Virat Kohli has established himself as the greatest cricketer of all time. He has achieved a lot of the success that a cricketer dreams of. That certainly makes him one of the best in the business. The former Indian cricketer has been the most consistent batter across formats.
It’s been 15 years of Virat’s supremacy, and he is still going pretty strong. However, it is not a wrong statement to say that Virat is in the later half of his career, where he is really enjoying the game. But then there is another player who has taken the world by storm.
And he is none other than the superstar from Pakistan, Babar Azam. The Pakistani skipper has been the best batter in recent times across formats in the last 4-5 years. He started the Asia Cup 2023 with a brilliant hundred. Both of these superstars will come face-to-face against each other in the highly anticipated clash on Saturday.
Ahead of the IND vs PAK game, former Pakistani pacer Wasim Akram has rated Virat over Babar. The success of these two players has ignited the infamous comparison between the two modern-day greats.
However, Akram feels that it is still a long way for Babar to reach. In an interview with Fox Cricket, Akram said, “I will definitely pick Virat Kohli over Babar Azam. Babar is one of the modern greats, but it will take some time.”
But when it came time to pick between Shaheen Afridi and Jasprit Bumrah, he picked Afridi. Akram said that Afridi is a left-armer, which makes him difficult to pick for the batters, and has been doing pretty well across formats. These two teams will lock horns on September 2 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. It will be an epic clash, as these two teams have been producing some brilliant and thrilling contests in recent times.
