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“They keep going on about the fab four, it’s the fab five and Babar Azam is in that”: Nasser Hussain

Pakistan’s Babar Azam at same level as Virat Kohli and Steve Smith, says Nasser Hussain

Nasser Hussain believes “world class” Babar Azam is on the same level as Virat Kohli or Steve Smith and will be key if Pakistan are to beat England.

The 25-year-old made a good start, registering his 14th Test fifty on the opening day of the three-match series at Emirates Old Trafford, reaching 69 by the close.

“Pakistan have a world class batsman in Babar Azam,” Hussain said. “It’s not only his stats but the way he gets them, how elegant a player he is.

“He plays through that offside beautifully, a lovely driver of the ball, good off the front foot and the back foot. He’s a very, very watchable young man, he really is. Outstanding player.

“I think for Pakistan to win this series, Babar Azam needs to have a good series. If he has a good series, it will be very, very watchable. He is a gun player.”

While Babar is highly regarded throughout world cricket, Hussain believes he still goes under the radar somewhat, particularly in comparison to the ‘fab four’ of Kohli, Smith, Kane Williamson and Joe Root.

“I think it is a real shame and it is in part a consequence of Pakistan playing away from home, playing in the UAE all the time in front of no one, Pakistan hiding in the shadow of Indian cricket, not going over and playing IPL cricket, not playing India,” he added.

“If this lad was Virat Kohli, everyone would be talking about it but because it is Babar Azam, no one is talking about it. He averages 68 since 2018 and 55 in white-ball cricket. He’s young, he’s elegant, he’s got all the swagger.

“They keep going on about the fab four, it’s the fab five and Babar Azam is in that.”

Having first made an impact in white-ball cricket, Babar is now excelling in the longer form of the game as well.

“I’ve been trying to figure out why he has got better recently in Test cricket,” Hussain said. “I think he is playing pace a lot better and he is playing the ball later.

“High class. People get runs but also you’ve got to remember that you’re trying to entertain people and when this lad bats and gets hundreds like he has been, he is so, so watchable.

“He’s such a good player, he’s in good nick. He did it in white-ball cricket at the start of his career but couldn’t quite sort out Test cricket but we showed the stats earlier and since 2018 he’s been the best Test match player. I think he’s only failed once in that period, one single-figure score.”

Pakistan legend Wasim Akram believes Babar’s mentality has also been crucial in his improvements in Test cricket over the past two years.

“He has improved leaps and bounds as a batsmen and as a person too,” Akram told Sky Sports.

“He is a very confident young boy but he is never satisfied with his performance. That is a sign of a great player in any sport and this guy is on the right track.”

https://www.skysports.com/cricket/n...rat-kohli-and-steve-smith-says-nasser-hussain
 
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It's still a Fab 4. Eject the pretender Root and slot in Babar.
 
Babar Azam has been the best batsman in the world on form for the last 2 years. Will soon be recognised as that and rankings wise too. In Sha Allah
 
Fair to say, Babar is in Fab 5 now although the age difference is a point to be noted.

I think what most were waiting was consistent performance away from home from Babar. He got a hundred in Australia where Smith, Warner and Labu got plenty as well, few eye-catching fifties in South Africa and some consecutive hundreds at home.

However, the ease with which he batted today and the shots that he played, I think after today's knock, we can easily put him in Fab 5 or rather higher. He is batting at 52* only but the signs are visible that he can easily hit two hundreds in this series.

As far as Naseer Hussain is considered, someone should ask him, are Root and Kane really doing justice to the Fab four slot :))?
 
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And some clowns here believe he won’t get an IPL contract because India already has plenty of players like him.
 
No it is not.

Steven Smith- High Score of 239

Virat Kohli- High Score of 254

Joe Root- High Score of 254

Kane Williamson- High Score of 242

Babar Azam- High Score of 143

Babar does not get large enough scores to be considered a great Test batsman.
 
Rayyman said:
No it is not.

Steven Smith- High Score of 239

Virat Kohli- High Score of 254

Joe Root- High Score of 254

Kane Williamson- High Score of 242

Babar Azam- High Score of 143

Babar does not get large enough scores to be considered a great Test batsman.
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Babar ain't at his peak the rest r
 
Rayyman said:
No it is not.

Steven Smith- High Score of 239

Virat Kohli- High Score of 254

Joe Root- High Score of 254

Kane Williamson- High Score of 242

Babar Azam- High Score of 143

Babar does not get large enough scores to be considered a great Test batsman.
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What a joke. Jason Gillespie has a double ton.
 
