Copied Virat Kohli’s Batting Style: Babar Azam

One of the modern day greats in Babar Azam had a light hearted interview with the ace commentator in Harsha Bhogle for cricbuzz app in which the stylish and the most gifted batsman in Babar Azam told that he copied a lot from the current Indian captain in Virat Kohli.

The Pakistani white ball captain in Babar Azam has been a revelation and the #1 T20 player in the world for quite sometime now. He is the only player in the world to be inside the top 5 rankings in all the formats which is a huge achievement for his age. The 25 year old has been carrying the Pakistan’s batting line up on his shoulders over the past 3 years and will be looking to take Pakistan to great heights in the near future under his captaincy.

Copied most of his stuff- Babar Azam

One of the most elegant batsman going around in the world in Babar Azam has already made giant strides in his brief international career. The fact that he is compared to the run machine in Virat Kohli at such a young age is itself a big testament to his talent and skills.
When Harsha Bhogle said that people always end up asking about Virat Kohli to him in a light hearted manner, Babar Azam replied, “copied most of his stuff. It is very difficult task but you have to do it to survive.”

The next big assignment

It is a dream for any batsman to prove himself in testing conditions and Babar Azam has got one big opportunity coming his way as the Pakistanis will be touring to England for a test series in August this year. England is one of the difficult conditions to bat for any batsman in the world and the classy batsman in Babar Azam will be looking to prove himself against the likes of James Anderson led England attack.