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Babar Azam’s annual salary 12 times less than Virat Kohli; Check details here

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New Delhi, Mar, 31: With the Board of Control for Cricket in India announcing the new set of central contracts for its men cricketers for the year 2023, former India captain Virat Kohli has retained his spot in the topmost A+ category of players earning Rs. 7 crore per year.
An annual salary which is 12 times more than Babar Azam makes under the recent 2022/23 Pakistan Cricket Board central contract. The Pakistan captain is bracketed under the red and white-ball contracts category of players, who earn 1.25 million PKR (Pakistan Rupee) per month. Amounting to 43,50,000 INR per year. Which is almost 12 times less to what Kohli makes under the new contract.
The top tier salary in PCB contracts is less than half of what the C category BCCI central contracted players such Sanju Samson and Arshdeep Singh earn per annum. Other than Babar, the top tier category in PCB central contracts includes Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Imam-ul-Haq and Hasan Ali.
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BCCI announced the updated contract categories on Sunday with the notable changes being an under fire batter KL Rahul being demoted to Grade B while all rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s promotion to A+ category.
Alongside Jadeja and Kohli, captain Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah are other members of the top-tier category.
Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel are just below them in the Grade A category and will pocket around Rs 5 crore.

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March 31, 2023
Babar Azam’s Bat Broke The Records Of Chris Gayle And Virat Kohli in T20 Cricket – Kashmir News
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Babar Azam, playing for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League, has made a big record in T20 cricket with his bat. Babar Azam scored 64 off 39 balls with 10 fours in the first eliminator match against Islamabad United on Friday.
The 39-ball 64 was against Islamabad was Babar’s 6th half-century of the season. Babar Azam completed 9000 runs of his T20 career. Babar Azam has become the fastest batsman to score 9000 runs in T20 cricket. He has left behind veteran players like Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli in this matter. Babar Azam completed 9000 T20 runs in 245 innings.
Earlier this record was in the name of Chris Gayle, who completed 9000 T20 runs in 249 innings. Former India captain Virat Kohli continues to be at the third spot in the list having completed 9000 T20I runs in 271 innings.
David Warner of Australia (in 273 innings) and Aaron Finch (in 281 innings) follow the trio of Babar, Gayle and Kohli in the top five
Fastest batsman to reach 9000 T20I runs (in innings)
245 – Babar Azam
249 – Chris Gayle
271 – Virat Kohli
273 – David Warner
281 – Aaron Finch
Babar Azam’s team won
Babar Azam-led Peshawar Zalmi beat Islamabad United by 12 runs in the first eliminator. Peshawar Zalmi batting first scored 183 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Islamabad United’s team could only manage 171 runs losing 6 wickets in 20 overs.
Peshawar’s win over Islamabad also earned them a spot in the Eliminator 2 where they will face Lahore Qalandars. The winner of the contest will qualify for the final and take on Multan Sultans on Sunday.
Speaking of his team’s win after the match, “The way the fast bowlers executed and came back, it was outstanding. The ball started to reverse after 10 overs. We couldn’t finish well with the bat, we were 20 runs short. There’s always room for improvement. We need to bowl well in the first six overs.”
Babar would hope to keep his and his team’s form intact for a couple of more games as Peshawar Zalmi look to lift the PSL 8 title.

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March 18, 2023
Babar Azam’s Bat Broke The Records Of Chris Gayle And Virat Kohli in T20 Cricket – Kashmir News
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Babar Azam, playing for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League, has made a big record in T20 cricket with his bat. Babar Azam scored 64 off 39 balls with 10 fours in the first eliminator match against Islamabad United on Friday.
The 39-ball 64 was against Islamabad was Babar’s 6th half-century of the season. Babar Azam completed 9000 runs of his T20 career. Babar Azam has become the fastest batsman to score 9000 runs in T20 cricket. He has left behind veteran players like Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli in this matter. Babar Azam completed 9000 T20 runs in 245 innings.
Earlier this record was in the name of Chris Gayle, who completed 9000 T20 runs in 249 innings. Former India captain Virat Kohli continues to be at the third spot in the list having completed 9000 T20I runs in 271 innings.
David Warner of Australia (in 273 innings) and Aaron Finch (in 281 innings) follow the trio of Babar, Gayle and Kohli in the top five
Fastest batsman to reach 9000 T20I runs (in innings)
245 – Babar Azam
249 – Chris Gayle
271 – Virat Kohli
273 – David Warner
281 – Aaron Finch
Babar Azam’s team won
Babar Azam-led Peshawar Zalmi beat Islamabad United by 12 runs in the first eliminator. Peshawar Zalmi batting first scored 183 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Islamabad United’s team could only manage 171 runs losing 6 wickets in 20 overs.
Peshawar’s win over Islamabad also earned them a spot in the Eliminator 2 where they will face Lahore Qalandars. The winner of the contest will qualify for the final and take on Multan Sultans on Sunday.
Speaking of his team’s win after the match, “The way the fast bowlers executed and came back, it was outstanding. The ball started to reverse after 10 overs. We couldn’t finish well with the bat, we were 20 runs short. There’s always room for improvement. We need to bowl well in the first six overs.”
Babar would hope to keep his and his team’s form intact for a couple of more games as Peshawar Zalmi look to lift the PSL 8 title.

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March 18, 2023