Rana said:
And some clowns here believe he won’t get an IPL contract because India already has plenty of players like him.
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Agreed, lot of fans from a nation revered for its trundlers have been harping on about this for the last year or so.
 
And Nasser’s cheerleading for Pakistan has started. Expect a lot of cliches and blanket statements over the next month or so. He is intolerable when he is commentating on Pakistani matches.

Stay tuned for plenty of ‘Pakistan cricket at its best - one minute up, one minute down’ type nonsense with our fans doing bhangra over his cheerleading.

Babar is excellent and deserves praise, but those statements over Kohli and IPL were completely pointless. People go on about the Fab 4 because they have earned it, and when/if Babar earns it, he will be recognized in the same category.

And Pakistan is in India’s shadow not because it plays in the UAE but because India has been miles better than us in all formats for over 10 years now.
 
Rayyman said:
No it is not.

Steven Smith- High Score of 239

Virat Kohli- High Score of 254

Joe Root- High Score of 254

Kane Williamson- High Score of 242

Babar Azam- High Score of 143

Babar does not get large enough scores to be considered a great Test batsman.
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In the UK we would call this BTEC analysis.

As pointed out by another poster, you may as well put Gillespie on this list because he has a double hundred as well.
 
Mamoon said:
And Nasser’s cheerleading for Pakistan has started. Expect a lot of cliches and blanket statements over the next month or so. He is intolerable when he is commentating on Pakistani matches.

Stay tuned for plenty of ‘Pakistan cricket at its best - one minute up, one minute down’ type nonsense with our fans doing bhangra over his cheerleading.

Babar is excellent and deserves praise, but those statements over Kohli and IPL were completely pointless. People go on about the Fab 4 because they have earned it, and when/if Babar earns it, he will be recognized in the same category.

And Pakistan is in India’s shadow not because it plays in the UAE but because India has been miles better than us in all formats for over 10 years now.
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A cricket expert who is paid a six figure UK salary has been saying what knowledgeable cricket fans have been arguing for quite some time now. We are in India’s shadow because our batsmen can’t play their natural game at home, where they can also rack up runs the way India does.

Enjoy reading posts that clearly show how much you are burning with rage
 
He is better than Root and Williamson for me in red ball cricket. On current form might be better than Virat as well. Atleast seems more compact than him but really needs that big breakout series abroad.
 
Rana said:
A cricket expert who is paid a six figure UK salary has been saying what knowledgeable cricket fans have been arguing for quite some time now. We are in India’s shadow because our batsmen can’t play their natural game at home, where they can also rack up runs the way India does.

Enjoy reading posts that clearly show how much you are burning with rage
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What is our natural game? Collapsing in a heap and buckling under pressure?

Our home record has been poor since the retirement of Imran Khan. We have been an ordinary home side ever since the the mid 90’s, so what would change if these 7th ranked losers led by a mediocrity like Azhar start playing all their matches at home now?

We are in India’s shadow because they produce much better players than us and have done so over the last 10 years. Their current captain is far better than any batsman we have ever produced. But yes, the only reason for that is that we are not playing at home. You can believe that if it makes you sleep at night.

And this ‘cricket expert’ would change his tune in a jiffy if IPL throws him a bone, but that is not going to happen because he was awful in Limited Overs cricket throughout his career and led England to humiliation in the 2003 World Cup.
 
topspin said:
Agreed, lot of fans from a nation revered for its trundlers have been harping on about this for the last year or so.
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Why, is Babar competing with bowlers to make it to an IPL team?

And why do you and [MENTION=2016]Rana[/MENTION] hanker so much for the useless IPL anyway?
 
Varun said:
Why, is Babar competing with bowlers to make it to an IPL team?

And why do you and [MENTION=2016]Rana[/MENTION] hanker so much for the useless IPL anyway?
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I actually rate IPL as the best t20 league in the world.

It's just fun doing what Rob Moody, Dennis Does Cricket and that Jeremy comedian from NZ do.
 
There is no underrating of Babar Azam so I don't know what Nasser is on about. It seems like the season of cliches has started once again for the smaller nation cricketers by the ever so generous England.

Why does England always feel the need to validate?

Babar's purple patch started with the Australian tour which has been just an year ago.

Last 2 years is bit of an exaggeration but his form over last 10 tests or so has immediately elevated his status and no one is arguing against it.

We don't even know who or what came up with this Fab 4 nonsense. India media used this term to address the golden generation of Indian batting and they kept changing it to Fab 3, 4, 5 etc as per their marketing needs.

