'Main Virat Kohli ki baat karun to...' - Shahid Afridi's big statement on former Indian skipper in comparison to Babar Azam

Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has come up with a big comparison between former Indian skipper Virat Kohli and star Pakistan batter Babar Azam. Notably, Babar was recently in the headlines for after going unsold in ‘The Hundred’ drafts. Apart from that, his strike rate in the T20I format has also been under the scanner of late.

A lot of cricket experts and fans have questioned Babar’s batting abilities in the shortest format of the game for his lower strike rate. Meanwhile, Afridi has also made a big statement regarding Babar Azam’s strike and also hinted Babar Azam to learn with the Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli.

Maine aajtak kabhi bhi babar ka kabhi bhi criticism nahin lekin haan jo sahi baat hai wo main chahta hun ki Babar Azam ko T20 mein apna strike rate behtar karna padega, usko ek batsman saath aisa chahiye jiska strike rate 135-140 se upar ho (I never criticized Babar Azam till date but yes, I want to say what should be said that Babar needs to improve his strike in the T20I cricket. He needs a fellow batter who can score runs with more than a strike rate 135-140),” said Afridi to Sports Yaari.

Here's what Shahid Afridi said further regarding Babar Azam and Virat Kohli

Jaise agar main virat kohli ki baat karta hun, main usko hamesha high rate karta hun, bada positive khelta hai, uspe mushqil waqt bhi aaya lekin wo bada player to usne khud ko nikal liya. (For instance, I talk about Virat Kohli, he is a world-class batter, I rate him so highly. He plays very positively. He went through a tough time but he came out of it because he is genuinely a big player),” he added later.

Speaking of Virat Kohli, he was recently in action with Team India during the just-concluded three-match ODI series against Australia. Although he couldn’t live up to his stature excluding a half-century in the third ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.