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Babar Azam surpasses Shahid Afridi for most catches in International Cricket

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ISLAMABAD: Babar Azam has set another record. Pakistan’s Babar Azam has surpassed Shahid Afridi as the player with the most catches in international matches.

Babar Azam achieved this honor after taking the catch of Kusal Mendis in the final of the tri-nation series against Sri Lanka.

Former captain Babar Azam took three catches, thus achieving the honor of holding 170 international catches, Shahid Afridi took 167 catches in his career, thus leaving Babar Azam behind Shahid Afridi.

Younis Khan is in first place with the most catches, he took 281 catches in his career, Inzamam-ul-Haq is in second place with 194 catches, now Babar Azam has come to third place with 170 catches and Shahid Afridi has moved to fourth place.

In the match played against Sri Lanka, Babar Azam has also won the title of the fielder who has taken the most catches in T20Is by Pakistan by taking three catches.

In T20Is, Babar Azam has taken 60 catches and has come in first place, Fakhar Zaman is second after holding 57 catches, while Shoaib Malik is in third position with fifty catches.

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