India's golden generation of batting ended and some idiots felt the need to continue this.

Babar Azam is Babar Azam.

He does NOT need a validation to be part of any stupid Fab 3, 4, 5. His goal must be to become the greatest batsman of this generation and he is well on his way in claiming it. Let us cherish it. Let us enjoy this batting masterclass.

England/Sky Sports why do you have make things so political always? Politically motivated commentary was the end of the golden generation of Sky team.
 
freelance_cricketer said:
There is no underrating of Babar Azam so I don't know what Nasser is on about. It seems like the season of cliches has started once again for the smaller nation cricketers by the ever so generous England.

Why does England always feel the need to validate?

Babar's purple patch started with the Australian tour which has been just an year ago.

Last 2 years is bit of an exaggeration but his form over last 10 tests or so has immediately elevated his status and no one is arguing against it.

We don't even know who or what came up with this Fab 4 nonsense. India media used this term to address the golden generation of Indian batting and they kept changing it to Fab 3, 4, 5 etc as per their marketing needs.

India's golden generation of batting ended and some idiots felt the need to continue this.

Babar Azam is Babar Azam.

He does NOT need a validation to be part of any stupid Fab 3, 4, 5. His goal must be to become the greatest batsman of this generation and he is well on his way in claiming it. Let us cherish it. Let us enjoy this batting masterclass.

England/Sky Sports why do you have make things so political always? Politically motivated commentary was the end of the golden generation of Sky team.
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To become the greatest bateman of his generation he has to be in the fab 3
 
The Fab 4 moniker exists because it was given by the late Martin Crowe in the early years of their career when they were great potentials but still finding their feet somewhat especially in tesr cricket. And it also helps that they are all the same generation so the comparison is even more relevant.

Babar Azam is clearly a different generation to those four so the comparison is less valid

Fab 4 isn’t a ranking order of any batsman. When the moniker was given they weren’t even the top 4 batsmen anyway but rather the top 4 most exciting and upcoming batsmen with a few years under the belt.

I don’t get why there is a need to be touchy about this
 
Rayyman said:
So then he isn't part of the Fab 5
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You forget that Babar is only 26, he's 4 - 6 years younger than all the "Fab 4" players. He's gonna hit his prime eventually, comparing him to veterans in the game is a joke.
 
He definitely should be included in "Fab" list. I actually rate Babar higher than Root.
 
I have to say that Martin Crowe must have some eye for talent.

He made this prediction when Kohli hadnt really cracked the test format, Steve Smith had had only one great season as a batsman, Root was not considered elite level (people said he’s timid) and Kane was considered the typical Kiwi who wouldn’t stamp authority on the game.

Some passages from Martin Crowe’s mid 2014 article:

“ In an exercise to crystal-gaze into the future, let's look at four young tyros who have shown themselves to be the leading young bucks in Test cricket today - Kane Williamson from New Zealand, Virat Kohli from India, Joe Root from England, and Steven Smith from Australia. No one from the other countries quite matches these players so far. All four are seriously earmarked as future captains of their countries.
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All four have similar talent, hunger, ambition and responsibility. All four will go on to captain their countries. All four will reach peak form in a few years' time, and then the real battle will commence as to who will be the No. 1 batsman in the world.

My sense is that they will all take turns as the No. 1 Test batsman, while Kohli already has the one-day mantle in his sights. Maybe it is his prowess in, and preference for, the limited-over formats that will hold him back in Tests? Maintaining one's game while playing three different formats is the most challenging aspect confronting the modern-day batsman”

So essentially the moniker was given at that point of time. I don’t see why desperation to change. Babar Azam is of a different generation to the Fab 4
 
Giannis said:
You forget that Babar is only 26, he's 4 - 6 years younger than all the "Fab 4" players. He's gonna hit his prime eventually, comparing him to veterans in the game is a joke.
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So he shouldn’t be compared to them.

You can’t compare to those 4 and want him to be in the list but then give him leeway because he is younger and not Same stage of career
 
The funniest thing ever is that some Pakistani fans wanted Azhar Ali to be in the Fab 4/5 in the 2014-17 period and it peaked when he made a double century in Australia :)))
 
sweep_shot said:
He definitely should be included in "Fab" list. I actually rate Babar higher than Root.
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100% right. Babar has surpassed Root in the last year, and the gap will get bigger throughout this series.
 
Slog said:
So he shouldn’t be compared to them.

