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[VIDEOS] Is Babar Azam the best all format batter in the world currently?

Bilateral series are not completely insignificant. That's how you build a strong team and know who the favorite is during a WC match.
 
cricketjoshila said:
He just wanted to maintain his avg.
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I was heartbroken to see Babar making Salman, Harris, Usama and Wasim JR taking all the risks whilst he had got himself in on the wicket

Would Kohli and Sharma ever have made the lower order players take all the risks whilst protecting their own wicket in such situations?
 
Rana said:
I was heartbroken to see Babar making Salman, Harris, Usama and Wasim JR taking all the risks whilst he had got himself in on the wicket

Would Kohli and Sharma ever have made the lower order players take all the risks whilst protecting their own wicket in such situations?
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Do not forget that he took the wickets of Salman and Wasim as well.
 
Rana said:
I was heartbroken to see Babar making Salman, Harris, Usama and Wasim JR taking all the risks whilst he had got himself in on the wicket

Would Kohli and Sharma ever have made the lower order players take all the risks whilst protecting their own wicket in such situations?
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You don't have to go that far. Yesterday Shanaka and Rajitha added 100 partnership in 73 balls. Shanaka faced 54 balls out of 73.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
In current form Imam has done well in most of the matches that Babar did well. If he is better than everyone by country mile shouldn't he be better than Imam? I picked only the matches they played together in order to be fair in the last one year. So there is no real evidence he is country miles better than his own team mates let alone players from other countries.
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I hope you take virat 1 year instead of his whole career when debating him next time. Number 1 in the world yet you don't consider him better than most :)
 
Obviously a good batsman but that wasn’t an impressive innings from him today, was very forgettable and inconsequential in terms of the match situation.
 
shamaan said:
I think your confused I didn't say Kohli doesn't have multiple tons away and is a much better.

So only captains are irrelevant okay.
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No confusion on my part. You are simply not getting the point. Kohli having good home average on rank turners are not the same as Babar having good average on roads. There are simply no parallel situation here. Citing Kohli home average and comparing with Babar does not make any sense.

Captain has influence on what kind of pitches to ask. No one is going to ask Kohli why he ordered roads because Indians had result oriented pitches. No one will ask Labuschagne the same question because he is not the captain who is going to order one pitch or another. This question was asked wrongly or rightly to Babar because Pitches were roads and he was the captain.
 
Babar Azam's last 12 ODI scores:

79
66
91
57
74
1
77
103
105*
114
57
158
 
I want all the fans in the stadium to make their voices heard with chants of Zimbabar.

Enough - I’m sorry, I had hopes for him, but he’s just a selfish stat padding fraud.
 
TheSultan said:
I want all the fans in the stadium to make their voices heard with chants of Zimbabar.

Enough - I’m sorry, I had hopes for him, but he’s just a selfish stat padding fraud.
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I wouldn’t put it past the pathetic Karachi crowd. Since one of theirs is not the captain.
 
You can't make some people happy at all.

If you look at Babar's knock in complete ISOLATION, it wouldn't be great according to today's standards.

But, if you watched the match, it was crucial and very gritty. No other batsman even scored 30 freaking runs! That puts things in perspective.

When you're under so much trouble, sometimes this is the only thing you can and are supposed to do. Not get out.

He could have played "aggressively" too and get out making 20 odd runs.

And then he would have escaped all the criticism.
 
Hawkeye said:
You can't make some people happy at all.

If you look at Babar's knock in complete ISOLATION, it wouldn't be great according to today's standards.

But, if you watched the match, it was crucial and very gritty. No other batsman even scored 30 freaking runs! That puts things in perspective.

When you're under so much trouble, sometimes this is the only thing you can and are supposed to do. Not get out.

He could have played "aggressively" too and get out making 20 odd runs.

And then he would have escaped all the criticism.
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There’s a reason why the other batsmen took all the risks and 2 were run out whilst batting with Babar not only that they played at a decent strike rate whilst the best in the world was playing a test match chasing 8 an over.

The best batsman also kept giving strike to the other batsmen instead of taking the risks himself after batting slow for over 100 balls come on man he should’ve got out early and let everyone else have a proper go at chasing the target.

Too much bashing weak bowling on highways does this where even Imam with his 80 strike rate when other openers have close to 100 strike rate in this era is hailed as a great batsman that’s what ODIs and T20 bilaterals are doing to fans nowadays.
 
Cric1234 said:
There’s a reason why the other batsmen took all the risks and 2 were run out whilst batting with Babar not only that they played at a decent strike rate whilst the best in the world was playing a test match chasing 8 an over.

The best batsman also kept giving strike to the other batsmen instead of taking the risks himself after batting slow for over 100 balls come on man he should’ve got out early and let everyone else have a proper go at chasing the target.

