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Virat Kohli and Babar Azam
Pakistan captain Babar Azam stated that he feels proud when fans and pundits compare him with Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli and Babar Azam are two elite batsmen in the world of cricket. Babar Azam has quickly jumped up the ranks in international cricket. He has become one of the top batsmen in the world alongside Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, and Joe Root. Although he doesn't like being compared with anybody else, Babar says he does feel good when he is compared with Virat Kohli. Azam stated that he will always try to maintain the kind of consistency he has managed so far in the sport.
Babar Azam dethroned Virat Kohli from top of the ICC ODI Rankings
Recently, Babar Azam broke Virat Kohli's record to become the fastest batsman to score 2000 runs in T20 cricket. The batsman reached the milestone in just 52 matches. On the other hand, Indian skipper Virat Kohli took 56 innings to get there. Babar Azam also became the first Pakistan captain to win his first four Test matches as captain.
Babar Azam now leads Pakistan in all three formats of the game and is one of the mainstays in their batting. The 26-year-old has 2169 runs in 33 Tests, 3808 in 80 ODIs, and 2035 runs in 54 T20Is. Number two ODI batsman Virat Kohli, who made his international debut in 2008, has already surpassed the 10000-mark in ODIs and scored 12169 runs in 254 games. He has 7490 runs in 91 in the purest format of the game. Virat Kohli is the only batsman to average over 50 across formats. He also has 3159 runs in T20Is, which is the most by any batsman.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is also the No. 1 ODI batsman, replacing Indian captain Virat Kohli. With 865 points, Babar Azam is the new number one ODI batsman. He is then followed by Indian batsmen Virat Kohli (857 points) and Rohit Sharma (825 points). Babar Azam will be seen in action when he leads Pakistan in a series of 3 ODIs and as many T20Is in England from July 8. After that, they will head to West Indies, where they will play 5 T20Is and 2 Tests.