You can’t compare to those 4 and want him to be in the list but then give him leeway because he is younger and not Same stage of career
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Exactly my point, he's way younger. People on this forum tend to ignore the ages of players unlike on say a basketball forum where they're a aware of the different stages of development. Babar is not of the same generation as those other players, he should be compared to his peers around his age not veterans in their 30s who have played 10+ years.
 
Firebat said:
100% right. Babar has surpassed Root in the last year, and the gap will get bigger throughout this series.
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As much as I like Babar there is nothing to suggest Babar has surpassed Root as of now. At the very most, Babar is in better form. Babar needs performances to surpass Root.

Root has 3 double centuries whereas Babar has not shown an ability to score daddy hundreds which is what you need to really stamp your place as a great Test batsman.

Babar only has ONE away Test century in 16 matches which is poor.

An away average of 37 is poor by all metrics and the improvement in his test record recently is entirely due to a bumper series at home against a poor Sri Lanka side where he averaged 200+

Take out Root's best series and his record would still stand whereas Babar's would fall like a pack of cards

Babar definitely you can say is in better form and his Test career is likely to springboard to the next level in the next few years but at the current point in time there is really no logical argument to make where you can say '"abar has surpassed Root in the last year." There is no case there currently.
 
Easily the best batsman to debut for us in the last 2 decades. (or more).



Initially I was skeptical about his test performance and he seemed like a LOI beast, but he shut me up big time, and I'm glad for it.


A batsman of his stature needs to win Pak a WC to go down as a legend. Inshallah in 2023. I hope Harry controls his tummy and doesn't step on grass to injure himself. We already have a monster bowling line up being assembled. Abid could be one opener, Fakhar/Shan/Imam need to be dumped and replaced.
 
Babar was classy to watch today. The boy is superstar material and best wishes and prayers that he goes on to break all batting records for Pakistan.

More and more neutral former players/analysts will naturally get on the Babar bandwagon the more they watch him and the more we play overseas. Babar stands out from the rest and unquestionably will be the best batsman on show from both sides this series.
 
Long way to get to level of other 4.

If and when he gets there, they will be hanging their boots.
 
Not to forget Babar is 4-7 years younger than the Fab 4. Competing with them at this age is something extraordinary.
 
I'm watching poetry in motion, not too fussed about rankings, fab 5, secret 7 or whatever, lets just enjoy and the ranks will establish itself.
 
Slog said:
I have to say that Martin Crowe must have some eye for talent.

He made this prediction when Kohli hadnt really cracked the test format, Steve Smith had had only one great season as a batsman, Root was not considered elite level (people said he’s timid) and Kane was considered the typical Kiwi who wouldn’t stamp authority on the game.

Some passages from Martin Crowe’s mid 2014 article:

“ In an exercise to crystal-gaze into the future, let's look at four young tyros who have shown themselves to be the leading young bucks in Test cricket today - Kane Williamson from New Zealand, Virat Kohli from India, Joe Root from England, and Steven Smith from Australia. No one from the other countries quite matches these players so far. All four are seriously earmarked as future captains of their countries.
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All four have similar talent, hunger, ambition and responsibility. All four will go on to captain their countries. All four will reach peak form in a few years' time, and then the real battle will commence as to who will be the No. 1 batsman in the world.

My sense is that they will all take turns as the No. 1 Test batsman, while Kohli already has the one-day mantle in his sights. Maybe it is his prowess in, and preference for, the limited-over formats that will hold him back in Tests? Maintaining one's game while playing three different formats is the most challenging aspect confronting the modern-day batsman”

So essentially the moniker was given at that point of time. I don’t see why desperation to change. Babar Azam is of a different generation to the Fab 4
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It was quite obvious by 2013-14 that Kohli was ATG material. He hadn’t hit his peak in Tests yet, but it was only a matter of time because of how good he was in the shorter formats and how focused and dedicated he was.

His astronomical rise in the format 2016 onwards was not surprising by any means.
 
Babar has the elegance and potential to surpass some in this group. If we look at records, obviously he has achieved less than the rest. But if you watch him, you know he has the quality that those in the group have. The next step for Babar is to score big tons - 150+ scores.
 
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Nasser basically saying there is life outside the IPL and just because you don't play the IPL does not mean that you cannot be world-class.
 
