Captain with the most ODI runs in 2022

Babar Azam

A skipper always looks to lead his team from the front in any particular format. He carries the dual responsibility of captaining the side and also performing his role with the bat or the ball. This year, few skippers have topped the list of scoring the most runs in cricket’s most balance-format, the one-day internationals.

Let’s take a look at the 3 players with the most runs as captain in ODIs in 2022: (Full-members)

3.Nicholas Pooran

West indies white-ball captain Nicholas Pooran finds himself in the third position on this chart. The destructive left-handed batter has scored 386 runs in 16 ODI innings in 2022 at an average of 24.12 and a strike rate of 80.24. The 26-year-old southpaw has managed to slam two half-centuries with the highest score of 74. Unfortunately, both of his fifties came in a losing cause, against Bangladesh and India.

2.Tamim Iqbal

Another left-handed batter and Bangladeshi captain Tamim Iqbal is the second name on this list. The 33-years old batter has amassed 408 runs in 12 one-day international innings this year at an average of 40.80 and a strike rate of 79.68. Veteran Tamim, who made his debut in the format in the year 2007, has smashed four half-centuries with the highest score of 87*.

1.Babar Azam

Pakistani skipper Babar Azam is having a dream run and is going through a purple patch across formats. The classy batter has struck the most runs by a skipper in the 50-overs format in 2022. In just eight innings, Babar has smacked 588 runs at a stellar average of 84.00 and a strike rate of 94.38. He has hammered three centuries and four half-centuries with the best score of 114.