Too much bashing weak bowling on highways does this where even Imam with his 80 strike rate when other openers have close to 100 strike rate in this era is hailed as a great batsman that’s what ODIs and T20 bilaterals are doing to fans nowadays.
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Imam is a poor batter even by our standards in ODIs and T20s. He shouldn’t have been playing in the first place.

And you can’t compare him to Babar who is way above his league.
 
James said:
Obviously a good batsman but that wasn’t an impressive innings from him today, was very forgettable and inconsequential in terms of the match situation.
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How would you rate Babar?

Seems to be a disconnect between how high Pakistani's and most other fans rate him.
 
Buffet said:
No confusion on my part. You are simply not getting the point. Kohli having good home average on rank turners are not the same as Babar having good average on roads. There are simply no parallel situation here. Citing Kohli home average and comparing with Babar does not make any sense.

Captain has influence on what kind of pitches to ask. No one is going to ask Kohli why he ordered roads because Indians had result oriented pitches. No one will ask Labuschagne the same question because he is not the captain who is going to order one pitch or another. This question was asked wrongly or rightly to Babar because Pitches were roads and he was the captain.
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Pakistan pitches have most of the time been roads or do you want me to give you many examples of this.
 
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Hawkeye said:
You can't make some people happy at all.

If you look at Babar's knock in complete ISOLATION, it wouldn't be great according to today's standards.

But, if you watched the match, it was crucial and very gritty. No other batsman even scored 30 freaking runs! That puts things in perspective.

When you're under so much trouble, sometimes this is the only thing you can and are supposed to do. Not get out.

He could have played "aggressively" too and get out making 20 odd runs.

And then he would have escaped all the criticism.
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Then my friend he isn't a good batsmen
 
His innings was a bad one and definitely not one that should be expected from the best allformat batsmen. However you can't say it's because of him we lost the match. His collective sr was higher then all the others combined and no he did not forced others to get out. Rizwan was done in by a peach, haris was 10 off 20 before misplaying a sweep and getting out. Agha ran himself out becuz of his own stuttering. The only thing which he can be criticized upon was weirdly giving tailenders strike in the last 15 overs and asking them to do the hitting which clearly didn't work out
 
Aman said:
Babar is currently better across formats. Conway is better than both of them.
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The only format conway is better than both of them rn is t20 cricket. Not to mention hes 3-4 years older than babar
 
Aman said:
How would you rate Babar?

Seems to be a disconnect between how high Pakistani's and most other fans rate him.
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Babar is better than how most other fans rate him and not as good as Pakistan fans think of him.

He is a very good batsmen, the best in Pakistan by a country mile but not the best in the world by any metric. The best in the world will find a way to make good of any situation they are presented with, and Babar has plenty of weakness’.
 
MHN1293 said:
The only format conway is better than both of them rn is t20 cricket. Not to mention hes 3-4 years older than babar
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I wouldn't trade Conway for Babar in any format.

He's a run machine who is worked out his game and is capable of scoring a matching winning century every 4 innings.
 
shamaan said:
Pakistan pitches have most of the time been roads or do you want me to give you many examples of this.
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Not true in recent past. It was pretty result oriented against weaker teams and suddenly became roads against stronger oppositions.
 
Andy Flower on BA

“I rate Babar Azam very highly in all the formats, he has been a superb T20 cricketer, it depends how Pakistani selectors see it and I just think he is a superb cricketer and adds to any XI he is picked in"
 
Grabbing the game by the throat. Clutch, match-winning gene. A ruthless mentality to score runs. Virat Kohli has these, Babar Azam does not.
 
TeamPak95 said:
Grabbing the game by the throat. Clutch, match-winning gene. A ruthless mentality to score runs. Virat Kohli has these, Babar Azam does not.
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And in every format his stats are better than babar for longer periods .. Until he is playing he should be best all format player rather than changing it for span of one or two years..
 
Here users rate ridiculously high to an Good player But he's not anywhere close to all format best batsman, His t20 and test matches stats and skills are below par , he isn't even a t20 player has limited strokes and don't have range hitting and power game, Though he is best in odis recently but don't make mockery of that guy comparing him with King 👑 Kohli, He isnt even 20% of kohli, leave kohli he isn't even can be compared to Kane Williamson, Kohli Is Goat of Odis and T20's.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ricky Ponting "By the time Babar Azam has finished, his numbers will stack up along with the very best Pakistan has produced, which will be great for him, but also all the cricket fans around the world who enjoy watching him play" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1618905005318369281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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MenInG said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ricky Ponting "By the time Babar Azam has finished, his numbers will stack up along with the very best Pakistan has produced, which will be great for him, but also all the cricket fans around the world who enjoy watching him play" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1618905005318369281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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So he’s clearly not in the league of Elites from India, Australia and West Indies
 
