List of All Babar Azam Centuries
This article includes information on all Babar Azam centuries in international cricket.
Babar Azam is the all-format captain of the Pakistan cricket team. His classic batting style and graceful stroke-making rekindle the memory of legendary Zaheer Abbas. Babar is not just Pakistan’s most elegant batter, but also one of the best in modern cricket.
His statistics are too attractive to be true. At the age of 28, Babar has 26 international centuries to his name, 17 of which have come in one-day internationals.
Babar Azam bio
| Full Name | Mohammad Babar Azam |
| Nick Name | Bobby |
| Profession | Cricketer (Batsman) |
| Age | 28 |
| Height | 5.09’ |
| Weight | 67kg or 147 lbs |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Coach Mentor | Mansoor Hameed |
| Bating Style | Right Handed Bat |
| Bowling Style | Right Arm-off-break |
| Favorite Short | Cover Drive |
| Date of Birth | 15 Oct 1994 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Nationality |
Pakistan |
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| School | The Lords International School System |
| College/University | University Of Punjab |
| Religion | Islam |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Marital Status | Engaged |
| Father | Azam Siddique |
| Mother | Not known |
| Brother | Safeer Azam |
| Cousin Brothers | Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Adnan Akmal |
| Favorite Batsman | AB de Villiers |
| Fav Bowler | Shoaib Akhter |
| Fav Food | Biryani/ BBQ |
Babar Azam birthday and early life
Babar was born on October 15, 1994, in Lahore, and spent his childhood exploring Lahore’s streets and playing cricket all the time. Babar was passionate about cricket since his childhood, which was further nurtured by a supportive environment.
Like in every other story, his parents first forbade him from playing cricket as it was affecting his academic progress. But, after seeing his son’s determination, his father permitted him to attend an academy. That’s when the process of becoming a superstar began.
Why did Babar choose cricket as a profession?
Babar hails from a cricketing family. The Akmal brothers, his three elder cousins, have represented Pakistan at the highest level. Babar grew up seeing them represent Pakistan and resolved to pursue cricket as a career.
He had a lifelong passion for cricket. When he was young, he would request that his father accompany him to every domestic and international cricket match held at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. When the opportunity arrived, he became a ball picker at Gaddafi Stadium during South Africa’s 2005-06 tour of Pakistan.
Babar was always a talented batter. But, he learned game awareness and innings building after game exposure. His dedication to improving his game with each passing day, combined with consistent instruction from his coach Rana Sadiq, helped him advance through the U-13, U-16, and U-19 levels and earned him his national debut.
Babar Azam U-19 centuries
Babar would have been 16 years old when he got the opportunity to represent Pakistan in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2009-2010. Babar had a successful run in the World Cup. He struck a century on debut against West Indies. He scored 129 from 132 balls before being dismissed by an unfortunate run-out.
In the second match, he scored an undefeated 40 against Papua New Guinea U19, then a 91 against Bangladesh U19, followed by a 6, 4, and 28 against India, West Indies, and Australia, respectively.
Babar got to represent Pakistan in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup again in 2012. The tournament did wonders for his confidence. During the tournament, he scored a spectacular century and two fifties, one of which came against India. Despite being eliminated in the semi-finals by the West Indies, Pakistan found a potential star in Babar.
Overall, Babar played 36 Under 19 matches, including 12 U-19 World Cup games, scoring three hundred and eight fifties against the West Indies, Scotland, and Sri Lanka. However, Babar had previously scored his first U-19 century in a match against Sri Lanka in 2009.
His U-19 tons are listed below:
Babar Azam’s U19 centuries list
| vs Team | Score | Venue | Year |
| Sri Lanka | 127 | Dambulla | 2 Dec 2009 |
| West Indies | 129 | Palmerston North | 15 Jan 2010 |
| Scotland | 106 | Queensland | 13th Aug 2021 |
Babar Azam ODI and T20I debut
Babar Azam’s name echoed amongst the cricket fraternity when international cricket returned to Pakistan in 2015 after a 6-year hiatus. Babar was included in Pakistan’s ODI squad that faced Zimbabwe in Lahore due to his impressive domestic performances.
Babar struck a fifty on his ODI debut at his home venue, the Gaddafi stadium, where he once worked as a ball picker 10 years ago.
An impressive ODI debut ensured his Twenty20 international debut the next year against England.
