Babur Azam Marked his return to Pakistan’s Test team with a half-century and another important batting milestone during the second Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet.After missing the first Test at Mirpur due to injury, Babar top-scored for Pakistan in the first innings with 68 off 84 balls with 10 fours. His innings helped Pakistan reach 232 from 79/4, reducing Bangladesh’s lead to 46 runs.During the innings, Babar also completed 9,000 international runs in the 2020s, surpassing Root and teammate Mohammad Rizwan as the highest run-scorers in international cricket since January 2020.Babar has scored 9,060 runs in 212 international matches in 231 innings at an average of 42.53 in this decade. He also has 17 centuries in this period, which is the third most by a batsman after Joe Root and Shubman Gill.Most International Runs in 2020s:
| The batsman | Innings | runs | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babur Azam | 231 | 9,060 | 42.53 |
| Joe Root | 177 | 8,305 | 51.90 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 210 | 7,779 | 45.75 |
| Kosal Mendes | 215 | 7,046 | 35.94 |
| Pathum Nissanka | 198 | 6,873 | 36.95 |
| Virat Kohli | 182 | 6,771 | 42.31 |
Kohli, who has dominated international cricket in the last decade, is currently at number six on the list. The former India captain has scored 6,771 runs in 182 innings in international cricket since January 2020.Kohli is no longer part of India’s set-up in all formats after retiring from T20 Internationals in 2024 and Test cricket in 2025.Between 2010 and 2020, Kohli topped the charts with 20,960 runs in 431 innings at an average of 57.58, including 69 centuries and 98 fifties.Meanwhile, Bangladesh led the way after dismissing Pakistan for 232 in 57.4 overs in the series-deciding Test.Naheed Rana and Tejul Islam took three wickets each while Tasin Ahmed and Mehdi Hasan Miraz took two wickets each.Bangladesh then crossed the 100-run mark before stumps on the second day, with Mahmoodul Hasan Joy scoring 52 runs.
