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Babar Azam can make a record in the first T20 match itself.Image Credit source: PTI

The Pakistan cricket team has once again come back to the same point from which it had tried to avoid. About 10 months ago, star batsman Babar Azam was dropped to change the fortunes of the team in T20 cricket. But even after this the Pakistani team did not get success and now Babar has returned again. Now that Babar Azam has returned to the team, he has a chance to make a world record. Babar Azam can become the highest run scorer in T20 International against South Africa.

After suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of Team India in 3 consecutive matches in the Asia Cup, the Pakistani team is going to play its first T20 series. When the squad was announced for this series, no one was surprised, because the condition of Pakistani batting was so bad that the selectors had to call back Babar Azam, who was dropped from the team a few months ago due to slow batting. It is not that Babar has now started batting more aggressively than before, rather the Pakistani team has become short of options.

Whether it makes a difference to the performance of the Pakistani team or not, Babar Azam has definitely got a chance to make a world record in his name once again. The 3 T20 match series between Pakistan and South Africa will start from Tuesday 28th October. The first match will be played in Rawalpindi and here Pakistan's star batsman can become the highest run scorer in T20 International. If Babar, who is currently at number two, scores 9 runs in this match or in this entire series, then he will leave behind former Indian captain Rohit Sharma and reach number one.

Babar currently has 4223 runs in his name in 121 innings of 128 matches, in which there are 3 centuries and 36 half-centuries. Rohit, who had retired from this format a year ago, had scored 4231 runs in 151 innings. Virat Kohli is at third place with 4188 runs in 117 innings. However, he too has now retired from this format. At number four is England's great Jos Buttler with 3869 runs. This means that currently Babar has a chance to break the record and extend his lead. Whether they are able to do this or not or how far they can reach, it will become clear from this series.