Former Pakistan pacer, Wasim Akram, weighed in on the Virat Kohli and BabarAzam comparison, saying that although Babar is a very consistent performerbecause of his skill and fitness, it is too early to compare him to Virat.
Speaking to Ravi Shastri, Wasim said that Babar is following Virat Kohli’sfootsteps and that he would undoubtedly be among the modern greats, butcomparing the two at this moment is premature.
Wasim Akram went on to say that the comparison of players is nothing newand that other legendary batters like Inzamam-ul-Haq, Rahul Dravid, SachinTendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Javed Miandad, and Zaheer Abbas have also beencompared to different cricketers during their playing days.
The all-format captain is among the top three batters in the ICC battingrankings across formats and has also surpassed various records previouslyheld by Kohli and was awarded ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2021.
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On the other hand, the former Indian captain is passing through a difficultperiod in his career, with no international century since 2019, and he wasalso dropped from the national team for the first time owing to bad form.
Wasim also discussed the upcoming Asia Cup 2022 encounter between Pakistanand India, claiming that it will be the best showdown in Asia Cup historybecause both neighboring countries have well-balanced sides.link
