Former Pakistan batsman Salman Butt in his latest video talked about how the current situation with Pakistan skipper Babar Azam facing criticism is similar to that of former India legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar being criticized in the 90s.

“Most of the game’s big names praise Babar Azam for a reason. I am not comparing him with Sachin Tendulkar. There cannot be a comparison. But I want to point out to a likewise situation. There was a time when India’s batting was dependent on Tendulkar to a great extent,” Butt said in his YouTube video.

“It was like if Sachin scores, India will get a big score. He did play a number of big knocks. However, there was hardly any contribution from the others and India quite often ended up losing. The situation with Babar Azam is similar,” he added.

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The 36-year-old Butt then talked about how fans and pundits need to support the right-hander who Butt believes is doing a really great job in his capacity as a batsman.

“We need to support Babar Azam. As a batter, it is not easy when you know that, at the other end, people with come and go and you have to do the bulk of the scoring. Not everybody is that mentally strong.”

“Babar Azam is doing a very good job in his capacity as a batsman. It’s a team game, at least 5-6 players need to perform consistently for a side to do well.” the Lahore-based cricketer said.

Butt then concluded his video by stating that he reckons Babar Azam despite his great performances is still not in the league of Sachin Tendulkar.

“Mohammad Rizwan has been doing well for the past six months but if you look at the last two years, it has mostly been all about Babar Azam. Also, he doesn’t have a lot of experience yet and he is not in the league of Tendulkar yet. In fact, he is not even halfway there,” Butt signed off.