Twitteratis wished luck and success to Babar Azam as Pakistan’s white-ball captain Babar Azam turned 26 on Thursday.
Azam is counted among one of the best current cricketers of the country. He recently surpassed Alex Hales as the leading T20 runs scorer in 2020.
ICC Wished
⭐ 6952 runs in 144 internationals
🔥 Joint-fastest to 1500 T20I runs (39 innings)
🏏 Most runs for Pakistan in a single World Cup (2019)
🏅 No.2 ranked T20I batsman in the worldHappy birthday to 🇵🇰 white-ball captain, @babarazam258 🎂 pic.twitter.com/Vn1uzOClkR
— ICC (@ICC) October 15, 2020
He achieved the milestone after he played an unbeaten of 64 to help his side Central Punjab beat Balochistan in the National T20 Cup match in Rawalpindi.
It was also Babar’s third consecutive half-century of the tournament.
Fellow cricketers wishes
On his 26th birthday, Azam’s fellow cricketers also took to the micro-blogging site to greet him. “Happy birthday Bobby. May you have many more with lots of love and happiness,” former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed wrote.
Happy birthday bobby May u have many more with lots of love and happiness @babarazam258
— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) October 14, 2020
Other cricketers including Hassan Ali, Shadab Khan, and Azhar Ali followed suit.
Happy birthday bro @babarazam258 🎂 wish you lots of happiness and health. Keep making Pakistan proud inshaAllah pic.twitter.com/IYXj8h6qgg
— Hassan Ali 🇵🇰 (@RealHa55an) October 15, 2020
Happy birthday 🥳 champ keep shining keep making your fans happy. May Allah always bless you Ameen…. @babarazam258 pic.twitter.com/eKlpBlDHSN
— Azhar Ali (@AzharAli_) October 15, 2020
Smile please, aaj birthday hai. Best wishes to my favourite batsman @babarazam258. May you keep scoring runs, breaking records and making Pakistan proud. pic.twitter.com/BRGSSBsvBW
— Shadab Khan (@76Shadabkhan) October 15, 2020
Happy birthday @babarazam258 – those cover drives will be on loop today! courtesy @cricketworldcup pic.twitter.com/kl4vlwV8gB
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial) October 15, 2020
Azam, affectionately called Bobby, was born on October 15, 1994, in Lahore and is known for his stylish strokes, especially the cover-drive, and level-headed attitude.
He laid claim to a long-term spot in Pakistan’s batting line-up with a strong performance in 2016, making three consecutive ODI hundreds against the West Indies in the UAE, and a 90 in his third Test, in Hamilton. He was 22 years old at the time.