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Babar Azam versus Lokesh Rahul

wonder if babar works out? honest question. like strength and conditioning. I think india followed what kohli does for his fitness regime, babar can be even better than kohli and smith.
 
Tell Rahul to keep this up for 2 more years and then we'll compare him to Babar. Indian fans piping up after their boy is bullying West Indies LMAO.
 
Seeing as Indian fans love hyping up their boy after he bashes a minnow lets do some analysis.

It's also important to note Rahul is almost 3 years older than Babar and is playing with Rohit Sharma and Kohli by his side. Babar is playing with Fakhar, Imam and Haris.

Test Matches

KL RAHUL

A guy playing under the number 1 test team you would think he has all the resources to be a top player right, no his average against the top 4 teams in the world is only 34 which is also his test match average. 34? Really and these guys want to compare him to Babar?

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BABAR AZAM

When it comes to test matches against the top teams my boy Babar ups his game even though he's surrounded by bums. His average jumps up from 39 to 42 against the top 4 teams. This is outstanding considering how horrible his first 2 years in test were.

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ODI Matches

KL RAHUL

This was the most shocking, this guy must be one of the biggest minnow bashers we've ever seen. A guy that averages 12 against the top teams and never even hit a 50. 12? And not even that he gets these 12 runs fast his SR is 66. I feel disrespected even writing this post comparing him to Babar.

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BABAR AZAM

Babar against the top teams in ODIs his average drops, but don't worry his average is 45 against top teams and this is still outstanding unlike a certain bum which averages 12.

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T20I Matches

KL RAHUL

Nothing new here, same old minnow bashing by this fella however this time it's actually a decent average of a decent skilled batsman. T20I career average drops from 42 to 39.

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BABAR AZAM

This guy is unbelievable vs top teams his T20 average jumps up to 57! His SR is not where it should be but even then against top teams it increases to 131.

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Every single format Babar is better at average wise, and when you look at how KL Rahul's averages have been inflated by bullying minnows it shows the even larger gap in skill between the two batsmen. It's sad that our fellow Pakistani posters even have to reply to this thread come on guys i know for sure I won't be back on this thread.
 
Sin Nombre said:
Indian fans need to accept that Babar is miles better than KL in both tests and ODIs. They are par in T20s.

KL is also a stat farmer.

Pant, Gill, Shaw are the ones they should have hope for as far as competing with Babar goes.
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Agree with this.

Babar is a far far better bat overall than Rahul.
 
This comparison is turning out to be as bad as Kohli vs Akmal.
 
Slog said:
Rahul has a higher gear of the two.
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That's why babar azam strike rate is above 140 in odis from 40 to 50 over.

Also babar azam strike rate is around 140 from past 18 month in t20i.i am not sure how much more "Higher gear" he needs
 
Babar is better. If there was only one spot in Indian team and these two were the only contenders then Indian management would pick Babar Azam for sure. :inti
 
iPakistani said:
Seeing as Indian fans love hyping up their boy after he bashes a minnow lets do some analysis.

It's also important to note Rahul is almost 3 years older than Babar and is playing with Rohit Sharma and Kohli by his side. Babar is playing with Fakhar, Imam and Haris.

Test Matches

KL RAHUL

A guy playing under the number 1 test team you would think he has all the resources to be a top player right, no his average against the top 4 teams in the world is only 34 which is also his test match average. 34? Really and these guys want to compare him to Babar?

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BABAR AZAM

When it comes to test matches against the top teams my boy Babar ups his game even though he's surrounded by bums. His average jumps up from 39 to 42 against the top 4 teams. This is outstanding considering how horrible his first 2 years in test were.

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ODI Matches

KL RAHUL

This was the most shocking, this guy must be one of the biggest minnow bashers we've ever seen. A guy that averages 12 against the top teams and never even hit a 50. 12? And not even that he gets these 12 runs fast his SR is 66. I feel disrespected even writing this post comparing him to Babar.

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BABAR AZAM

Babar against the top teams in ODIs his average drops, but don't worry his average is 45 against top teams and this is still outstanding unlike a certain bum which averages 12.

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T20I Matches

KL RAHUL

Nothing new here, same old minnow bashing by this fella however this time it's actually a decent average of a decent skilled batsman. T20I career average drops from 42 to 39.

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BABAR AZAM

This guy is unbelievable vs top teams his T20 average jumps up to 57! His SR is not where it should be but even then against top teams it increases to 131.

