Shahzad said – Virat Kohli cannot be compared to anyone in the world.
When former Pakistan captain Babar Azam made his debut in 2015, veteran Indian batsman and former captain Virat Kohli had already established himself in international cricket. He had won ICC’s major tournaments World Cup and Champions Trophy for India. Apart from this, he was also the Player of the Tournament of ICC T20 World Cup 2014.
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After this, when Babar Azam started performing consistently in international cricket, especially ODI cricket, he started being compared to Virat Kohli. However, former Pakistani cricketer Ahmed Shahzad feels that Babar’s comparison with Virat not only put him under pressure, but also led to a decline in his personal performance.
Ahmed Shahzad put forward his point of view about Babar Azam
Let us tell you that recently while talking to Geo Super, Ahmed Shahzad said- When everything was going well, you were running a campaign comparing players. Now when the performance is not going well, you are saying ‘do not compare two players’. Why not? Virat Kohli cannot be compared to anyone in the world.
Shahzad further said- He is a legend of this generation, an idol. You cannot even compare him to MS Dhoni. Dhoni may have been a great captain, but Kohli is alone as a batsman, cricketer and athlete. No one should be compared to anyone as it is unfair and it increases additional pressure, which we are now seeing on Babar Azam.
It is worth noting that for some time now Babar Azam has been going through a very bad phase in his cricket career. In the recently concluded three-match ODI series against West Indies, Babar’s performance was average with scores of 47 (64), 0 (3), and 9 (23). After this performance, Babar was criticized in the Pakistani cricket world.
