Pakistan and India will quarrel in the long-awaited clash of the Asia Cup 2023 on September 2, in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Pakistan started their Asia Cup 2023 campaign with a tremendous 238-run win over newcomer Nepal on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Indian team will kick off their campaign with a contest against their traditional rivals Pakistan.
Ahead of the critical clash, here are three batsmen who are closing individual landmarks.
Babar Azam
Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, is just six runs away from smashing Virat Kohli’s record of the fastest skipper to score 2,000 ODI runs. Kohli scored 2,000 ODI runs as a captain in 36 innings, while Azam has 1994 ODI runs in just 30 innings.
The world’s no. 1 batsman could also become the quickest to 20 tons in an ODI during the contest against India. Hashim Amla, the former South Africa batsman, currently carries the record after achieving the accomplishment in 108 innings. Azam has scored 19 hundred in 102 innings.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma, the captain of India, is approaching the 10,000-run mark in the ODI format. He is 163 runs away from the milestone ahead of the Pakistan match.
Currently, he has 9,837 runs in 244 matches with an average of 48.69, which includes 30 centuries and 48 fifties and a highest personal score of 264. He will become the sixth Indian to achieve the landmark.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, another Indian batsman, is just 102 runs away from scoring 13,000 runs in ODIs, becoming only the second Indian to reach the milestone.
Indian middle-order batsman has currently scored 12,898 runs in 275 games with an average of 57.32, with 46 centuries and 65 fifties, with the best score of 183.