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Every single format Babar is better at average wise, and when you look at how KL Rahul's averages have been inflated by bullying minnows it shows the even larger gap in skill between the two batsmen. It's sad that our fellow Pakistani posters even have to reply to this thread come on guys i know for sure I won't be back on this thread.
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Clear Babar is the superior batsman and I said that in the thread before even seeing these stats.

However you don’t need to disrespect KL Rahul for no reason and call him bum and whatnot. He’s not the one making comparison.

Neither is he a loudmouth nor toots his own horn like a certain Ahmed Shehzad used to (comparing himself to Hayden, Sachin etc on Twitter) that he deserves this much derision.

Simple fact is that he is a good player who would make our side most likely
 
Slog said:
Clear Babar is the superior batsman and I said that in the thread before even seeing these stats.

However you don’t need to disrespect KL Rahul for no reason and call him bum and whatnot. He’s not the one making comparison.

Neither is he a loudmouth nor toots his own horn like a certain Ahmed Shehzad used to (comparing himself to Hayden, Sachin etc on Twitter) that he deserves this much derision.

Simple fact is that he is a good player who would make our side most likely
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uh? Rahul would make the Pakistani side over who? in odi? no way.
in t20? maybe.
in tests? no
 
Interesting thing is, both played together in U19 world cup match and failed.

Rahul got bowled for golden duck against Fayyaz.

Babar got bowled for 6 by Sandeep Sharma.

At that time, who would have thought both will be compared in the senior team.

https://youtu.be/nnqjxNGYHmU
 
Bel_Homme said:
Interesting thing is, both played together in U19 world cup match and failed.

Rahul got bowled for golden duck against Fayyaz.

Babar got bowled for 6 by Sandeep Sharma.

At that time, who would have thought both will be compared in the senior team.

https://youtu.be/nnqjxNGYHmU
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Babar was actually the third highest run scorer in that tournament.

He scored 298 runs in 6 innings. An average of 59.60.

On the other hand, Rahul scored only 143 runs in 6 innings. An average of 28.60

Babar was seen as an emerging star in his u19 days. He captained the u19 side in 2012 as well.
Don't know if it was the same for Rahul though.
 
Dhawan's injury ended up being a blessing in disguise for Rahul as he's now getting a decent run in ODIs. They might find it difficult to drop him now when Dhawan returns.
 
Ronaldo7 said:
Babar was actually the third highest run scorer in that tournament.

He scored 298 runs in 6 innings. An average of 59.60.

On the other hand, Rahul scored only 143 runs in 6 innings. An average of 28.60

Babar was seen as an emerging star in his u19 days. He captained the u19 side in 2012 as well.
Don't know if it was the same for Rahul though.
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Rahul late bloomer. Infact when i saw him first time, he was the substitute fielder for RCB team.Made ODI debut only in 2016.
 
Usman Chadda said:
Wonder what that makes KL Rahul then...
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It makes him someone who has a higher ceiling than Babar. Even if all doesn't go to plan and he doesn't deliver in the end, we have countless other players in the domestic circuit who can deliver and rise to the occassion. We aren't just reliant on 1 player to carry our hopes and dreams.
 
Globama said:
It makes him someone who has a higher ceiling than Babar. Even if all doesn't go to plan and he doesn't deliver in the end, we have countless other players in the domestic circuit who can deliver and rise to the occassion. We aren't just reliant on 1 player to carry our hopes and dreams.
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:))) :))) :)))

All this bravado because he scored a few runs against the West Indies at home? Whatever helps you sleep at night.
 
Globama said:
It makes him someone who has a higher ceiling than Babar. Even if all doesn't go to plan and he doesn't deliver in the end, we have countless other players in the domestic circuit who can deliver and rise to the occassion. We aren't just reliant on 1 player to carry our hopes and dreams.
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Lol higher ceiling

Must be the cielings in India which break and fall easily
 
Globama said:
It makes him someone who has a higher ceiling than Babar. Even if all doesn't go to plan and he doesn't deliver in the end, we have countless other players in the domestic circuit who can deliver and rise to the occassion. We aren't just reliant on 1 player to carry our hopes and dreams.
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India's ceiling appears to be WC Semis despite all the talent lol.
 
KL is performing in LO these days. Be careful guys, some on here could look stupid as you have made out as though he can’t even hold a bat. Not saying he will be better than Babar but making out as though KL Rahul is crap is extremely foolish.
 
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sensible-indian-fan said:
Total hack.

