As usual, ends with egg on face.
Pakistan were three down for nothing and then four down for not much and Babar powered through and has put Pakistan in prime position to win this match. When is the last time Kohli did this in a test match?
Babar plays with immense pressure every time he comes out to bat. He is batting with the likes of Shan Masood and Sarfaraz Ahmed and will always be the wicket that the opposing team wants most.
To say that he cannot handle pressure or is not a clutch player is exactly the sort of tripe one expects to read on here but it is still shocking once you do.
As usual, you were nowhere to be found when the England series was going on. Perhaps you were waiting to bump your fluke thread” this Pakistan team will surprise the world” but too bad, you didn’t get an opportunity.
England opened the door for Pakistan in all three Tests & Babar shut the down in all three Tests on his own team because he bottled it.
If Babar stood up against England Pakistan could have won the series. Instead, he batted like a tail-ender in the second innings in the first two Tests & also failed to produce a substantial knock in the third Test.
Good innings today, but it is the least you would expect from a batsman who is hyped up as the best in the world.
He has failed to make an impact in three consecutive home series. If he has a big series vs New Zealand, so what? It is his job.
Again, please keep the dumb Kohli comparisons at bay. Kohli is a far superior batsman than anyone Pakistan has ever produced. Kohli at 27-28 was a far superior batsman than what Babar is today.
Babar only has 1 Test century outside Asia in 22 attempts. By the time Kohli was 27-28, he had more Test centuries overseas than Babar has total centuries.
Babar never was & never will be as good as Kohli. Please accept that & let Babar be. He is a good player & he doesn’t have to be compared to a far greater player. It only attracts unwarranted criticism.
Kohli is on his last legs, he has had a tremendous career & he is clearly past his best. He has struggled in the last 3 years but every great player has struggled at the end of their careers & that is why they retire.
Younis Khan was a better Test batsman than Ricky Ponting over the latter’s last 2-3 years of his career but it doesn’t mean Younis Khan was a better batsman.
Many decent/good players are better than legendary players when the legendary players are about to hang their boots. It doesn’t mean anything.
As far as Kohli’s struggles in Tests are concerned, maybe BCCI should agree to play a series with Pakistan. No matter the current form & the conditions, Pakistani bowlers will always find a way to bow down to the king.
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