Asia Cup 2022: Babar Azam might be the highest batter on this planet throughout codecs, says Virat Kohli

Former India captain Virat Kohli spoke about Babar Azam forward of India’s high-profile conflict towards Pakistan on August 28, Sunday.

Kohli and Babar have loved good camaraderie within the latest occasions and have been speaking one another up within the final couple of years. Babar Azam even prolonged his needs to Viart Kohli when he was going via a tough patch of kind.

Speaking forward of the Asia Cup, Kohli revealed his interactions with Babar Azam whereas chatting with Star Sports.

“The first interaction I had with him was the 2019 World Cup after the game in Manchester. Him and Imad (Wasim). Imad I have known since Under-19 cricket. We have played against each other and Imad said Babar wanted to have a chat,” Kohli mentioned in a chat.

“We sat down and spoke about the game. I saw a lot of regard and respect from him and that hasn’t changed regardless of the fact that he is probably the top batsman in the world right now across formats, performing so consistently,” the previous India skipper mentioned.

Kohli mentioned that Babar was very grounded in his strategy and the fast success had not gone to his head. Predicting that the participant will go a great distance, Kohli mentioned that the Pakistan captain had sturdy foundations.

“And rightly so, he has amazing talent and I have always enjoyed watching him play. So that hasn’t changed. He is performing now and he is coming into his own, but I don’t see his attitude or his approach change towards me, which is a very good sign of someone who is very grounded in his foundations of his upbringing,” Kohli went on to say.

“His cricketing foundations as well are very solid. So these kinds of players, these kind of characters go a long way and inspire a lot of people. And I see that happening with him as well,” he mentioned.

The former India captain additional acknowledged that Babar deserved all of the success and wished him all the perfect forward of the sport.

“I congratulated him yesterday on how he’s been playing and told him how amazing to watch it is and I wish him all the best,” Kohli revealed.

“And he deserves all of this. And eventually you need to have players like him to keep world cricket exciting,” he mentioned.

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