Lol.
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Are you serious he averages 45 now plus I still don’t think he’s a test bat or a top order odi bat as well this is his natural Position he’s an attacking player who should be used as a finisher. He’s perfect for a situation when team needs quick runs that’s why he’s successful in t20s as well
 
Mean&Green said:
Yeah finally now he’s somewhat worthy of being mentioned next to babar
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He has a great range of shots. It is a matter of attaining his potential. Jury is still out on Tests. But in LOI he is realizing his potential slowly with consistent performances.
 
Mean&Green said:
Are you serious he averages 45 now plus I still don’t think he’s a test bat or a top order odi bat as well this is his natural Position he’s an attacking player who should be used as a finisher. He’s perfect for a situation when team needs quick runs that’s why he’s successful in t20s as well
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Sigh...

Sarcasm bhai.
 
If you don’t think Rahul has immense ability you don’t understand cricket. He is too good a player to falter away.

While there is no doubt that Babar has had a better career so far, it is quite clear that Rahul possesses abilities that Babar doesn’t.

In other words, Rahul can play Babar type knocks but Babar cannot be as devastating as Rahul.

It is quite possible that Rahul would turn into another Rohit type story. India are persisting with him and have given him an A contract because they believe that he is a generational talent.

It is great to see him get his confidence back. He needs to play every match in every format.
 
Hyperion66 said:
His today's innings is better than all Babar's innings bar the one against NZ in the WC.
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LOL again you getting way ahead of yourself this is why he doesn’t succeed it’s your nazar that keeps getting him. Man you need stop going crazy after one innings plus this innings he can’t even be compared to babar because he came in as a finisher babar is our main and only number 3 batsman in the country so this innings can’t be compared to any of babar innings.
 
Mamoon said:
If you don’t think Rahul has immense ability you don’t understand cricket. He is too good a player to falter away.

While there is no doubt that Babar has had a better career so far, it is quite clear that Rahul possesses abilities that Babar doesn’t.

In other words, Rahul can play Babar type knocks but Babar cannot be as devastating as Rahul.

It is quite possible that Rahul would turn into another Rohit type story. India are persisting with him and have given him an A contract because they believe that he is a generational talent.

It is great to see him get his confidence back. He needs to play every match in every format.
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Lel.Today pitch was as flat as it gets . Australia are gonna hammer india again .If u think KL rahul can play innings like babar then u r Delusional of Highest order Lol. he can play faster then babar he has more shots then babar but so does umar akmal the both dont posses the class and mental strength that babar had shown in last year .He is Going to fail on Every pitch that has something in it for bowler like rohit always does lel so Comparison with rohit is Correct in that sense
 
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Lel.Today pitch was as flat as it gets . Australia are gonna hammer india again .If u think KL rahul can play innings like babar then u r Delusional of Highest order Lol. he can play faster then babar he has more shots then babar but so does umar akmal the both dont posses the class and mental strength that babar had shown in last year .He is Going to fail on Every pitch that has something in it for bowler like rohit always does lel so Comparison with rohit is Correct in that sense
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India will win today. They are a world class bowling unit and it is unlikely that they will have back to back off-days.

Rahul can definitely play Babar type anchor innings but Babar cannot be as explosive as Rahul.

Umar Akmal is a nobody compared to Rahul. Batsmen like him are found in every Ranji team.

The notion that Rohit is a FTB is also an ignorant opinion. He doesn’t fail against swing or seam more often than others.
 
and still. babar is the winner and the true champion here.

babar will be a top 3 / top 5 player. Rahul is more like a top 10 player.
 
Both parties go overboard lol pro and against. KL Rahul is probably the 4th best ODI batsman in his side below Kohli, Rohit, Dhawan. In T20 probably the 2nd best bat along with ROhit. IN Babar's case he is the best by some distance for his side. KL Rahul's role is always going to be a diminished role given that there are many in his own side that will outshine him more often than not. To come out of the pack you have to be more than extraordinary. I am sure Babar would face same situation in an Indian set up. Expectation will be different. Look at Smith. Bit like how Marnus has stolen the thunder of Smith recently.
 
Some people on here are going look so stupid. KL is turning his career around. Must play in tests now as well.

Will nervous trust Pakistan fans opinion on a batter over Indian think tank.
 
