Mohammad Haris: “I will not choose anyone else over Babar Azam. I will always choose him because of the way he has taught me regarding my batting and supported me”
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Pakistan big-hitting batsman Mohammad Haris has made it clear that he will never “choose anyone else over Babar Azam” when it comes to his dream batting partner.
Imad Wasim: “I would go Babar Azam. He’s our nation’s pride. We can criticise him, we can say things about him in a right way that he becomes [an] amazing player. But, he has served Pakistan with dignity and pride for a long time. He’s our pride”
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Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim said he would put Babar Azam ahead of India batting superstar Virat Kohli.
Harbhajan Singh: “Babar is a good player, but alongside him, there are other talented players in the team as well. It’s a common tendency in both of our countries that we often praise one player extensively, sometimes overlooking the contributions of other players”
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Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh believes that is is a “common tendency” for people to only praise Pakistan batsman Babar Azam and overlook the contributions of other performers in the team.
Junaid Khan: “I got Kohli in the first match and he told me it will not happen again. I got him again in the second and third match. Before the third ODI at the breakfast table, I told him, ‘Virat you will not be spared today'”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Junaid Khan has recalled his battle with India batting maestro Virat Kohli and remembered telling him “you will not be spared.”
Babar Azam: “Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Kane Williamson are my favourite batters in the world. They’re the top players in the world. They read the conditions well, that’s why they are the best. I admire them”
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Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has picked New Zealand’s Kane Williamson and the India duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as his “favourite batters in the world”, saying he really admires them.
Mohammad Haris on speaking to Virat Kohli: “I talked to Virat bhai and asked him about how to build [an] innings. I lack temperament and asked being that being a batter what could I do”
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Pakistan big-hitting batsman Mohammad Haris admitted that he lacks temperament and spoke to India run machine Virat Kohli to find a solution.
Harsha Bhogle: “The big four is always Joe Root, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, and Kane Williamson. And I think over the last four years, he (Babar Azam) said no, he’s not only big five but in [the] big four, he has knocked somebody out”
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Respected cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle said Pakistan batting maestro Babar Azam “has knocked somebody out” of the Fab Four as he is not happy being on the fringe of the elite club.
Shahid Afridi: “When he changes gears, it is not his game. When he tries to hit balls out of the boundary, he gets caught on the line. It is not his strength, he is a touch player”
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Iconic six-hitter Shahid Afridi has admitted that former captain Babar Azam cannot change gears when batting as he keeps getting out.
Basit Ali: “I told one year ago on my channel that Babar Azam is a very good batter. He should quit captaincy, just like Virat Kohli did. But, as we all know, certain people on social media twisted my words, saying I don’t like Babar Azam and I am a traitor”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has revealed that he was called “a traitor” after urging Babar Azam to resign as captain a year ago.
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan: “Whenever we compare Babar Azam with Virat Kohli, I always say Babar is more technically sound than Kohli, and this is why he fails less”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan believes former captain Babar Azam “fails less” than India batting superstar Virat Kohli since he is “more technically sound.”
