Mohammad Amir: “Babar is my favourite apart from T20s. He is my favourite in Tests and ODIs”
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Mohammad Amir, the left-arm fast bowler, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is not his favourite batsman in T20Is even though he was at the top of his list for Tests and ODIs.
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.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “Wait and watch Babar till he plays as much cricket as Virat, he will stand at the same stage”
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Sarfaraz Ahmed, the Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman, has backed captain Babar Azam to achieve just as much as India superstar Virat Kohli has when he has played the same number of matches.
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.
Imran Khan: “Babar Azam can surpass Virat Kohli; he is that good, from what I have seen”
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Imran Khan, the legendary all-rounder who captained Pakistan to World Cup glory in 1992, has backed current Pakistan skipper Babar Azam to surpass iconic India batsman Virat Kohli.
Matthew Hayden: “When you think about the modern-day greats, (Steve) Smith, (Virat) Kohli, Babar Azam, these are once-in-a-lifetime and once-in-a-generation cricketers”
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Matthew Hayden, the legendary Australia opener, believes Pakistan captain Babar Azam is among the “modern-day greats” and a “once-in-a-lifetime” batsman.
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.
Haris Rauf: “No matter what happens, I just need to take your wicket. Only you and Kohli are the exception now”
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Haris Rauf, the Pakistan fast bowler, has warned captain Babar Azam that he and India batsman Virat Kohli are two names on his list of cricketers he wants to dismiss.
Shahid Afridi: “Babar Azam, Virat [Kohli] and then [Steve] Smith. Babar plays a beautiful cover drive”
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Shahid Afridi, the legendary all-rounder, believes Pakistan captain Babar Azam has the best cover drive in the world and ranked him above India batsman Virat Kohli and Australia cricketer Steve Smith.
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.
