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Pakistan cricketer Azam Khan drew a crisp examination betwixt Virat Kohli's and Babar Azam's batting legacies (Images via Getty)
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan has stirred statement erstwhile again with his caller remarks astir erstwhile nationalist skipper Babar Azam, drafting a examination betwixt the Pakistan prima and Virat Kohli.Speaking connected a Cricwick podcast, Azam praised Babar’s interaction connected Pakistan cricket, claiming that helium has elevated the team’s estimation done his batting, overmuch similar Kohli did for India. “Pakistan cricket was celebrated due to the fact that of accelerated bowling,” Azam said. “But this feline made it celebrated due to the fact that of batting. There is simply a immense difference. Like what Virat Kohli did for India.”
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Azam past pointed retired that dissimilar Kohli, who began his vocation surrounded by respective greats of Indian cricket, Babar had to transportation the load mostly connected his own.
“Virat Kohli had idiosyncratic astir him who was a fable astatine that time. The epoch Virat Kohli started playing in, helium had VVS Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar, (Rahul) Dravid, Virender Sehwag and MS Dhoni. So galore large batsmen,” helium said. “But who was determination with Babar? There was nary one.
”When asked whether Pakistan fans genuinely valued Babar’s contribution, Azam replied bluntly, “No, they don’t.”27-year-old Azam, who has played 14 T20Is for Pakistan, has not featured for the nationalist broadside since the 2024 T20 World Cup.
His comments travel astatine a clip erstwhile his aboriginal with the squad remains uncertain.
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Earlier successful the aforesaid podcast, Azam had besides agreed with India skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s presumption that the India–Pakistan rivalry nary longer carries the aforesaid borderline it erstwhile did. “If you spot the ICC tournaments, I think... I don’t cognize if I should accidental this, but technically helium is correct,” helium said, referring to the Indian T20I skipper's assertion during the Asia Cup that determination was nary rivalry betwixt the 2 sides.
