Sanath Jayasuriya picks Virat Kohli over Babar Azam: He is my favourite participant and my son’s favourite participant

Sanath Jayasuriya determined to decide on Virat Kohli over Babar Azam and stated that the Indian star was his and his son’s favorite participant. Kohli and Azam share a whole lot of mutual respect for one another.

Kohli and Azam share a whole lot of mutual respect for one another (Courtesy: Reuters)

HIGHLIGHTSThe Kohli vs Babar debate has been occurring for a very long timeJayasuriya stated that Kohli is his son’s favorite participantKohli and Babar share a whole lot of mutual respect for one another

Sri Lankan cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya weighed in on the Virat Kohli and Babar Azam debate and stated that the Indian star is his and his son’s favorite participant.

The Kohli-Babar debate has been one of many hottest subjects of dialogue over the previous few seasons, with opinions being divided in favour of each batters.

The Pakistan skipper has been in a position to lead his facet into the ultimate of the continued Asia Cup, the place they’re scheduled to tackle Sri Lanka on Sunday. However, the event hasn’t been an amazing one for Azam as he struggled to get going previously few matches.

As for Kohli, the event introduced a possibility to get again to kind and the Indian star grabbed it with each fingers. Apart from a uncommon failure towards Sri Lanka within the Super Fours stage, the 33-year-old was in high-quality knick and even scored his maiden T20I hundred towards Afghanistan on Thursday.

During an interplay with Sportskeeda, Jayasuriya revealed his choose and determined to go along with Kohli. The Sri Lankan cricket legend stated that the Indian star is his favorite participant and his son can be an enormous fan of Kohli.

“I like Virat Kohli. He is my favorite player and also my son’s favorite player too,” stated Jayasuriya.

Despite their respective followers participating in debate, Kohli and Azam share a whole lot of mutual respect for one another. The Pakistan captain provided his help for the Indian star throughout his powerful section and just lately, Kohli additionally showered reward on Azam saying that he is at all times eager to study.

“Babar is a very nice guy. I have always had good conversations with him. Kinship, I am not sure of but there is respect, there is always respect. He was always keen to learn. He spoke to me after our game in the 2019 World Cup. I have always said he is keen to learn and there’s no surprise that he is playing like this in all formats of the game. He is obviously a very talented player,” stated Kohli.

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