Babar Azam vs Joe Root
Babar Azam vs Joe Root: head-to-head — careers, honours, key numbers and why the rivalry matters.
Why compare Babar Azam and Joe Root?
Joe Root and Babar Azam are contemporaries who have both made significant contributions to their teams. Their performances in the Ashes and against top teams have drawn comparisons between their styles and effectiveness.
Babar Azam
Key numbers
- Test Matches62
- ODI Matches142
- T20I Matches145
- First-Class Matches99
Top honours
- ICC Champions Trophy2017
- Pakistan's ODI Player of the Year2017
- ICC World ODI XI2017
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Joe Root
Key numbers
- Test Matches164
- ODI Matches189
- T20I Matches32
- Test Runs13,952
- ODI Runs7,577
Top honours
- England Test CaptainLed the England Test team from 2017 to 2021.
- Most Test runs in 2021Scored over 1,700 runs in the calendar year.