Watch: Babar Azam responds to a reporter when being asked about breaking Virat Kohli’s record

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has been one of the best players for quite a while now. A few years ago, he became the skipper of his team across all formats of the game. Currently, Azam comes in the Top Four batters in Test cricket and is at the peak of his powers. Besides, he has been in sensational form of late.

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The right-hander is ranked number in ODI and T20I formats. This year alone, the Lahore player has hit four international hundreds. The 27-year-old has been the number one batter in the shortest format for the last 1013 days. With this, the Karachi Kings skipper in the Pakistan Super League has broken Virat Kohli's record of staying number in the format.

Meanwhile, during a press conference, Babar was asked about the record in question.

"I have two questions. My first question is... you recently broke Virat Kohli's record...," the reporter asked. To which Babar stopped the reporter and asked, "Kaun sa (which one)?" The journalist said, "You have remained No. 1 in T20Is for the longest time." In reply, the former Islamabad United player said that he is thankful to god and there is hard work involved in the achievement.

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He don't even remember how many records he breaks because Ab to aadat si hai mujh ko 😉

That "Kon sa" 😅 #BabarAzam #BabarAzam𓃵 pic.twitter.com/nVf3G1fUWv

— Team Babar Azam (@Team_BabarAzam) July 4, 2022

"I would like to thank god. There is hard work involved and that is why I have been able to give good performances," the former Islamabad United player said.

The Green Brigade will play two-match Test series against Sri Lanka in the island nation. The series will start on July 16. The first game will be played at Galle while the last one will be played in Colombo. After this, Babar Azam's men will head to the Netherlands to play three-match ODI series. Both series have a great amount of significance for the Asian team.

The Test series will be part of the World Test Championship cycle 2021-23. On the other hand, the ODI series against the Orange Army will be part of the World Cup Super League.