Virat Kohli vs Babar Azam News

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Former Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan stirred controversy by calling Virat Kohli “zero” compared to Babar Azam, reigniting the fierce debate over who is the superior batsman. 

Pakistan captain Babar Azam recently opened up about the indelible mark left by their last encounter with India at the 2022 T20 World Cup.

These stats paint a fascinating picture of the rivalry between these two outstanding batsmen and the impact they have on their teams in ICC events.

Former Pakistan bowler opined that Babar Azam's technique is much more efficient than Virat Kohli's batting technique.

T20 World Cup 2022: This stat is quite revealing as Kohli had been struggling across formats this year yet he has better average/strike rate than two of the best T20 batters this year. 

Former Pakistan wicketkeeper and batter Kamran Akmal is one such critic, who says that he once advised Babar to not take up captaincy.

Mushtaq further expressed confidence over his side winning the Asia Cup final when they meet Sri Lanka again on Sunday and added that good teams shouldn't think of match outcome on the basis of toss.

India vs Pakistan: Virat Kohli went on to add that although India and Pakistan are fierce rivals on the field, but most of the Pakistan cricketers are friendly. 

Babar Azam has been in fine form in 2022. He is the world's leading batter in ODI and T20I formats while he is at the third spot in the Test rankings

Virat Kohli will be playing his 100th T20I match in the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2022 match on Sunday (August 28). In 99 T20I games, Kohli averages 50.12 with 3,308 runs at a strike-rate of 137.66 with 30 fifties. 

IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2022 Playing XI: One of the biggest misses for India in the Asia Cup will be Jasprit Bumrah, the ace bowler, who is as good at the start of the over as at the death. His absence will give the likes of Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan in the playing XI.

Joe Root remains clear at the top of the Test list, but Babar Azam rises one spot to third overall and to a career high rating of 874 points on the back of his tremendous century in the opening Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Test. 

India batter Virat Kohli has not been up to the mark in the last couple of years and in the meantime, Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been hitting centuries at his will and is on a record-breaking spree.

The 27-year old Pakistan captain Babar Azam boasts of an ODI average of 59.22 and has a total of 17 centuries to his name so far. 

Babar Azam hit nine fours in his 17th ODI century and the world’s top-ranked ODI batter also surpassed former India skipper Virat Kohli to become the fastest player to reach 1,000 runs as captain.

India pacer Mohammed Shami believes that such a debate should be there only after the Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has played in the same manner for many more years as Virat Kohli.

Akhtar spoke extensively on the comparison between Team India skipper Virat Kohli and Pakistan captain Babar Azam and declared that Kohli as a batsman is miles ahead of Azam.

Though Babar Azam scored a half-century and Pakistan won the low-scoring warm-up game against the West Indies by seven wickets with 27 balls remaining, the captain consumed 41 deliveries for his 50, while Rizwan struck his 13 off 17 balls and didn't score a single boundary.  

Babar Azam revealed the names of the cricketers whose cover drives he loves the most. However, the 26-year-old batsman left Team India skipper Virat Kohli out of the list despite the fact that fans constantly draw comparisons between the two and their orthodox style of playing the cover shot.