Mean&Green said:
LOL again you getting way ahead of yourself this is why he doesn’t succeed it’s your nazar that keeps getting him. Man you need stop going crazy after one innings plus this innings he can’t even be compared to babar because he came in as a finisher babar is our main and only number 3 batsman in the country so this innings can’t be compared to any of babar innings.
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List out Babar's innings that are of better quality than Rahul's innings tiday, your post is a nothing post and backed by knee jerk emotion not facts.
 
Babar is much better than KL Rahul. KL Rahul is not a bad player but he's definitely not better than Babar.
 
Hyperion66 said:
List out Babar's innings that are of better quality than Rahul's innings tiday, your post is a nothing post and backed by knee jerk emotion not facts.
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Babar's century against NZ in the world cup is just one. I could probably label several more but that was Babar's most important LO innings. Stop posting rubbish.
 
Hyperion66 said:
List out Babar's innings that are of better quality than Rahul's innings tiday, your post is a nothing post and backed by knee jerk emotion not facts.
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His newzeland innings plus I already said this innings can’t be compared to any of Babars innings he came in as a hitter today babar bats at number 3 that’s like comparing shahid afridi with Sachin Tendulkar after shahid afridi opens once in a while than comes down to number 6 to slog not comparable in any form or way.
 
barah_admi said:
Babar's century against NZ in the world cup is just one. I could probably label several more but that was Babar's most important LO innings. Stop posting rubbish.
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you are embarrassing yourself, read post # 2513, already acknowledged that innings against NZ was superior than anything Rahul has done so far. Next time read before you post. Now please list out those 'several more' innings that you think are better in quality.
 
Mean&Green said:
His newzeland innings plus I already said this innings can’t be compared to any of Babars innings he came in as a hitter today babar bats at number 3 that’s like comparing shahid afridi with Sachin Tendulkar after shahid afridi opens once in a while than comes down to number 6 to slog not comparable in any form or way.
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lol what kind of logic is this? Just cuz you know you have nothing to show for so conveniently shifting the goalpost? Just accept it man Babar does not have what it takes to dominate a good bowling attack at a very good clip.He can't hit like this during slog overs.
 
Hyperion66 said:
lol what kind of logic is this? Just cuz you know you have nothing to show for so conveniently shifting the goalpost? Just accept it man Babar does not have what it takes to dominate a good bowling attack at a very good clip.He can't hit like this during slog overs.
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Sachin could also not dominate the bowling as good as Afridi - after playing over 400 games most by anyone he couldn't beat Afridi 37 bowl 100 or even his second. Both yours and previous poster logic is stupid. You cant compare someone who comes from 5 down to someone who bats top 3 different ball game. Compare top order batsman with top order batman only.
 
Hyperion66 said:
List out Babar's innings that are of better quality than Rahul's innings tiday, your post is a nothing post and backed by knee jerk emotion not facts.
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What was special about Rahul innings today? Just another innings in India where batsmen do this on a regular basis even raina played many such innings. Its not even on par with many Yuvraj played in the past.
 
Pakhs said:
Sachin could also not dominate the bowling as good as Afridi - after playing over 400 games most by anyone he couldn't beat Afridi 37 bowl 100 or even his second. Both yours and previous poster logic is stupid. You cant compare someone who comes from 5 down to someone who bats top 3 different ball game. Compare top order batsman with top order batman only.
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Yes Afridi is the best since Viv, now please go troll somewhere else, I know you are free to quote me anytime but I would really appreciate if you don't waste my time with garbage like this.

Thanks
 
Hyperion66 said:
Yes Afridi is the best since Viv, now please go troll somewhere else, I know you are free to quote me anytime but I would really appreciate if you don't waste my time with garbage like this.

Thanks
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Kindly next time you want to compare a top order player with someone who bats at 6 please do it on another form so we don't have to read or respond to such illogical posts.
 
Pakhs said:
What was special about Rahul innings today? Just another innings in India where batsmen do this on a regular basis even raina played many such innings. Its not even on par with many Yuvraj played in the past.
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Dominated a great bowling attack after coming out of a career threatening rough patch in a must win match. BTW India and Pakistan both would be extremely lucky if Rahul and Babar turn out to be half as good as a match winner as Yuvi was. It is an insult to the man who won two world cups to be compared with the likes of Rahul and Babar.
 
If KL Rahul works on his defensive technique, and do well in Tests, he can be as good as Kohli. But he has to develop a fool proof game to get there. At this point he is blessed with wide range of shots against pace and spin. His mental side is weak. I thought he was gone for good. Dhawan's injury was the luck he needed. He made the most of it. Hope he gets to where Kohli reached.
 
