KARACHI – Speaking at a post-match press conference after scoring 97 (notout) against West Indies in the National Stadium, Babar Azam said: I amnowhere near Virat Kohli, he is a legend”.
I try to compete with him. But to people who say i am near him, i think heis far better. I try to give performances like him that could lead to myteam’s victory.
Azam missed a maiden hundred by three runs as Pakistan trounced the WestIndies by 82 runs in the second Twenty20 international in Karachi onMonday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Babar cracked 13 fours and a six in his 58-ball innings, reaching 97 notout to guide Pakistan to their highest-ever T20 total of 205-3 in 20 oversafter Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss and decided to bat first at the NationalStadium.