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.”
Mir Hamza: “There is no comparison between me, Haris and Ihsan. They both have skills to bowl with pace”
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Mir Hamza has refused to compare himself to fellow Pakistan pace bowlers Haris Rauf and Ihsanullah, noting they all have their own skills.
Harbhajan Singh: “Virat Kohli has established himself as a great, while Babar Azam still has a lot to do”
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Harbhajan Singh, the former India spinner, believes that Pakistan captain Babar Azam “still has a lot to do” before he is good enough to be compared to India batting star Virat Kohli.
Mohammad Azharuddin: “Shaheen Shah Afridi has played very little cricket; the pacer cannot be compared to Wasim Akram”
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Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin said there is no way Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi can be compared to the legendary Wasim Akram right now.
Robin Uthappa: “You cannot compare him with Shaheen Shah Afridi”
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Former India batsman Robin Uthappa said people shouldn’t compare Shaheen Shah Afridi to fellow Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif.
Imam-ul-Haq: “People say that I handled it well, but I actually didn’t. I just went with the flow because I had no other option”
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Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq said he has had enough of people comparing him to his uncle – legendary captain and batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq.
Waqar Younis: “Babar is still very young and has plenty of cricket ahead of him and once he has retired you can perhaps sit down and start comparing him with others”
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Iconic Pakistan seamer Waqar Younis said people should start comparing captain Babar Azam to other players once he has retired.
Babar Azam: “Usually, we compare him to Kane Williamson and Rahul Dravid. We call him Dravid”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said everyone in the national team compares opener Abdullah Shafique to legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid and New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “I’ve explained this a lot of times, obviously they are in the same league but what Kohli has achieved already, the comparison will be valid when Babar will achieve all of that”
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Misbah-ul-Haq said there is no doubt that Pakistan captain Babar Azam is in the same league as India batsman Virat Kohli.
Mohammed Shami: “To compare him with the likes of Steve Smith, Joe Root or Virat Kohli will be unfair on him. I would say let him play for that many years and then maybe we can judge”
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India speedster Mohammed Shami said it is unfair to compare Pakistan captain Babar Azam to players like India batsman Virat Kohli, Australia superstar Steve Smith and England captain Joe Root.
