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#2 Babar Azam
Babar Azam, the stylish right-handed batsman from Pakistan, has capitalised on his strengths and emerged as one of the leading run-scorers in T20Is. Currently, he holds the world record of being the fastest batsman to score 1000 runs in T20I cricket.
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Cricket pundits have also proclaimed Babar as the reason behind Pakistan's first position in ICC T20I Team Rankings. He has always stood above the rest and has delivered several match-winning performances for Pakistan.
In 2018, he scored massive 563 runs from just 12 matches at a jaw-dropping average of 62.55 and a strike-rate of 126.51. However, the number one T20I batsman might not fetch this particular award due to his low strike-rate. Though he has an impressive average, Babar is a slow-starter and takes time to settle at the crease.
Matches: 12, Runs: 563, Average: 62.55, Strike-rate: 126.51, Highest score: 97*
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