Babar Azam became the best batsman in ODI cricket, surpassing Virat Kohli:
Anne Bishop The 27-year-old is on the cusp of greatness, especially in the 50-over format, where his average is close to 60 and he has 17 centuries to his name.
Former West Indies fast bowler Ann Bishop has said that Pakistan’s captain and No. 1 ODI ranked batsman Babar Azam has almost surpassed Virat Kohli as the best batsman in ODI cricket.
The well-known commentator said that the 27-year-old player is on the path to greatness especially in the 50 overs format where his average is close to 60 with 17 centuries to his name.
“Babar Azam is on the path to greatness and I want to make it clear that I mean he is on the path to white ball cricket and of course 50 overs cricket,” Ann Bishop told Kirkweek. But where Babar currently stands with an average of 17 and 60 centuries is amazing.
He further said that Babar Azam has almost surpassed his neighbor Virat Kohli in terms of top batsmen in 50 overs. Anne Bishop added that there is still room for improvement in Azam’s batting in Test cricket and work is underway.
He concluded by saying that he hoped that the Pakistani captain. Would be one of the top players in red ball cricket in the future. “Work on Babar Azam’s Test cricket is going on.
I am surprised that he could not make progress in Test cricket long ago. Now he is starting to get better. Technically he is a great batsman, in the future,” he said. I hope they will stand by him. Top 3 to 4 players in Test cricket.