Rayyman said:
The same Root who scored at a 60+ average for the team who won the WC? Babar is decent, but he is nowhere near Joe Root's level.
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For me babar and root are in the same category, if put kohli and Smith and Williamson as the cream of the crop
 
Saj said:
Nasser basically saying there is life outside the IPL and just because you don't play the IPL does not mean that you cannot be world-class.
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Absolutely agree, given that Pakistan's unfortunate position of the past decade the cricket deserves a Hugh credit
 
Mamoon said:
And Nasser’s cheerleading for Pakistan has started. Expect a lot of cliches and blanket statements over the next month or so. He is intolerable when he is commentating on Pakistani matches.

Stay tuned for plenty of ‘Pakistan cricket at its best - one minute up, one minute down’ type nonsense with our fans doing bhangra over his cheerleading.

Babar is excellent and deserves praise, but those statements over Kohli and IPL were completely pointless. People go on about the Fab 4 because they have earned it, and when/if Babar earns it, he will be recognized in the same category.

And Pakistan is in India’s shadow not because it plays in the UAE but because India has been miles better than us in all formats for over 10 years now.
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So what if they have been better in the last 10 years, we have been better through the history of the 2 countries and by a long way.
 
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This was a big innings for Babar as failure would have put pressure on him for the rest of the series. I was expecting a nice 30 but he showed real class. IA it will become Babar and the other 4.
 
The Viper said:
Babar has the elegance and potential to surpass some in this group. If we look at records, obviously he has achieved less than the rest. But if you watch him, you know he has the quality that those in the group have. The next step for Babar is to score big tons - 150+ scores.
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If Babar Azam is hitting those players in terms of matching quality and performances at this age (25). I imagine Babar will InShaAllah become a beast of the game in the next 3-4 years.
 
Forget the fab 4 Babar is in a class of his own
 
If Babar gets anywhere close to these four he will have broken pretty much every Pakistani batting record. Will go down as the greatest batsmen we have produced.
 
Babar is by far the best batter Pakistan have right now. Hope to see him scale new heights which others before him haven't done so.
Fab 4 or fab 40, don't really care.
Babar's batting is a sight for sore eyes and the guy is a loveable gem.
 
Saj said:
Nasser basically saying there is life outside the IPL and just because you don't play the IPL does not mean that you cannot be world-class.
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That sort of statement needs to come with a health-safety warning given the IPL defenders around the world.
 
Mamoon said:
And Nasser’s cheerleading for Pakistan has started. Expect a lot of cliches and blanket statements over the next month or so. He is intolerable when he is commentating on Pakistani matches.

Stay tuned for plenty of ‘Pakistan cricket at its best - one minute up, one minute down’ type nonsense with our fans doing bhangra over his cheerleading.

Babar is excellent and deserves praise, but those statements over Kohli and IPL were completely pointless. People go on about the Fab 4 because they have earned it, and when/if Babar earns it, he will be recognized in the same category.

And Pakistan is in India’s shadow not because it plays in the UAE but because India has been miles better than us in all formats for over 10 years now.
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If you are ever feeling good about Pak cricket and wanted to have your balloon *****ed just come to Pakpassion and read a Mamoon post. If ever there was a one broken record or a one point agenda! 🙄
 
Nasser analyzes Babar’s improvement.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On a positive note … <a href="https://twitter.com/babarazam258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@babarazam258</a> is certainly one of the best Test players in the World … love the way he plays … <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvPAK</a></p>— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelVaughan/status/1291064288975757312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
He’s such a good player to watch in full flow, haven’t enjoyed watching a Pakistani batsman this much for years since Yusuf retired.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">100% <a href="https://t.co/jQ2Wa3yNRT">https://t.co/jQ2Wa3yNRT</a></p>— Jason Gillespie 🌱 (@dizzy259) <a href="https://twitter.com/dizzy259/status/1291097793201938432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Majid Khan said:
He’s such a good player to watch in full flow, haven’t enjoyed watching a Pakistani batsman this much for years since Yusuf retired.
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No way, what about Hafeez?! Those masterful strokes through the offside, the elegant flicks on the leg side, the brutish cuts and pulls when the professor wanted to school some upstart bowler. :moha
 
Babar played a very good innings today. Let him pile up the runs. His runs will speak for him more than any expert. He is 25. Lot of time for him to pile on the runs.
 
Mamoon said:
And Nasser’s cheerleading for Pakistan has started. Expect a lot of cliches and blanket statements over the next month or so. He is intolerable when he is commentating on Pakistani matches.

Stay tuned for plenty of ‘Pakistan cricket at its best - one minute up, one minute down’ type nonsense with our fans doing bhangra over his cheerleading.

Babar is excellent and deserves praise, but those statements over Kohli and IPL were completely pointless. People go on about the Fab 4 because they have earned it, and when/if Babar earns it, he will be recognized in the same category.

