How Babar Azam has fared as Pakistan's Test captain overseas
What's the story
Babar Azam led Pakistan to an eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the 2nd Test at Port of Spain, Trinidad. With this, Pakistan ended their four-Test losing streak and claimed their maiden overseas Test win since beating Sri Lanka in July 2023. According to Cricbuzz, this was Babar's ninth away win as captain in 12 matches. Have a look at his record.
Numbers
Overall leadership numbers
Babar first took charge of the side in 2021 and led until January 2023. The recently concluded West Indies series was the first of his latest captaincy stint.
Under Babar, Pakistan have won 11 of their 22 Tests, losing seven. Four matches were drawn.
He is among the few Pakistani skippers with a win percentage of 60-plus in Tests (61.11).
Information
Babar's unique record
As mentioned, Babar now has nine away Test wins in 12 matches as captain. He currently has the best win-loss ratio in Test history away from home (minimum 12 away Tests).
Batting
A look at his batting numbers
Babar scored a match-winning 88 against West Indies in the 2nd Test.
This was his 13th half-century while leading Pakistan in the format. He also has four tons.
Babar now has 1,920 runs from 22 Tests as captain at an average of 53.33.
Overall, he has raced to 4,674 Test runs at an average of 43.68. He owns 9 tons and 33 half-centuries.