Babar Azam

Babar Azam
SI
Azam in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Babar Azam
Born (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatter
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 222)13 October 2016 v West Indies
Last Test20 October 2025 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 203)31 May 2015 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI16 November 2025 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.56
T20I debut (cap 70)7 September 2016 v England
Last T20I24 February 2026 v England
T20I shirt no.56
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11–2013/14Zarai Taraqiati Bank
2012/13–2014/15Islamabad Leopards
2014/15State Bank of Pakistan
2015/16–2017/18Sui Southern Gas Corporation
2016Islamabad United
2017–2022Karachi Kings
2017Guyana Amazon Warriors
2017Sylhet Sixers
2019–2020Somerset
2019/20–2023Central Punjab
2023–presentPeshawar Zalmi
2024Rangpur Riders
2025/26Sydney Sixers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 61 140 145 98
Runs scored 4,366 6,501 4,596 6,418
Batting average 42.38 53.89 38.94 41.94
100s/50s 9/30 20/37 3/39 12/42
Top score 196 158 122 266
Balls bowled 90 816
Wickets 2 7
Bowling average 21.00 66.57
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/1 1/1
Catches/stumpings 48/– 62/– 68/– 70/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  Pakistan
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner 2017 England & Wales
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2022 Australia
ACC Asia Cup
Runner-up 2022 UAE
ACC Emerging Asia Cup
Runner-up 2013 Singapore
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 March 2026

Mohammad Babar Azam (Urdu, Punjabi: محمد بابر اعظم; pronounced [muhamməd babəɾ azəm]; born 15 October 1994) is a Pakistani international cricketer and a former captain of the Pakistan national team in all three formats of the game. A right-handed top-order batter, he captains Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League. Azam was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.