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In January 2016, Pakistan [[Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16|toured New Zealand]]. In the first ODI match, Babar scored 62 runs off 76 balls. Pakistan lost the match by 70 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/11180/scorecard/914227/New-Zealand-vs-Pakistan-1st-ODI/|title=Pakistan VS New Zealand 1st ODI-Odi Series 2016|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref> He was the leading run scorer in the ODI series with 145 runs in 2 innings at an average of 72.50.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=10449;type=series|title=New Zealand Vs Pakistan ODI series leading runs scorer|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref>
In the five-match ODI series [[Pakistani cricket team in England and Ireland in 2016|against England]] in July, he batted in five games and only scored 122 runs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Most runs / ODI series / Eng vs Pak /Statistics|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=10419;type=series|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=29 September 2016}}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20 International]] debut for Pakistan against [[England national cricket team|England]] on 7 September. He scored an unbeaten 15 runs off 11 balls. [[Pakistan]] won the match and series.<ref name="T20I">{{cite news |title=Pakistan tour of England and Ireland, Only T20I: England v Pakistan at Manchester, Sep 7, 2016 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/913663.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=7 September 2016 |access-date=7 September 2016 }}</ref>
Besides the [[England]] series, Pakistan played two match ODI series [[Pakistani cricket team in England and Ireland in 2016|against Ireland]]. In the first ODI of the series, Pakistan beat Ireland by 255 runs and created record of their biggest win in terms of runs in an ODI.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan's biggest win and Wasim betters Wasim |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/1047671.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=19 August 2016 |access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/engine/records/team/largest_margins.html?class=2;id=7;type=team|title=Pakistan's victories|access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref> Babar contributed in his side's victory by scoring 29 runs.<ref name="BabarAzaminningslist" /> With the second and final ODI abandoned due to rain, Pakistan won the series 1–0. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8499/scorecard/913651/ireland-vs-pakistan-2nd-odi-pak-tour-of-eng-2016 |title= Pak vs Ire, 2nd ODI, 2016 series |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
=== Rise in shorter formats and breaking records ===
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He made his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut for Pakistan [[West Indian cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2016–17|against the West Indies]] in [[Dubai]] on 13 October 2016 and scored 69 [[run (cricket)|run]]s in his first innings.<ref name="Test">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1050229.html |title=West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st Test: Pakistan v West Indies at Dubai (DSC), Oct 13–17, 2016 |access-date=13 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He was the first player to score a fifty on his Test debut through a day/night Test.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailytimes.com.pk/sports/13-Oct-16/azam-nawaz-debut-as-pakistan-win-toss/|title=Azam, Nawaz debut as Pakistan win toss|publisher=Daily Times|access-date=14 November 2016}}</ref>
On 19 January 2017, in the [[Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2016–17#3rd ODI|third ODI against Australia]], [[Babar Azam ]] became then joint-fastest player to score 1,000 runs in ODIs and then fastest for Pakistan in his 21st innings before his national record and world record were eclipsed by his compatriot [[Fakhar Zaman (cricketer)|Fakhar Zaman]].<ref name="babar1000">[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283174.html Records | One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Fastest to 1000 runs | ESPN Cricinfo], Stats.espncricinfo.com, 1 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-2-01.</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Gaurav|last=Sundararaman|title=The fastest to 1000 and 3000 ODI runs|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-pakistan-2016-17/content/story/1078435.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=19 January 2017|access-date=19 January 2017}}</ref> He scored a century in the fifth ODI, which was only the second century ever scored by a Pakistani batsman in Australia after [[Zaheer Abbas]] in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1309666/pcb-needs-groom-babar-azam-save-fading-away/|title=PCB needs to groomt Babar Azam to save him from fading away|work=Tribune|access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref> He also entered the top 10 batsmen's ranking in ODIs for the first time ever.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1308614/icc-rankings-babar-azam-breaks-odi-top-10/|title=Babar Azam breaks into ODIs top 10|work=Tribune|access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref>
[[Sarfaraz Ahmed]] replaced [[Azhar Ali]] as Pakistan's ODI team captain [[Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 2016–17|against the West Indies]] after Azhar Ali stepped down from the captaincy after a humiliating defeat [[Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2016–17|against Australia in odi series]]. He scored an unbeaten 125 in the 2nd ODI of the three–match ODI series at [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]].<ref name="BabarAzaminningslist" /> Azam along with [[Imad Wasim]] put on an unbeaten 99 runs partnership which helped Pakistan to a total of 282.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/10927/scorecard/1077950/West-Indies-vs-Pakistan-2nd-ODI-wi-v-pak-2017/|title=Pak V WI in WI 2016–17 / 2nd ODI|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref> Meanwhile, Azam also broke the record of scoring the most runs after the first 25 ODI innings in this match.<ref name=ci10apr17a>[https://www.geo.tv/latest/137473-Babar-Azam-becomes-top-run-scorer-in-first-25-ODI-innings Most runs after first 25 ODI Innings], Geo News, 10 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-4-11.</ref>
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