Babar Azam beat Sachin Tendulkar in all time ICC ODI batter ranking after 86 matches

Babar Azam beat Sachin Tendulkar in all time ICC ODI batter ranking after 86 matches

The world’s top-ranked ODI batter and Pakistan’s skipper, Babar Azam recently beat Indian batting legend, Sachin Tendulkar, in ICC All-Time ODI Rankings. Babar Azam is currently at 15^th spot among the all-time great ODI batters while Sachin Tendulkar lies at the 16^th position.

Sachin Tendulkar was the greatest of his time and still remains as one of the greatest players the world cricket has ever produced. On the other hand, Babar Azam has impressed the cricket experts with his classic batting style, rising to the top in no time.

A comparison between India’s greatest ODI batter Sachin Tendulkar and Pakistan’s modern day star seems unjust because Babar Azam is just in the initial phase of his career contrary to Sachin Tendulkar’s long run to glory. Let’s have a  Comparison between the two taking into account their first 86 ODI matches.

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar’s magnificent ODI career comprised 463 matches in which he amassed 18,426 runs. Averaging 44.83 in the 50-over game, the Indian legend smashed 49 of his 100 international centuries in this format. He also enjoyed a brilliant strike rate of 86.23.

Tendulkar made his debut in 1989 and marked 86^th ODI appearance in 1994. In first 86 matches, he had scored 2,455 runs with an average of 33.63 and a strike rate of 78.93 including two centuries and 18 fifties  to his name.

Babar Azam

Babar Azam,  top ranked ODI batter has stunned the world with his extraordinary batting skills in a relatively short career.

Babar Azam made ODI debut in 2015 and has currently played 86 matches. After 86 matches, Babar Azam smacked 4,261 runs, double the runs Sachin Tendulkar had scored at this stage of his career.

Babar Azam is also ahead of the Indian legend in terms of average and strike rate. Pakistan skipper has an outstanding average of 59.18 while his strike rate is 90.29, aligning well with the modern demands of fast-paced batting.

With two consecutive centuries in the last two ODI matches against Australia, Pakistan’s skipper smashed 16 hundreds in the format, which is far ahead of Sachin Tendulkar’s 2 centuries at the same stage. Although it’s too premature to say if Babar Azam continues the momentum, he holds bright chances of surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s 49 tons in the next few years. Moreover, the stylish batter has recorded 18 fifties which is equal to Sachin’s record after 86 matches.

Here’s the statistical comparison between Babar Azam and Sachin Tendulkar after 86 ODI matches: