“Babar Azam is one of the best in the world right now” – Twitter reacts after Babar Azam scored a century off 161 balls against New Zealand in the first Test

Babar Azam had various issues to deal with in terms of captaincy subject but he has been nothing short of spectacular when it comes to batting. Pakistan‘s run-scoring machine has time and again perfected the art of scoring runs on a consistent basis.

This time too, he showcased his fortitude by letting his bat do the talking during the first of the two-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team at the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and chose to bat first against Tim Southee-led New Zealand cricket team. The hosts were in all sorts of trouble after losing three wickets for 48 runs but things changed when Babar Azam came out to bat.

Babar Azam continues his dream run in Test cricket as he scored his ninth Test century

The Pakistan captain changed the entire complexion of the game by building the game bit by bit. In the process, he not only scored a fifty but went on to essay his ninth century in red-ball cricket.

Moreover, he also broke multiple records in the ongoing Karachi Test match against the New Zealand cricket team. The Pakistani stalwart went on to break the 16-year-old record held by Pakistan’s batting great Mohammad Yousuf.

It is also worth mentioning here that Babar Azam etched his name into the record books for scoring the most runs in a calendar year by a Pakistan batter, surpassing Mohammad Yousuf’s overall tally of 2435 runs in the year 2006.

Meanwhile, the likes of Babar Azam and Sarfaraz Ahmed stitched together a century-plus partnership for the fifth wicket and took the game away from the visitors. While Babar Azam scored a century, Sarfaraz Ahmed scored a half-century to his name as Pakistan scored 244/4 in 64 overs.

Here’s how Twitterati reacted after Babar Azam scored his 9th Test century

Babar Azam is one of the best in the world right now

— saistunz (@saistunz10) December 26, 2022

Dream year for Babar Azam as a batsman in Tests but a nightmare as a captain!

— saistunz (@saistunz10) December 26, 2022

Very good player no question but not a genuine match winner! Also hasn't done enough away from home in test cricket to be called a great

— Troll cricket unlimitedd (@TUnlimitedd) December 26, 2022

May be in few years he will be a legends league great consistency but problem is they are not coming in winning causes 🙌

— The BôoGeyMãn😈 (@thevoldomart) December 26, 2022

Test player of the year 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

— A Random Mouse (@jerry80042722) December 26, 2022

Well played 🙌🏼

— Raul (@Banstyle93) December 26, 2022

Dude's undeniably good

— Innervate (@mementomori798) December 26, 2022

No doubt he is currently one of the best batsman in world ,as a cricket fan you must appreciate good cricket

— thunderstorm (@darkennighttt) December 26, 2022