Sahibzada Farhan can break Virat Kohli records: Virat Kohli’s world record is in danger, Sahibzada Farhan gave warning by scoring a century, became Pakistan’s silent match winner.

New Delhi. Sahibzada Farhan was out for zero in the match against India in the T20 World Cup. After which he was heavily criticized. Farhan ignored his critics and focused on the next match and scored a stormy century in a do-or-die match against Namibia. With the help of Farhan’s century, Pakistan booked the ticket for Super-8. If the Pakistan team had lost in this match, then it would have been eliminated from the World Cup. With this century, Farhan has come close to breaking Virat Kohli’s record. Farhan can leave Kohli behind in the Super 8.

Sahibzada Farhan took the brunt of the Namibian bowlers under heavy pressure at the beginning of the innings. He completed his century in just 57 balls. The importance of this victory was even greater because if Pakistan had lost this match, then like in 2024, this time too America would have qualified for the Super-8. This innings of Farhan has given new life to Pakistan in the tournament. With this century, Farhan became the highest run-scorer batsman in the current tournament. He has 220 runs in his name in 4 matches. Now his eyes are on the historical record of Virat Kohli, which he made in the 2014 World Cup. Farhan needs only 100 runs to break Kohli’s record. The form they are in, this target does not seem difficult in the Super-8 matches. At present, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Babar Azam are at second and third place respectively in this list.

Virat Kohli (2014): 319 runs (highest in a season)

Sahibzada Farhan (2026): 220 runs (so far)

Super-8 schedule: mountain of challenges
The real test for the Pakistani team captained by Salman Ali Aga will begin now. In the Super-8, they face the world’s leading teams:

21st February: First match against New Zealand.

Next matches: Clash against England and co-host Sri Lanka in Pallekele.

Sahibzada Farhan scored a century.

Turmoil in the team: sword hanging over Babar and Shaheen
Despite the victory, all is not well in the Pakistan camp. The form of the team’s star batsman Babar Azam remains a matter of concern. Questions are being raised about the place of Babar in the team, who scored only 66 runs in 3 innings. To make it to the semi-finals, it is mandatory for Pakistan to be among the top-2 teams of its group.

Changes in batting order: In the match against Namibia, Babar was sent down to bat and even after the fall of three wickets, he did not come on the field. Now the demand to include Fakhar Zaman in his place has intensified. Veteran bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi was dropped from the playing eleven against Namibia. There are indications that Pakistan may take the field with the same strategy in the upcoming matches also.