Hyperion66 said:
Dominated a great bowling attack after coming out of a career threatening rough patch in a must win match. BTW India and Pakistan both would be extremely lucky if Rahul and Babar turn out to be half as good as a match winner as Yuvi was. It is an insult to the man who won two world cups to be compared with the likes of Rahul and Babar.
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What about raina even he played many such innings? even kedar Yadav has played better innings? It just a good innings nothing special about it. If it was special due to his personal reasons then fine.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
If KL Rahul works on his defensive technique, and do well in Tests, he can be as good as Kohli. But he has to develop a fool proof game to get there. At this point he is blessed with wide range of shots against pace and spin. His mental side is weak. I thought he was gone for good. Dhawan's injury was the luck he needed. He made the most of it. Hope he gets to where Kohli reached.
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He cant be as good as Kholi anymore - he is already 28 in April. his got 4/5 years left in the team and then he will be shifted out with someone better or younger.
 
Pakhs said:
Kindly next time you want to compare a top order player with someone who bats at 6 please do it on another form so we don't have to read or respond to such illogical posts.
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Rahul is a too is a order bat, pinky today he batted at 5 and still showed his adaptability and hitting prowess. It is perfectly fair to compare a no 3 bat with a opener, no 4 or 5 bat.
 
Hyperion66 said:
Rahul is a too is a order bat, pinky today he batted at 5 and still showed his adaptability and hitting prowess. It is perfectly fair to compare a no 3 bat with a opener, no 4 or 5 bat.
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He came in at 5 which is lower order batsmen in LOI cricket. Top 3 is specialist positions and Number 4 is another position which is specialists and then lower order begins where you must have power hitters.
 
Pakistani bros before today : Babar is an universe beater and light years ahead of rahul, there is no comparison.

After today's innings : But but bro Babar plays at 3 and Rahul batted at 5 today, so there is no comparison.:ishant
 
Pakhs said:
What about raina even he played many such innings? even kedar Yadav has played better innings? It just a good innings nothing special about it. If it was special due to his personal reasons then fine.
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A peak Raina was comfortably better Loi bat than both Babar and Rahul. Please list out Kedar's match winning knocks, I could remember only one lol.
 
I think its better to say both are different batsmen.. Rahul should stick to this position and see how he can soak pressure.
 
Would still say Babar is a much better batsman as I value Tests more than white ball cricket. And that is where Babar is miles ahead of KL with the latter struggling to even find a spot even in the squad let alone the playing 11.

But yeah. It is true that Rahul is catching up quickly with Babar in ODIs. Rahul is a better T20 player though.
 
Rahul still averages in 30s if we exclude his heroics against Zim where he averaged 196 and was not out twice and not to forget his SR is also less than 80 with the exclusion of that.

Played a good knock today but that is his first decent knock in ODIs and still doesnt change much about the fact that he is still not anywhere near Babar.
 
Pakhs said:
He came in at 5 which is lower order batsmen in LOI cricket. Top 3 is specialist positions and Number 4 is another position which is specialists and then lower order begins where you must have power hitters.
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His position today was an anomaly, he is as much a top order bat as Babar, hell he has been an opener most of his career. That makes it even more impressive what he did today out of his comfort zone. Babar doesn't have too many match winning knocks against top sides either, hell I could remember only one. He is a good accumulator with hunger and good mental fortitude while Rahul has more abilities but get confused easily and isn't as smart run machine as Babar.
 
Pakhs said:
He cant be as good as Kholi anymore - he is already 28 in April. his got 4/5 years left in the team and then he will be shifted out with someone better or younger.
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Yes not for longer periods. But if he can be as good as Kohli in the remaining of his career that is enough. With a bit of tweak in his technique and better mindset he can get there.
 
Good to see Rahul regaining his rythm back in international cricket. He would do well to establish hinself in middle order in the ODI cricket.
 
It is hard to tower above two giants like Kohli, Rohit and the stellar performer like Dhawan and put up numbers out there. It is very very hard. Those three have been having great 2 or 3 run together. So i would cut some slack on KL Rahul. You should just look at his batting style, technique, ability not the stats, averages for someone like him at this point.
 
Hyperion66 said:
Pakistani bros before today : Babar is an universe beater and light years ahead of rahul, there is no comparison.

After today's innings : But but bro Babar plays at 3 and Rahul batted at 5 today, so there is no comparison.:ishant
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You're getting WAY too excited over a JAMODI.

