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.
Gautam Gambhir: “I believe that there is Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Joe Root and David Warner but Babar Azam has [a] different level of quality”
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Former India opening batsman Gautam Gambhir believes Pakistan captain Babar Azam “has [a] different level of quality” in comparison to other top batsmen in the world, including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and David Warner.
Rohit Sharma: “Kohli, Babar, Joe Root. But I think Kohli has the best technique when it comes to the cover drive”
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India captain Rohit Sharma included his Pakistan counterpart Babar Azam in his top three list when naming the players with the best cover drives.
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.
Joe Root: “Virat has got a very different style and technique to Kane Williamson to Babar to Steve Smith”
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England batsman Joe Root said India superstar Virat Kohli has a “very different” batting style in comparison to other elite players such as Pakistan captain Babar Azam, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson and Australia’s Steve Smith.
Joe Root: “Steve Smith will play shots that other guys can’t”
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England batsman Joe Root said his Australian counterpart Steve Smith plays shots that other cricketers like Pakistan captain Babar Azam can’t.
Mudassar Nazar: “Joe Root was facing the same issue but he worked on it. Babar needs to do focus on the doing the same thing”
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Former Pakistan batsman Mudassar Nazar said there is nothing stopping captain Babar Azam from converting his fifties into hundreds in Test cricket, especially if England cricketer Joe Root was able to do it.
Abrar Ahmed: “I recently said in an interview that Stokes and Root will be my targets on Test debut and I am happy to get their wickets”
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Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed said he was specifically targeting England captain Ben Stokes and star batsman Joe Root in the ongoing second Test in Multan.
Joe Root: “Few of the other players in the England squad, and I feel like the best is yet to come from him”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam is already scarily good with the bat, but England superstar Joe Root firmly believes that the 28-year-old will keep getting better.
