I think the only ones triggered by the harsh responses are the hardcore Babar+Rizwan T20 fans. Yes, the title of the thread asks the question as to whether SKY is overrated or not? But the OP states:
Hence, the original narrative of the harsh responses in this thread are generated as a response to this line by the OP.
1. It’s not just ‘Indians’ who claim SKY is the True number 1 in T20 cricket….it’s the World Cricket fans who are convinced he is indeed the number 1 T20 batsman in the world. Him being ranked number 1 in the ICC rankings in the era of franchise cricket dominating the international calendar is highly essential too. This is because there are clearly some very mediocre batsmen that have been allowed to accumulate ranking points on the behest of under strength, under par international sides. SKY’s skill and ability as a batsman has been on show for everyone to see, against the best bowlers of world cricket in IPL and also for India. Maintaining a Strike Rate of 171 at an average of 45 is a testament to his ability and skill. He is an exquisite player of pace and spin, and is capable of executing his immense skill as a middle order batsman than doesn’t get the advantage of a powerplay with only 2 fielders outside the 30 years circle. Hence, SKY’s number 1 ranking is highly important to somehow bring back some legitimacy to the ICC rankings. The right kind of player at the top of the world rankings. There is no one that will question the rankings with him at the top. He isn’t the one making the rankings not look like a credible means to judge the true caliber of a player, the two players from Pakistan on the other hand most definitely do make the ranking system not look credible.
2. The OP feels the need to single out Indian fans, analysts and cricket experts in this thread. That’s also a terrible generalisation on his behalf. As such, there are ARDENT PAKISTAN FANS who have been claiming since 2021 that Babar and Rizwan are overrated! I being one of them, is of the opinion that the Indian fans feel the need to compare their players with the certified T20 juggernauts of Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand. Pakistan cricket team and it’s players do not fall in the category of having their batsmen being compared with Indian batsmen because India have left Pakistan behind a long time ago when it came to understanding modern batting requirements in order to compete at the world stage. SKY’s competition right now isn’t to somehow prove Babar and Rizwan are overrated, nobody has time for this minuscule comparison. SKY is directly competing with World Cricket’s game changers such as Heinrich Klaasen, Andre Russell, Liam Livingstone, Glenn Phillips, Tristan Stubbs, Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer… these are the types of players that Sky is in discussion with, because it’s these types of players who dare to be the best and win.
3. The reason why the OP’s question is being met with harsh responses towards Pakistan cricket, Misbah ul Haq, Babar and Rizwan in particular is because the OP himself triggered this by mentioning their names in his original post. The OP is a well known Misbah ul Haq apologist, and has gone on record many times to defend Babar and Rizwan’s opening combination numerous times knowing that this was a construct of Misbah ul Haq. How can you blame the people dragging their names through the mud in this debate when it is the OP who opened the gate for this?