrMWm8

— ICC (@ICC) April 17, 2022

Crowned Player of the Month

Babar has recently earned the ICC’s ‘Player of the Month’ award.

The star player triumphed against West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Australian captain Pat Cummins to win the monthly award.

Babar extended his outstanding form in March, scoring 196 in the second Test against Australia in Karachi, and becoming the first player to win the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award twice, in March and April 2022.