When it involves being selfless, there isn’t a one like him: Danish Kaneria asks Babar Azam to study from Virat Kohli

T20 World Cup 2022: Former spinner Danish Kaneria stated that Babar Azam ought to cease being cussed and take into consideration the welfare of the Pakistan cricket crew in T20Is.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 16, 2022 21:02 IST

Kaneria asks ‘stubborn’ Babar to study from ‘selfless’ Kohli. Courtesy: Reuters

By India Today Web Desk: Former spinner Danish Kaneria reckoned that Babar Azam ought to cease being ‘stubborn’ and consider the welfare of Pakistan cricket by giving up his opening slot. The 28-year-old Babar had a torrid time within the T20 World Cup 2022, though the Men in Green completed because the runner-up following their five-wicket defeat to England within the last on the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Apart from the half-century that he scored in opposition to New Zealand within the semi-final, the Lahore-born batter largely seemed out of contact.

“Babar Azam has been stubborn about not giving up his opening spot. The same happened when he was with Karachi Kings too. He is adamant about this because he cannot bat in the middle order. His stubbornness is only doing harm to Pakistani cricket because of the slow starts,” Kaneria was quoted as saying on his YouTube channel.

Kaneria additionally heaped reward on former Indian skipper Virat Kohli for being selfless. The veteran stated that Kohli didn’t throw within the towel regardless of questions surrounding his potential.

“When it comes to being selfless, there is no one like Virat Kohli. The team lost the World Cup under his captaincy, and he was made the scapegoat after that. Many raised questions about his place in the team. But he didn’t give up. He gave his full support to the new captain and played at the number he asked him to,” he added.

Kohli completed the T20 World Cup because the main run-scorer. Apart from being the highest run-getter within the historical past of the mega occasion, the 34-year-old Kohli additionally grew to become the primary batter to attain 4000 runs in T20Is.

In six matches of T20 World Cup 2022, Kohli scored 296 runs at a median of 98.66 and a strike-rate of 136.40 with 4 half-centuries to his identify. His prime rating of 82 not out got here in opposition to Pakistan on the MCG.

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Nov 16, 2022