Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull has said that Pakistan captainBabar Azam is currently the best player in the world.
During ongoing third Test between England and New Zealand, former Blackcapsplayer Simon Doull highly praised Babar Azam while talking about the famous‘Fab Four’ which includes Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith and JoeRoot.
The 52-year-old emphasised there is nothing to debate upon that thePakistan captain is the best player in the world currently and he is the‘Big One’.
“Not many could argue that Babar Azam is the best player in the world atthe moment. As far as batting in that top order is concerned, he isunbelievable. Joe Root’s got an argument for that too. They talk about thebig four, at the moment, he’s the big one,” Doull said.
Babar is the No 1 ranked batter in both white-ball formats while holds thefourth position in Test cricket.
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The 27-year-old recently became the fastest batter to 1000 runs as an ODIcaptain in 13 innings, surpassing India’s Virat Kohli, who accomplished themilestone in 17 innings in 2017.
Babar accomplished the feat in the ODI series against Nicholas Pooran’sWest Indies earlier this month. In 89 ODIs, the Lahore-born cricketer hasnotched 4442 runs at an average of 45.98 and a strike rate of 90.25 with 17centuries and 19 half-centuries to show for his efforts.
