Former Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowler Wasim Akram has openly praised the captain of the Pakistani team, Babar Azam. Wasim Akram says that the name of Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam comes among the greatest batsmen of the 21st century.
He said that there has never been a batsman like Azam in the history of Pakistan’s cricket. Wasim Akram said that Babar Azam is only 27 years old and his career looks very long right now. In such a situation, there is a lot of time in his post, he can improve his game further.
In his special conversation with a news agency, Wasim Akram further said, “If you talk about the batting of Pakistan Cricket Team, then you are Zaheer Abbas, (Zaheer Abbas), Javed Miandad, The names of people like Salim Malik, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf come to mind.
But, now is the time of Babar Azam Captain Pakistan Cricket Team. Wasim Akram recalled the time he worked with Babar Azam as a mentor in ‘Karachi Kings’ PSL in 2017. It is worth noting that a year ago, Akram had served as the chairman of the franchise with the ‘Karachi Kings’ team of the ‘Pakistan Super League’ (PSL).
Akram said, “I saw him (Babar Azam) as a captain in 2010. He has always advanced on the strength of his rank. I have worked with him for 3 years. Babar Azam is known for his dedication towards his work and consistency in his batting. And when all this quality is in one player, then it is a great thing for any team.
Babar Azam is never satisfied with his performance, that’s a great thing.” Praising Babar Azam, Akram said that Babar Azam is the only batsman who is included in the top-10 batsmen in all three formats of cricket (Test cricket, ODI, T20).
Babar Azam’s record in international cricket
The history of international cricket shows that Babar Azam has played only 37 Test matches in his career so far, scoring 2461 runs at an average of 43.18. At the same time, he has played a total of 83 matches in One Day International cricket so far. In which Katib has scored 3985 runs at an average of 57.
Talking about T20 International, he has scored 2620 runs in 73 matches played so far at an average of 45. The caravan is still going on. If all goes well, this 27-year-old young batsman will play work-to-work for 10 more years. And, in the next 10 years, how many records he will break and how many will he make.
– Vinay Kumar