Captain Babar Azam is a class apart
To minimize the impact of the ongoing pandemic on sports like cricket, the ICC recently decided to initiate a few series including the one between Pakistan and England. The first test match was played yesterday as England and Pakistan battled it out on the cricket field.
Although the match had to be stopped because of rain, the audience still noticed the perfect shots by Babar Azam and heaped praise on the cricketer
This was the first series for the new captain of the cricket team of T20s, in the post corona world.
5️⃣0️⃣ for Babar Azam 🎉
He's taken only 70 balls to reach the mark 🔥 #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/gKIi4GUO3q
— ICC (@ICC) August 5, 2020
Since then, Pakistanis have been obsessing over the perfect drives by the newly minted captain Babar Azam
What a gorgeous cover drive from Babar Azam😍 #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/xaidk0EdQ4
— Waleed Yousuf 🇵🇸🇵🇰 (@WaleedYousuf18) August 5, 2020
Like ACTUALLY obsessing
They mentioned that there’s nothing more beautiful than captain Babar Azam displaying his cover drive
https://twitter.com/achayaarsun/status/1291036656028520448?s=20
A few even went on to state that watching Babar Azam’s performance with your partner is indeed a date
https://twitter.com/Ahmadridismo/status/1291023365818290179?s=20
They even came with a demand to include captain Babar Azam in the top fab four
Babar Azam. The right contender to be in Fab Four #PakvsEng @babarazam258
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) August 5, 2020
Wasim Akram feels Babar Azam should be put in the same bracket as Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Joe Root.
— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) August 5, 2020
There were some detailed comparisons between captain Babar Azam and Virat Kohli’s performance on the field
One of the cricket experts, former England cricket captain Nasser Hussain, stated that Babar is not getting the deserved appreciation and would have gotten more appreciation if Kohli would have been in his place. He further said, he deserves to be a part of fab four which now should be amended to fab five.
Nasser Hussain doesn’t want people to underestimate Babar Azam’s talent!#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/aeGxpCFIvO
— ICC (@ICC) August 6, 2020
"If this lad was Virat Kohli, everyone would be talking about it but because it is Babar Azam, no one is talking about it. He's young, he's elegant, he's got all the swagger. They keep going on about the fab four, it's the fab five and Babar Azam is in that."
– Naseer Hussain— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) August 5, 2020
'It's the fab five and Babar Azam is in that.'
Do you agree that he's now in the same class as Kohli, Smith, Williamson and Root? #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/IjPUYT5RGW
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) August 5, 2020
Fans stated that this performance by Babar was rightfully awaited by the audience
England….”Babar Azam is here, the hype is real!” pic.twitter.com/UGYeXZb1n0
— Hulkistan 🇵🇰💚🏏💚🍦 (@Hulkistan) August 5, 2020
They kept on praising the beauty of the perfect shots played by him
*Babar Azam playing cover drive*#ENGvPAK
me everytime: pic.twitter.com/tO4qW5CJaL— S H A H I D 🌠 (@ishahid__) August 5, 2020
Pakistan fans when Babar Azam plays cover drive😊#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/X4wmxp3UB5
— Shahid Rai (@ShahidRai600) August 5, 2020
He was given the title of the best batsman by a lot of people on social media
Babar Azam is the best current batsman in the world.
— Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) August 5, 2020
The hard work done by the cricketer was appreciated by many
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"Cover Drive was my weak point in start, out 80% time while play cover drive, but i worked very hard on it and nows its my best shot"
Ladies and Gentlemen Babar Azam for you.
True Genius and Hard worker#BabarAzam #ENGvPAK@nassercrickethttps://t.co/ScZKS4TsuV
— Abdul Ghaffar 🇵🇰 (@GhaffarDawnNews) August 5, 2020
Babar’s score remained to be the highlight of the day
Babar Azam, very good at cricket.
He reaches his 14th Test match half-century.#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/mAMVVYO86M
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) August 5, 2020
And of course, the latest performance by captain Babar Azam bagged a large number of fans for him across the border, too
If you have not joined Babar Azam fanclub yet, then the train is about to leave the station.
— Viru Sharma (@183_Mirpur) August 5, 2020
Never get bored of watching classy babar azam inning #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/XfnBm0mPgX
— Usama Aleem (@usama_aleem) August 5, 2020
So, are you a Babar fan too and do you think he’s better than Kohli? Let us know about your favorite performance by the cricketer in the comments below.
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