India, Feb. 23 -- Although he could only muster 23 runs in his innings despite looking in good touch, that much was enough for Pakistan's star batter Babar Azam to set a record for his country with the bat.

Babar's innings helped him eclipse the 1000-run mark for Pakistan in ICC events, and in doing so in this big rivalry match against India at the ICC Champions Trophy, he became the fastest Pakistan batter to reach that mark.

It came up in Babar's 24th innings in ICC 50-over events, meaning he reached the mark just one innings faster than former Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar.

Babar Azam*: 24 innings

Saeed Anwar: 25 innings

Javed Miandad: 30 inning

Babar began his ICC journey for Pakistan with the Champions Trophy in 2017, which finis...