Mohammed Azharuddin puts an end to Virat Kohli vs Babar Azam debate with clear answer

Former Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin has revealed his thoughts on much-debated comparison between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam. 59-year-old h his say on topic during a conversation with Cricket Pakistan, on sidelines of International League T20 in UAE. Virat and Babar are two of marquee players for ir respective teams and have been repeatedly compared to each or for years w.

On being asked to comment on Virat vs Babar, former India captain shed his thoughts on 34-year-old saying, “Kohli is an experienced campaigner. His stats are huge. I feel it is always difficult to compare two players, but se are two very different players. But if you see, Kohli is slightly better.”

Mohammed Azharuddin reveals thoughts on Babar Azam

On or hand, speaking about Pakistan captain, Azharuddin said, “Babar is a very nice guy. I have always h good conversations with him. I am t sure about kinship since he is much younger to me, but re is respect. re is always respect”.

“ surprise that he is playing like this in all formats of game”

In meantime, former India captain also recalled a moment, when he met former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain. “He was always keen to learn. He spoke to me after our game in 2019 World Cup. I have always said he is keen to learn, and re’s surprise that he is playing like this in all formats of game. He is obviously a very talented player,” he said.

Virat Kohli has hit 24936 runs across formats since making his international debut in 2008. He is second-highest century scorer in international cricket with 79 hundred and has also amassed 129 fifties. On or hand, Babar Azam has scored 11864 runs in his career with help of 28 hundreds and 80 half-centuries.

It is pertinent to mention that Babar currently sits at top of ICC Men’s ODI players rankings with 887 points. Kohli me a thumping return to form during Asia Cup 2022 with his 71 international century and has smashed three centuries in nine games since n. Kohli sits seventh in ODI batter rankings with 727 points.