You Wont Believe What Babar Azam Said About His World Cup Dream

ByAnupam Pandey,SportsCafe Editor

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Babar Azam has finally made his comeback to the Pakistan cricket team. He is able to play some fine knocks lately but his comeback is far from how he wants it to be. Recently, Babar Azam was present for a video shoot with Kevin Pietersen, where he talked about his dreams in the near future.

The year 2025 has finally gone Babar Azam’s way, as he was able to end his tough phase. Scoring a century after a long time, he has announced his comeback in style for Pakistan cricket. But it is also being said that he will be having much more for the team.

Babar Azam has now revealed his comeback plan, and his dreams to achieve in the next few years. He was recently present in a video with the English legend, Kevin Pietersen, where he talked about the things he wants to achieve before being retired. With Azam setting his eyes on the World Cup, he has also started grinding for the same.

1. Babar Azam Reveals his Dream

Kevin Pietersen recently posted a video on his social media handles. He has been making videos with some popular cricketers all around the world and this time, it was Babar Azam. Pietersen and Babar had talked about a number of things, where KP also asked him about his dream in the game which is

In the video, Babar Azam said that he wants to win a World Cup trophy with Pakistan. Along with that, he also said that he wants to lead the Pakistan cricket team once again across all formats of the game. He was the captain of the team for some time but has been stripped off his post over the last few months.

Babar Azam in T20 World Cup:

Innings: 17
Not Out: 2
Runs: 549
Average: 36.60
Strike Rate: 111.35
100s: 0
50s: 5

The closest Babar Azam has come to winning a World Cup was back in 2022. He led Pakistan to the finals of the T20 World Cup 2022, and was also the captain of the team. But the team fell short to win their first World Cup title under the captaincy of Babar Azam. England ended up defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets and one over remaining.

Babar Azam in ODI World Cup:

Innings: 17
Not Out: 2
Runs: 794
Average: 52.93
Strike Rate: 85.74
100s: 1
50s: 7

In the ODI World Cup, Babar Azam has failed to shine well for Pakistan as a captain. While his performances with the bat remained at par, he has not been able to help the team to win the title. Leading Pakistan in the ODI World Cup 2023, he helped the team to finish 5th in the points table, just 2 points away from reaching the knockout stages.

2. Babar Azam's Captaincy Record

Babar Azam remained the captain of Pakistan across all formats before being removed from this post in 2024. He has led Pakistan from 2019, and remained their captain till 2024. Leading the team in 85 T20Is, he was able to help them to get wins in 48 matches, while the team had lost just 29 of them. His record in the T20I format remained better than the legendary stars of the Pakistani cricket team.

Babar Azam's Winning Percentage as Captain Across Formats:

Tests: 62.50%
ODIs: 63.09%
T20Is: 62.17%

Along with that, Babar Azam also led Pakistan in the ODI format from 2020. He captained the team till the 2023 World Cup, after which he was removed from the captaincy in this format. Out of the 43 games where he captained the team in this format, Babar Azam was able to help the team to get wins in 26 of them, losing just 15 games. This was by far by any other skipper of Pakistan in this format lately.

Even in Test format, Babar Azam led Pakistan to some new heights. He led the team from 2021 to 2023, and maintained their home and away dominance both. Out of the 20 games where Babar Azam led the team, Pakistan was able to win 10 and lost just 6 matches. His winning percentage in the Tests stands above 60, which is higher than several former captains of the team.

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You Wont Believe What Babar Azam Said About His World Cup Dream

1. Babar Azam Reveals his Dream

2. Babar Azam's Captaincy Record

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