KARACHI: Former New Zealand test player and TV commentator Simon Doull has hailed Pakistan captain Babar Azam as the best batsman in the world today.
Doull expressed his opinion when commentating during the third Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley, Leeds, and maintained that Babar was unbelievable in terms of batting in the top order.
“Not many would argue that Babar Azam is the best player in the world right now. As far as hitting in that higher order, it’s unbelievable. Joe Root has an argument for that too. They talk about the big four, right now, he’s the big one,” Doull said.
The Pakistan skipper is currently the number 1 ranked batsman in both ODI and T20I, meanwhile, he sits fourth in Test rankings.
Babar, 27, recently set a record for making the fastest 1,000 runs, in 13 innings, while serving as captain, adding to his long list of accomplishments. The skipper outclassed Indian Virat Kohli, who accomplished the feat in 17 innings in 2017.
The No.1 ODI batsman has appeared in 89 one-day internationals, scoring 4442 runs at an average of 59.23 and a strike rate of 90.25, with 17 centuries and 19 half-centuries under his belt, meanwhile, he has scored 2686 runs in 74 T20I, with an average of 45.53 with 26 half-centuries and a century to his name.
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