After the innings in which he got to 6000, Babar's batting average stood at 55.73 - the highest for any batter at that point

Considered arguably the greatest batsmen to grace ODI cricket, Virat Kohli reached 6,000 ODI runs in his 136th ODI innings, which was against Sri Lanka in Hyderabad in 2014. Kohli marked the occasion with a match-winning 53 off 61 balls. He also holds the record of scoring most ODI hundreds with his tally of 50 centuries.

Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam reached a major career milestone, scoring his 6,000th ODI run in the tri-series final against New Zealand on February 14. Babar achieved the feat in his 123rd inning (126th match), becoming the joint-fastest player alongside former South African opener Hashim Amla to reach the landmark.

Star Pakistan batter completed 6000 runs in ODI cricket. He became the joint-fastest cricketer, alongside Hashim Amla to name the record. However, the 30-year-old departed scoring 29 runs in the tri-series final against New Zealand.

Pakistan's star batter Babar Azam levelled Hashim Amla's world record to become the joint-fastest player to complete 6,000 runs in ODI cricket. He completed the 6,000-run mark in 123 innings, the same number of innings taken by Amla.

Pakistan batter Babar Azam will beat India’s Virat Kohli and equal Hashim Amla’s record in reaching 6,000 ODI runs t

Babar Azam has left behind Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson and David Warner to become the joint-fastest batter to 6000 ODI runs.