Babar Azam centuries list
Babar Azam is the current ICC No. 1 ODI batsman and has 26 international centuries across all formats. Babar has won many matches for Pakistan with his responsible batting and has gradually become the backbone of Pakistan’s batting lineup. The match-winning century against New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup and two back-to-back hundreds against Australia in the home series this year are a few examples.
Babar Azam ODI centuries
Babar made his ODI debut in May 2015 but took another year to score his maiden ODI century. After just seven years of his career, Babar is second on the list of Pakistani cricketers with centuries in ODI cricket.
His first ODI century came against West Indies in 2016 against West Indies. Babar also received his first man of the match award in the same game.
Three centuries in a row
“One brings two” is a common cricketing term. However, Babar’s maiden ODI century brought three on the trot.
Yes, the right-handed batter went on to score centuries in all three ODIs against West Indies and became only the third Pakistani to do so after Zaheer Abbas and Saeed Anwar. He is the eighth batter in history to score three straight ODI tons. Only former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has more back-to-back ODI tons (four).
Babar scored 120, 123, and 117 in the series, amassing 360 runs in three matches to break Javed Miandad’s record for most runs scored in a three-match ODI series.
Babar repeated his mastery when he scored three back-to-back hundreds (two against Australia and one against West Indies) earlier this year.
A century versus Australia
Babar was part of the relatively young squad that traveled to Australia in 2017. Pakistan lost the one-day international series 4-1, but Babar became only the second Pakistani to score a century in Australia after Zaheer Abbas in 1981. Babar’s 109-ball century in Adelaide featured seven fours and a six.
A century against West Indies
Babar Azam, Pakistan’s rising star, hit another century in the first ODI against the West Indies during the country’s mid-2017 tour. Babar remained undefeated on 125 from 132 balls.
A century against Sri Lanka
Pakistan toured Sri Lanka in September 2017, following the Champions Trophy triumph. There, Babar struck his seventh ODI century and became the fastest batsman to reach seven ODI centuries.
Match-winning century against New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup
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The World Cup is an extremely important tournament for youngsters. Babar, who was appearing in his first World Cup felt the same pressure. He could not perform in the first two matches. However, in a crunch game against New Zealand, Babar scored his 10th ODI century, scoring 101 out of 127, and helped Pakistan win the match.
Babar scored 474 runs in the World Cup 2019, breaking Javed Miandad’s 27-year-old record for most runs by a Pakistani batter in an ODI World Cup.
List of Babar Azam ODI centuries
| vs Team | Score | Venue | Year |
| West Indies | 120 | Sharjah | October 2016 |
| West Indies | 123 | Sharjah | October 2016 |
| West Indies | 117 | Abu Dhabi | October 2016 |
| Australia | 100 | Adelaide | January 2017 |
| West Indies | 125 | Guyana | April 2017 |
| Sri Lanka | 103 | Dubai | 13 October 2017 |
| Sri Lanka | 101 | Abu Dhabi | 17 October 2017 |
| Zimbabwe | 106 | Harare | 22 July 2018 |
| England | 119 | Trent Bridge | 17 May 2019 |
| New Zealand | 101 | Edgbaston | 26 June 2019 |
| Sri Lanka | 115 | Karachi | 30 Sept 2019 |
| Zimbabwe | 125 | Rawalpindi | 3 November 2020 |
| England | 157 | Edgbaston | 13 July 2021 |
| Australia | 114 | Lahore | 31 March |
| Australia | 105* | Lahore | 2 April 2022 |
| West Indies | 103 | Multan | 8 June 2022 |
Babar Azam Test centuries list
In his Test career, the 27-year-old has batted in 75 innings of 42 Test matches and scored 5,829 runs at an average of 47.30.
So far, Babar has scored seven centuries in Test cricket with the highest score of 196. Interestingly, four of Babar Azam centuries in Test cricket have come in the past two years. His penchant for huge scores has helped him raise his Test batting average, which is now above 47. Looking at his figures, one can easily predict his bright future:
| vs Team | Score | Venue | Date |
| New Zealand | 127 | Dubai | 24- 28 Nov 2018 |
| Australia | 104 | Gabba | Nov 21- 25 Nov 2019 |
| Sri Lanka | 102 | Rawalpindi | 11 -15 Dec 2019 |
| Sri Lanka | 100* | Karachi | 19- 23 Dec 2021 |
| Bangladesh | 143 | Rawalpindi | 7- 11 Feb 2020 |
| Australia | 196 | Karachi | March 2022 |
| Sri Lanka | 119 | Galle | July 2022 |
Babar Azam T20I centuries
Babar made his T20I debut in September 2016, but it took over five years and 50 games to record his first T20I century, which came against South Africa in Centurion in April 2021. He struck 122 off 59 balls, establishing a 197-run opening partnership with Mohammad Rizwan, and subsequently winning the match for Pakistan.