And Pakistan is in India’s shadow not because it plays in the UAE but because India has been miles better than us in all formats for over 10 years now.
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If he was impartial he would have kept the Fab 4 name and booted Root from it like some here are suggesting. He knows everyones thinking it.
 
Nasser and Athers are the 2 most influential cricket commies in the world. When they talk, people take note. Its also good news for England as Root will be hurt and desperate to prove Nasser wrong.
 
Saj said:
Nasser basically saying there is life outside the IPL and just because you don't play the IPL does not mean that you cannot be world-class.
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I wonder why he thinks that way though bcoz no one, literally no one (even from India) has ever claimed that one cant be world class without playing IPL. Joe Root himself has never played IPL but is a part of fab 4. Virat Kohli is also considered an overall IPL failure and so is Steve Smith but both are bonafide ATGs.

I find these regular digs at IPL very nauseating and especially when coming from an englishman, one cant help but think of jealousy. If I recall correctly, David Bumble Lloyd and Michael Holding also took similar digs in the past. People need to understand that IPL is a just a month n half long cricket carnival meant for entertainment to Indian fans and not a platform to produce world class players.

Looks like Nasser Hussain got a bit carried away there.
 
Babar is much younger and belong to a generation later than current fab 4 IMO. Why cant we create a new category as 'Next fab 4' for players between age 22-28 and include Babar, Labuschange there with 2 spots for grab?
 
Rajdeep said:
Babar is much younger and belong to a generation later than current fab 4 IMO. Why cant we create a new category as 'Next fab 4' for players between age 22-28 and include Babar, Labuschange there with 2 spots for grab?
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No, Babar takes over Kohli very soon.

Thanks
 
Rana said:
No, Babar takes over Kohli very soon.

Thanks
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The Fab Four was initially defined by Martin Crowe as a group of players at the same age, who were very talented
Babar isn’t part of the Fab Four and never will be
 
Zaz said:
Forget the fab 4 Babar is in a class of his own
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Haha

Both Smith and Kohli have dominated England over the past two summers
He is a brilliant batsman and one of the top 5 in the world but he is not better than Smith/Kohli yet
 
Don't get me wrong, Babar is apromising talent but i don't see the why Virat is being dragged into all this. Its not Virat's fault that he has a huge fan following. India is not a sporting nation like US/Aus where multiple sports compete for TRPs. Cricket has a monopoly. Its a huge market of 1.3 billion poeple. Virat is hyped in media because of commercial reasons. Naseer seems ******** for no reason. Don't forget Afridi played for 20 years because of his contacts in media and advertising. Why do you think Shoaib Mailk is still relavant? Marketing a big thing these days. You have to learn to sell yourself. Babar seems content in just doing his bat doing the talk.
 
What is this obsession with Fab 4?
Those guys are all certified greats of same generation +/-2 yrs and have about 5 yrs left in tank each. Of course Babar is not at their level yet. It is a good grouping because they dominate statistical and qualitative rankings. And all of them were earmarked 'special' players since their U-19 days.

There are some damn fine players who didnt get talked about in big 4 even at their respective peaks - Warner, Pujara. It takes nothing away from their careers and is no shame to being second best to these high quality bats

Babar is in different era and has hopefully 10 yr career to come. Maybe they can find a new moniker for him and his peer Labuschagne who both are currently showing signs of being solid 50+ avg batsmen for rest of their careers.

No need for Pak fans to carry chip on their shoulder because some English commentator feels Babar is underrated. He is rated just fine by opponent bowlers and captains who know what he is capable of
 
Any lulu player of India starts to be called legend after performing in IPL. I am talking about Lokish Rahul and similar breed of players. Even players who haven't debuted for India become automatically better than everyone. Tells you about the fake hype. Here is a guy who has been performing in all conditions, has been averaging above 50 for a year but no recognition. Bobby has been performing even in pressure and carrying our team single handedly.
 
They are called fab 4 because they are of same age group and more or less burst into the scene at the same time.

Babar is from the next generation along with Labuschagne. Wonderful batsman, may become my favorite Pakistani cricketer of all time if he continues like this. Reminds me of a young Sachin, not comparing the two but how he makes it look so easy and the fact that he is carrying a weak batting lineup.
 
Let's see how he fares in this series. Babar has done nothing of note on the world stage to be compared to Fab4. Nasser can be have this cringy fawning side to him, which is why Atherton will always be a better commentator/analyst than him.
 
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