Pakistan’s top-order batsman Babar Azam is undoubted𒐪ly an extraordinary talent. With supreme consistency across fౠormats, Babar has built his image as one of the enthralling batsmen of modern-day cricket. Last year he was made the T20I skipper of the Pakistan team and recently, he was rewarded with the ODI captaincy as well.
Babar’s relentless run-making ability has seen him being compared to Indian captain and leading run-scorer of modern cricket, Virat Kohli. Lots of fans an♛d experts feel that Babar has all the qualities to be like Kohli in the international arena.
But whaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚt does Babar think of these comparisons? Well, the Lahore-born has himself shed lights on the red-hot topic. In a recent interview on Cricbuzz hosted by veteran commentator Harsha Bhogle, Babar has rated Koꦰhli as one of the best in the business.
“People tend to compare us a lot. In my opinion, he (Kohli) is one of the best batsmen. I still have to achieve a lot in my career. I will try to be like him, win matches for my team, make records like him,” said Babar.
Babar stated that in his early days while watching a game, he used to imagine what he would’ve done if he was batting in a particular situation.
“Yes, I do try and keep track of how the top players are performing. Who is going at the top and all… So, I used to try and watch them play. How they bat in different conditions, what their approach is. I always try to visualize that what I would have done if I were to be in that situation, against a particular bowler,” the 25-year-old added.
On being compared with the legends, Babar opined that he doesn’t like that. The limited-over skipper of Pakistan articulated that he just wants to perform for his team and impress the fans.
“I don’t like to compare myself with great players; I only try to satisfy myself, my team and our supporters. I just want to give fans the moment of happiness. I want Pakistan to win,” the Somerset player added further.
Baba🐓r further explained that he always tries to improve and perform against different teams on different conditions.
“I generally don’t get satisfied with my batting; I always try to improve. I always thought of featuring in the top-5 or top-4 batsmen list in the world by performing in different conditions,” concluded the right-handed batsman.
