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.
Scott Styris: “Fakhar Zaman is a little hit and miss”
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Former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris has admitted that Pakistan opening batsman Fakhar Zaman has been “a little hit and miss.”
James Neesham: “The nature of players of the quality of Babar Azam is that sometimes the best plans don’t work”
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New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham said “sometimes the best plans don’t work” against players like Pakistan captain Babar Azam since they are absolutely brilliant.
Tim Southee: “Those two guys that you mentioned, Shaheen Shah and Trent Boult, are quality bowlers and have caused a lot of players headaches over the years”
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Tim Southee, the New Zealand speedster, admitted that Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi causes big “headaches” since he is a difficult bowler to face.
Grant Elliott used the rocket emoji to describe how fast Haris Rauf is
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Grant Elliott, the former New Zealand all-rounder, used the rocket emoji to describe how fast Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf is.
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.
Mohammad Amir: “[Trent] Boult, he is number one for me, then Naseem Shah. These are bowlers, who I feel are complete bowlers and can play all formats. And third would be Mitchell Starc”
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Mohammad Amir has put fellow Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah rather than Shaheen Shah Afridi in second place on his list of favourite bowlers.
Tom Moody: “Imran Khan, Kapil Dev, Ian Botham, Gary Sobers, Jacques Kallis and Sir Richard Hadlee”
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Tom Moody, the former Australia batsman, picked legendary Pakistan captain Imran Khan as one of his top six all-rounders in the last 50 years.
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.
Rashid Khan: “I think Virat Kohli plays that shot (cover drive) better than anyone in the world. His cover drive looks good and sounds good. Yes, definitely, Babar is [a] very close [second]”
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Rashid Khan, the world-class Afghanistan spinner, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is very close in second place when it comes to the cricketer with the best cover drive.