You're acting like Rahul just scored a cenutry or something lol. He scored a 70 at home on a flat pitch when his team was cruising.

I'm actually LOL-ing so hard at how excited you are over this innings.

Your standards must be pretty low
 
Ronaldo7 said:
You're getting WAY too excited over a JAMODI.

You're acting like Rahul just scored a cenutry or something lol. He scored a 70 at home on a flat pitch when his team was cruising.

I'm actually LOL-ing so hard at how excited you are over this innings.

Your standards must be pretty low
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80*
 
Peak Rahul is better than Kohli.

There is nothing to be offended as a Bobby fan. Rahul is a talent that comes off once in many decades.
 
Ronaldo7 said:
You're getting WAY too excited over a JAMODI.

You're acting like Rahul just scored a cenutry or something lol. He scored a 70 at home on a flat pitch when his team was cruising.

I'm actually LOL-ing so hard at how excited you are over this innings.

Your standards must be pretty low
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At least I am not hyping someone as the top 3 bat in the world with one match winning odi knock against top teams and 40 something average in test cricket. My standard may or may not be low but surely higher than you guys. Come back when Babar wins you a match bashing Starc and Cummins even at home.
 
Lol at people getting excited over a meaningless innings.

If we're really gonna talk about someone playing a match winning innings against a good bowling side when his position in the side was under threat, we should talk about Haris Sohail's 89 off 59 against SA in a must win match in the 2019 WC. Also Haris scored it away, while Rahul scored it at home. Rahul's innings is NOTHING compared to Haris' innings

My point is that Haris Sohail, a guy who most pakistanis don't even rate, played an innings 10x more worthy than rahul's innings but that doesn't mean we start comparing him with the best current batsmen. Rahul has a lot to prove if he wants to be placed in the same category as Babar
 
jnaveen1980 said:
It is hard to tower above two giants like Kohli, Rohit and the stellar performer like Dhawan and put up numbers out there. It is very very hard.
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He doesn't need to tower over Kohli, Rohit and Dhawan. He needs to tower over the middle order which is a much easier task.
 
Hyperion66 said:
At least I am not hyping someone as the top 3 bat in the world with one match winning odi knock against top teams and 40 something average in test cricket. My standard may or may not be low but surely higher than you guys. Come back when Babar wins you a match bashing Starc and Cummins even at home.
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I remember when you used to make fun out of Babar's test average when it was 30.

"30 something average in test cricket"

Now it's 40, you're still making fun out of it.

Looking at how desperate you are to degrade Babar, when he starts averaging 50, you're still make fun out of him

"Ha. Only a 50 something average in Test Cricket"
 
Hyperion66 said:
Pakistani bros before today : Babar is an universe beater and light years ahead of rahul, there is no comparison.

After today's innings : But but bro Babar plays at 3 and Rahul batted at 5 today, so there is no comparison.:ishant
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Do you honestly believe that Rahul is on the same level as Babar after today's performance ?
 
Ronaldo7 said:
I remember when you used to make fun out of Babar's test average when it was 30.

"30 something average in test cricket"

Now it's 40, you're still making fun out of it.

Looking at how desperate you are to degrade Babar, when he starts averaging 50, you're still make fun out of him

"Ha. Only a 50 something average in Test Cricket"
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I will continue to make fun of the posters who hype Babar to the Moon. The day his average crosses 50 and continue to stay there for a substantial amount of time I will reluctantly swallow my ego and accept that I was wrong. Till then you will have to find a way to deal with it.
 
I think what some of us are missing out is couple of things -

Rahul can be as good as anybody in terms of potential, but that will matter if he starts converting that potential into impactful outcome in a more consistent manner which has been missing till recent past.

Second regardless of what Rahul or Babar has accomplished, I see some posters often get distracted by focussing more on ridiculing one of them. Comparison is fine as long as it is done impartially without trying to taking shots at each other.
 
TNAmarkFromIndia said:
He doesn't need to tower over Kohli, Rohit and Dhawan. He needs to tower over the middle order which is a much easier task.
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He will get better. Already showing signs of consistency. Now that he has more or less secured his spot, he will be getting better. He is coming from the lands of GR Viswanath, Rahul Dravid, Kumble, Srinath, Prasad. Men for crunch moments. Hope he follows that tradition. Mayank his state mate has overtaken him in tests. But in one dayers he can continue improving. He has the skills , talents to do well there. Not a hack like some players.
 
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