Babar Azam’s second T20I century came just this month. Pakistan skipper’s unbeaten 66-ball 110 against England in the second T20I of the seven-match series helped his country hunt down the 200-run target in just 19.3 overs with all ten wickets to spare.
Babar, with this century, tumbled so many records – a list of which is given below:
- Babar became the only captain with two centuries in T20I in a successful run chase.
- He became the only captain to have two T20I centuries batting second.
- Babar became the only Pakistani player to have more than one T20I century.
- In the process, Babar became the second fastest after Chris Gayle to score 8,000 runs in T20 cricket. He’s also the second Pakistani after Shoaib Malik to score as many runs in Twenty20 cricket.
Babar Azam’s T20I centuries list
| Vs Team | Score | Venue | Year |
| South Africa | 122 (59 balls) | Centurion | April 2021 |
| England | 110 (66 balls) | Karachi | September 2022 |
Babar Azam List-A centuries
The list below only contains centuries scored in domestic or List A matches. Babar’s Test centuries are not included in the data.
| Team | Vs | Score | Venue | Year |
| Pakistanis | Australia A | 157 | Perth | November 2019 |
| State Bank | Habib Bank | 266 | Faisalabad | QA Trophy ‘14-15 |
| SSGC | Hyderabad Region | 167 | Hyderabad | QA Trophy ‘15/16 |
Babar Azam Vitality Blast Centuries
Babar has scored two Vitality Blast centuries while representing Somerset. Babar smashed his first Vitality Blast century against Hampshire on 9 August 2019. He scored an unbeaten 102 off 57 balls to set up Somerset’s crushing win over Hampshire.
WATCH: See highlights of a stunning T20 century from Babar Azam! 🔥#HAMvSOM #WeAreSOMERSET @TheRealPCB pic.twitter.com/ebBu5EEB1f
— Somerset Cricket 🏏 (@SomersetCCC) August 9, 2019
The second Vitality Blast century came against Glamorgan in Cardiff on 17 September 2020. Babar smashed a 62-ball 114 and helped his side win the game.
🎥 114* from 62 balls!! What a stunning knock from Babar Azam last night! 👏👏👏#WeAreSomerset @TheRealPCB | @babarazam258 pic.twitter.com/ISyF1k0hDT
— Somerset Cricket 🏏 (@SomersetCCC) September 17, 2020
| Team | Vs | Score | Venue | Year |
| Somerset | Hampshire | 102 | England | 2019 |
| Somerset | Glamorgan | 114 | England | 2020 |
Babar Azam BBL/CPL centuries
Babar has not scored centuries in both leagues.
Babar Azam total centuries
Babar has scored a total of 31 centuries in all forms of cricket.
Babar Azam awards
2017
- He was picked in the 2017 ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year.
- 2017 PCB ODI Cricketer of the Year
2018
- PCB T20I Cricketer of the Year 2017
2019
- He was chosen to the 2019 ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year.
2020
- Player of the Tournament in the Pakistan Super League 2020
- 2020 ARY News Person of the Year
2021
- ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year 2021
- Chosen as the captain of ICC T20I Team of the Year 2021
- PCB’s ODI Cricketer of the Year: 2021
- Winner of the ICC Player of the Month for April 2021
Babar Azam records
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Conclusion
The current captain of the Pakistan Cricket Team, Babar Azam’s achievements make him the most dependable batsman in Pakistan’s batting line-up. With his batting form, Pakistanis believe he can make them proud by winning the T20 World Cup in Australia in 2022.
FAQs
Has Babar Azam scored a century against India?
If you too are searching for Babar Azam centuries against India, then let me inform you that there are none so far. However, Babar’s unbeaten 68 off 52 balls in the 152-run chase against India in the T20 World Cup 2021 is still his best-ever knock.
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