Srinagar: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam shattered the record of West Indies great Chris Gayle in T20 Cricket.
Babar on Thursday became fastest batter to reach 9000 runs in T20 Cricket. Babar reached the milestone during his 64-run knock in the first eliminator against Islamabad United in PSL season 8.
Babar has achieved the feat in 245 innings, breaking the record of Chris Gayle, who took 249 innings to reach 9000 runs.
The Zalmi skipper smashed 10 fours during his 39-ball inning against United, to set a perfect plaform for his team. He was trapped lbw by United skipper, Shadab Khan, in 13th over.
Virat Kohli (271), David Warner (273) and Aaron Finch (281) are the next fastest to breach the 9k mark.