The comparison between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam has been going on since the Pakistan captain made his international debut in 2015.
The focus of fan debates on current cricket has changed from who among the Fab Four was the finest batter to who among Virat Kohli and Babar Azam was the better player.
Babar has been steadily improving over the past few years, both as a skipper and more as a player across forms, giving the world of cricket the Kohli vibes due to his dependability and capacity to set and shatter records.
Imran Khan, a former captain of Pakistan, made an outrageous statement about Babar before the 2023 ODI World Cup, even though the issue continues to split the cricket world.
Although he has been gone from sports for some time, the Pakistan legend revealed that he thinks Kohli and Babar are in the same league with the willow and that the current Pakistan captain can eclipse the 33-year-old's batting records based on what he has seen of him.
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"I haven't recently seen cricket, but I believe that Virat Kohli and Babar Azam belong to the same class. Babar Azam can surpass Virat Kohli; he is that good, from what I have seen," Khan was quoted by Hindustan Times.
The players will be face-to-face in Asia Cup 2023 in September and then against in the 2023 World Cup, when India plays Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad reportedly on October 15, which is also Babar Azam’s 29th birthday.
