Babar Azam feels Pakistani legends are more worthy than Virat Kohli for comparisons

Ever since Pakistan captain Babar Azam has broken onto international st, player is constantly compared with Indian captain Virat Kohli. Both Babar Azam and Virat Kohli play at same .3 position in limited-overs cricket. While Virat Kohli is senior to Babar Azam and has amassed more runs than Pakistani player, Babar Azam is giving a close fight to Indian captain when it comes to ICC rankings. 

Babar Azam is ranked as .1 T20I batsman, while Kohli is . 1 in ODI cricket.  Speaking ahe of Pakistan’s tour of England, Babar Azam has reinforced again that he doesn’t want to be compared with Virat Kohli.

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Babar Azam prefers to be compared to Pakistani players

Speaking about Virat Kohli-Babar Azam comparisons, Pakistan captain said that he doesn’t want to be compared to Virat Kohli. While speaking to Pakistani journalists from England, Babar Azam went on to say that he would prefer if he is compared to his own country's legends like Javed Miand, Mohamm Yousuf or team's current batting coach, Younis Khan.

Babar Azam also talked about upcoming series with England, as well as his goals for series. Babar Azam revealed that he is targeting consistency in his batting, while also talking about importance of converting a century into a double or triple century. Babar Azam concluded that that is something he is looking to do during Test series in England.

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Babar Azam has talked about comparisons with Virat Kohli in past as well

This is t first time Pakistani batsman has opened up about his comparisons with Virat Kohli. In 2017, Babar Azam revealed that he and Virat Kohli are different players. He said that this main focus is on delivering for Pakistan and that is his primary objective. At that time, Babar Azam h also talked about importance of improving ODI ranking of team.

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Several cricketing legends from Pakistan have also spoken about Virat Kohli-Babar Azam comparisons in past, such as Shoaib Akhtar and Younis Khan. Batting coach and former captain Younis Khan h recently said that he doesn’t like comparison between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam as well. Younis Khan also said that Virat Kohli is at top of his game and has performed in all formats.

Younis Khan concluded that he expects Babar Azam to reach level of Virat Kohli in five years from w. Recently, former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar also shared his expectations from Azam. Shoaib Akhtar while speaking on his YouTube channel revealed that he hopes Babar Azam can revive ‘90s brand of cricket’ for Pakistan.

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