“No One Can Match Him…”- Misbah-ul-Haq Makes a Bold Statement on Comparison Between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam 

Virat Kohli needs no introduction to the game of cricket. He has been the best modern-day cricketer that the game has seen in the last decade. That’s why he is regarded as one of the best modern-day greats. Meanwhile, the Pakistani skipper Babar Azam is also moving forward in that direction and has taken giant strides in this game. And without a doubt, Babar has been among the best batters in the last few years.

Most recently, Babar won the “ICC Player of the Year” and “ODI Player of the Year” for 2022. Thus, in the race to be the best, the Pakistani skipper has certainly made his mark very strongly. It has resulted in a louder comparison between him and the former Indian skipper. Many former cricketers, experts, and cricket pundits have shared their own opinions about this famous comparison between the two modern-day greats.

“Virat Kohli has played a lot while Babar Azam is just starting “- Misbah-ul-Haq

Virat Kohli hasn’t had good performances in the last 2-3 years, but it looks like he has been coming to his best since the 2022 Asia Cup. He ended up being the highest run-scorer in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Virat scored 296 runs in six innings with four half-centuries. Meanwhile, Babar finished as the highest run-getter in 2022 across all formats and made 2598 runs with 8 centuries and 17 half-centuries.

He was the only batter to score more than 2,000 runs in 2022. The former Pakistani captain, Misbah, reckons that there shouldn’t be any comparison between these two. In a discussion on paktv.tv, Misbah said,

The former Pakistani skipper also stated that it is not possible to compare two different individuals. Misbah stated that there is a long way to go for Babar, and once he plays the same amount of cricket as Virat, only then can a comparison be made. Notably, both of these players have always shown mutual respect for each other.