Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan in motion throughout Asia Cup Tremendous 4 conflict towards India at Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 23, 2025. — AFP
KARACHI: Pakistani batter Sahibzada Farhan has accomplished 1,500 runs in T20 cricket this yr, changing into solely the fourth participant from the nation to realize the milestone.
The appropriate-handed batter reached the landmark in his thirty fifth innings of 2025. Earlier than him, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shan Masood had additionally scored 1,500 runs in a calendar yr.
Babar has achieved the feat thrice, in 2019, 2021, and 2024. Rizwan reached the milestone in each 2021 and 2022, whereas Shan Masood managed it in 2022.
In 2025, Farhan represented Pakistan together with Peshawar Area and Islamabad United, contributing considerably to his whole.
Sahibzada Farhan not too long ago made headlines along with his distinctive celebration after scoring a half-century towards arch-rivals India through the Asia Cup Tremendous Fours conflict.
The opener reached his half-century in type, smashing a six off Axar Patel on the third supply of the tenth over. After reaching the milestone, he celebrated uniquely, mimicking his bat “firing runs like bullets,” a gesture that thrilled followers.
The appropriate-handed batter’s innings included 5 boundaries and three sixes, showcasing an aggressive and assured strategy towards India’s bowling assault. Social media was abuzz with reward for Farhan’s efficiency.
Addressing a presser, he additionally defended his celebration and stated he doesn’t care what which means folks derive from it.
“I usually don’t celebrate fifties, but this time a new idea came to my mind and I expressed it differently. It was just a new style of expression.”
Farhan added that he all the time goals to play aggressive cricket, “even if the opponent is India.”
