Kane Williamson: “The ‘Fab Four’ or ‘Fab Five’ consists of some of the best players in the world, and Babar Azam is certainly one of them. He is a world-class batter who consistently delivers for his team”
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New Zealand cricketer Kane Williamson has called Pakistan batsman Babar Azam “world-class” and said he is “certainly” in the Fab Four or Fab Five.
Nasser Hussain: “I’m going to go with Saim Ayub, who I think is a multi-format player. He just had this injury, and it’s uncertain whether he’ll be fit for the Champions Trophy, but he could be a dynamic player at the top of the order for Pakistan across all formats”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain has picked Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub to be part of the next Fab Four.
Hasan Ali: “We used to hear about the Fab Four, which are these four players (Kohli, Williamson, Smith, and Root). Because of Babar Azam, it became the Fab Five, as Babar is the fifth player in the Fab Five”
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Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali said the Fab Four became the Fab Five due to limited overs captain Babar Azam’s brilliance with the bat.
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.
Aakash Chopra: “There is no Fab Four now in Test Cricket. Virat Kohli is out of it. Babar Azam has scored runs and he can be part of it but not yet. For now, it is Fab Three with Kane [Williamson], [Joe] Root and [Steve] Smith”
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Aakash Chopra, the former India batsman, believes Pakistan captain Babar Azam isn’t quite at the level required to be in Test cricket’s Fab Four.
Wasim Akram: “All the four batters from Fab Four, Babar is now the fifth one”
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Wasim Akram, the legendary fast bowler, believes that the Fab Four is now a Fab Five due to the brilliance of Pakistan captain Babar Azam.
Simon Doull: “When I talk about Babar, I talk about his intent. I have said it a year ago, forget about [the] Fab Four, he is the top one for me. He was the best player in the world”
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Simon Doull, the former New Zealand pace bowler, said forget about the Fab Four as Pakistan captain Babar Azam is the best batsman in the world in his opinion.
Ian Chappell: “Babar Azam, to me, is an outstanding player”
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Former Australia captain Ian Chappell said Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has been nothing short of outstanding given what he has done and achieved thus far in his career.
Simon Doull: “They talk about the big four. At the moment, he’s the big one”
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Ex-New Zealand quick bowler Simon Doull said Pakistan captain is now the main star of the Fab Four as he has been in sublime form recently.
Saba Karim on Babar Azam: “I will wait for some more time before adding him to the Fab Four”
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Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Saba Karim said he wouldn’t put Pakistan captain Babar Azam in his Fab Four when it comes to Test cricket.
