Babar Azam is a massively well-liked cricketer in his nation for he’s seen as somebody who might end as doubtlessly the best batter from Pakistan. However, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi feels Babar continues to be a piece in progress so far as his standing as GOAT is worried. Afridi additionally mentioned that Babar, regardless of his world class standing, continues to be not in the identical league of match-winners like Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. One of the foremost causes is that Babar continues to be unable to win as many video games for Pakistan as Kohli and De Villiers did once they had been on the high of their sport.Â
“No doubt, Babar is the number one player in the world, and he is the pride of the Pakistan cricket team. However, one thing that stops him from being named along with the likes of AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli is finishing games. Babar has not yet proved himself as a match-winner,” Afridi instructed a neighborhood Pakistani TV channel.
Not to overlook, Babar received two large ICC awards on the finish of 2022 calendar. He swept two main ICC awards in 2022, successful the ICC Men’s ODI Player of the Year Award in addition to the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year Award. He was additionally named the captain of the ICC ODI Team of the Year.
Imam-ul-Haq “Bowlers aren’t scared of Babar Azam he doesn’t dominate them like Kohli and he knows that too” pic.twitter.com/gm4rpRtgvE
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However, Babar lately instructed ICC in an interview that particular person awards don’t matter rather a lot to him. It is the massive titles which he’s eyeing. After taking Pakistan to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2021, and last of the identical event in 2022 version, Babar will not be aiming to lastly carry an ICC trophy in 2023 by successful the ODI World Cup.Â
“The ambition is to be a part of World Cup team and to win the tournament. The World Cup is coming up and my ambition is to perform well so that we can win it. You see lot of things individually too, but my goal right now is to win the World Cup. This year we have lot of white ball cricket because of the World Cup…you need to take things step by step,” mentioned Babar.
