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‘Babar is the top batsman right now across formats’ says Virat Kohli

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DUBAI: Former India captain Virat Kohli praised the best white ball batsman Babar Azam and named him the best batsman in the world currently in all three formats of the game.

Virat, while appearing in the Star Sports Heart to Heart episode, he praised Pakistani captain Babar and recalled his first conversation with the highest-ranked batsman in limited overs cricket.

“The first conversation with Babar Azam was after the 2019 World Cup, we sat down and talked a lot, he had a lot of respect which hasn’t changed even after doing so well in world cricket,” Virat said.

The former India captain called Babar a “down to earth character” and predicted the latter would succeed as a player before stating that he enjoyed his batting.

“He has such a sensible character that he will go a long way as a player. He’s probably the best hitter right now in all formats. I’ve enjoyed watching him hit,” Virat concluded.

Earlier, the two batsmen met on the sidelines of the teams’ training sessions for the upcoming 2022 Asian Cup and had an overwhelming moment. buy isofair online https://health.noprescriptionbuyonlinerxx.net/

Furthermore, the two cricketers showed mutual respect in July this year when Babar came out to support Virat with a motivational tweet: “This too shall pass.
Stay Strong” and received an overwhelming response from cricket fans.

A number of speculations also began to surface as to whether the Indian batsman will respond to Babar’s message. Virat, however, proved the speculations wrong and responded to Babar’s tweet of support for him at a challenging phase of his career, while also wishing him luck.

“Thank you. Keep shining and rising. I wish you all the best,” Virat replied to Babar in his tweet.

It is pertinent to mention here that the 15th edition of the Asian Cup will embark on August 27 with the host Sri Lanka facing Afghanistan at the opening curtain.
However, the most anticipated clash of the tournament between India and Pakistan is scheduled for August 28.

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