Babar Azam Is Inching Towards Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma in T20I Cricket to be the Leading Run Scorer in the Format

Pakistan will play 7 T20Is on their tour of Ireland and England, which provides a golden opportunity for the team's captain Babar Azam to go past Indian batting legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's tally of runs in T20 internationals to become the leading scorer in the format.

Among the trio, Kohli's 4037 runs in 117 T20Is is leading the run-charts at the moment, followed by India captain Rohit Sharma, who has 3974 runs in 151 T20Is, at number two. Babar's tally of 3823 runs in 114 matches currently stands at third place.

151 Runs Behind Rohit & 214 runs Behind Kohli

Pakistan is scheduled to play three T20Is in Ireland, beginning on May 10. That will be followed by the tour of England, where Pakistan will play a series of four T20Is before flying to the US for the T20 World Cup.

Currently, the Pakistan squad includes 18 players, which will be reduced to 15 for the T20 World Cup, as stipulated by the International Cricket Council.

The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be co-hosted by the US and West Indies from June 2 to 29.

Pakistan is grouped in the same group as India, and the archrivals will face off on June 9 in New York.

Pakistan Squad for Ireland and England series

Babar Azam (C), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.