Fakhar Zaman beats Viv Richards to become the fastest to reach 1000 runs in ODIs

He broke the record previously set by Sir Vivian Richards (21 innings) in 1980 which was since equalled by Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott, Quinton de Kock and, most recently, Babar Azam.

Written by: Ajay Shankar Tiwari, Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) [ Updated: July 22, 2018 13:48 IST ]
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Fakhar Zaman has evolved as an explosive opener for Pakistan.

Pakistani opener Fakhar Zaman has become the fastest batsman in ODI history to complete 1000 runs in just 18 innings during the fifth and last ODI against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo.

He broke the record previously set by Sir Vivian Richards (21 innings) in 1980 which was since equalled by Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott, Quinton de Kock and, most recently, Babar Azam.

Meanwhile, Fakhar has also broken the record for most runs in a five-game bilateral series, having accumulated more than 470 runs while still going strong in the ongoing match.

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