Virat Kohli vs. Babar Azam, ICC Tournament Records
After 1992, however, there were numerous encounters in the ICC tournaments between India and Pakistan. But two great legends of both teams of the current era, Virat Kohli and Babar Azam, have faced each other five times in the ICC tournament matches. We will give you the same statistics: Whenever India and Pakistan meet at an ICC event and Babar Azam and Virat Kohli face each other, what was the personal record of both? The most important thing is that in these five ICC matches, the team that scored more runs always won. But here we will not only look at this character, but all characters of both.
When did Virat and Babar face off in ICC tournaments?
Virat Kohli now has extensive experience in ICC tournaments. On the other hand, Babar Azam’s experience is very low compared to him. Nonetheless, these two giants have already faced each other five times in ICC tournament matches. Of those five occasions, the Pakistan team won twice and India won three. What’s special about it is that Babar scored more runs than Virat in both of Pakistan’s wins. At the same time, Virat outperformed Babar in the three games in which India won. That said, that number is pretty odd in itself. Now let’s look at when the two faced each other:
- 2017 Champions Trophy (Group Stage) – Babar Azam 8 runs, Virat Kohli 81 runs (India won)
- 2017 Champions Trophy (Finals) – Babar Azam 46, Virat Kohli 5 (Pakistan won)
- 2019 ODI World Championship – Babar Azam 48, Virat Kohli 77 (India won)
- 2021 T20 World Cup – Babar Azam 68 runs, Virat Kohli 57 runs (Pakistan won)
- 2022 T20 World Cup – Babar Azam 0 runs, Virat Kohli 82 runs (India won)
What is Babar and Virat’s record at ICC tournaments?
Speaking of Virat Kohli: He played three ODI World Championships from 2011 to 2019, in which he completed a total of 1030 runs. Babar Azam, on the other hand, only played in the 2019 World Championship and scored 474 runs. In addition, Virat was part of Team India in the T20 World Cup continuously from 2008 to 2022. He has 1141 runs to his name. On the other hand, Babar Azam has scored 427 runs while competing for his team in the T20 World Cup from 2016 to 2022. Virat Kohli has been involved in a total of three ICC Champions Trophies, including 2009, 2013 and 2017, and has 529 runs to his credit. At the same time, Babar Azam, who only took part in the 2017 Champions Trophy, scored 133 runs.