What’s the distinction between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam? Misbah-ul-Haq and Shoaib Malik clarify

Virat Kohli versus Babar Azam is likely one of the hottest subjects within the cricketing enviornment.

The comparability between the 2 modern-day batters finds its basis on the backdrop of the sheer quantity of runs they’ve scored and at a constant charge.

However, it’s not solely the amount of runs but in addition their exhilarating fashion wherein they do, leaving followers in awe.

A detailed take a look at their comparability in T20 internationals tells us Kohli has scored 3856 runs batting at a mean of 52.82. Babar, alternatively, has collected 3,231 runs at a mean of 43.66.

However, within the T20 World Cup in Australia, Virat has been in sensational kind whereas Babar has regarded like a pale shadow of himself. Former Pakistan cricketers Misbah Ul Haq, Shoaib Malik and Waqar Younis dissected and decoded the distinction between the 2.

“Virat becomes a different player as he keeps on playing more deliveries. Once he has played 15-16 balls, his strike rate increases and he becomes more dangerous” mentioned Misbah earlier than including, “This is something that Babar needs to learn. After the first six overs, his strike rate comes down. For a match-winning inning, you need to do it like Virat.”

“Both are world-class but Virat knows how to play in pockets. He finds the gaps and at will and that is why his success rate is high,” opined Shoaib Malik.

Agreeing with Malik, Waqar Younis mentioned, ” Virat is just not afraid of utilizing the underside hand and going excessive. We love Babar however he doesn’t usually go excessive,” mentioned Younis.

“He is a classic batsman and looks very elegant while batting but in T20 cricket you need to take the game to the bowler by going over the top. If you are batting at No. 1 or No. 2, you have to take the risk by going over the top and finding the gap otherwise you will play too many dots and put pressure on yourself,” added Younis.