In the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup clash v Ireland, he along with Amjad Javed set the World Cup record partnership of 107 runs for the 7th wicket, which was eclipsed in July 2019 by MS Dhoni, RA Jadeja. In fact, this pair of batsmen became the first pair to have had a 100+ run stand for the 7th wicket in World Cup history.