Rana said:
So he’s clearly not in the league of Elites from India, Australia and West Indies
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Being elite from Pakistan is no less feat there are dome absolute legends Inzi, YK, Miandad, Mo Yo to name a few
 
Misbah on a TV show:

“Babar played well (against Islamabad United). He was great in the middle overs, considering the situation as well. But there is scope for improvement in one aspect; in the last two overs, if you compare with Virat Kohli, or even Mohammad Rizwan on the innings he played in the last match, you can make a difference of 20 runs on your own. You have to find your own way on how to put bowlers under pressure. You need to have that capability. He's a world class batter and he can do that"

“It's not as if you have to copy players like Kieron Pollard and others. You have to bank upon your strength. Virat Kohli isn't a player who hits many sixes, but in the last overs, he can chase 15-20 runs. He maintains his shape, and relies on his timing. He explores the vacant areas in the ground. Even Suryakumar Yadav is like that. If Babar can add this to his arsenal, he will become a dangerous T20 batter"
 
Babar Azam last 4 innings:

64 off 39 balls
73 off 39 balls
115 off 65 balls
50 off 41 balls
 
One of his best PSL innings this. Effortless boundary hitting on a pitch which wasn't your typical phatta.
 
He is already the best active batsman in the world In ODI and Tests. He is fast improving his game to top the charts in T20.
 
Showed his class again today - 64 (39)

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Rana said:
44 off 20

*50 off 28*

58 off 30

Never change Babar, Never change
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You should also keep in the mind the two wickets that fell when he was near his 50. Should watch the match instead of just looking at the numbers.
 
Rana said:
44 off 20

*50 off 28*

58 off 30

Never change Babar, Never change
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No idea why he gets hate. First time since miandad and inzi we have a batter who is potential legend level..yet they hate him..just boggles my mind.
 
Some of the shots he played today were high quality and its his best Innings in this tournament.
 
Former Australian pacer Brett Lee has named Babar Azam as his favourite batter from Pakistan.

Speaking during an interview, Lee also said that he is a fan of Azam’s cover drive.

“My favourite batsman from Pakistan is Babar Azam, beautiful cover drive,” said Lee.
 
Babar Azam got clean bowled two times by Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah. In a viral video, Star Cricketer was seen being clean bowled two times during his practice session with two talented Pakistani bowlers Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah.

The video shows, Shaheen Afridi while bowling to Babar hits the off stump and Naseem Shah hits the middle stump.
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He should target 3 tons in this series

No issues whatsoever with Babar at 3 in any format
 
He just scored his 30th international century and 5000 ODI runs. An undisputed King of the modern game. Without a shadow of a doubt. We're lucky to have a batter of his caliber. I'll say it again, We're living in King Babar's era from past 4 years and 6,7 more years in future inshaAllah.
 
He’s definitely not the best all format batsman but a good ODI and Test batter for sure
 
Without a doubt the best batsman in the world across formats.

30 hundreds at the age of 28 is fantastic. Over the next decade, he should get another 40 hundreds, InshaAllah.

On track to becoming the greatest batsman of all-time, across formats.
 
Rana said:
He’s definitely not the best all format batsman but a good ODI and Test batter for sure
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Very good ODI batter. Someone you would want at 3 or 4. Powerhitters can play around him as he holds one end up. But to be a great batsman you need to have the higher gears. Sadly he doesn't have them.

In tests he is lacking. He doesn't avg 50 even though he played most of his cricket in Asia. Last year he got the flattest tracks he could have got for 7-8 tests. Yet his avg hasn't hit 50. He has one century outside Asia. He is 28 already.

Posters here often compare him with Kohli, before Kohli had turned 30 he had 5 centuries in Australia, 2 in England 2 in SA 1 in NZ and 1 in WI. Babar isn't likely to match it anyway. So Babar really needs to pull up his socks when he plays outside Asia.
 
After breaking Hashim Amla’s record of being the fastest batter to reach 5000 ODI runs, Babar Azam has surpassed South African batting legend again as he also became the fastest batter to complete 18 ODI centuries on Friday.

Pakistan captain accomplished both of these accomplishments in his 97th ODI innings, which occurred during the fourth ODI match against New Zealand in Karachi.

While Amla took 101 innings to score 5000 ODI runs, the South African batsman completed 18 ODI centuries in 102 innings.

Babar also ended his 11-month ODI century drought as he finally reached the 100-mark after failing to convert his last eight ODI fifties. Pakistan captain’s 17th century came against West Indies last year in June.

Babar has now achieved the top spot in the list of the quickest batsmen to reach 18 ODI centuries, with Hashim Amla (102), David Warner (115), Virat Kohli (119), and AB de Villiers (159) following him.

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Bilal7 said:
Without a doubt the best batsman in the world across formats.

30 hundreds at the age of 28 is fantastic. Over the next decade, he should get another 40 hundreds, InshaAllah.

On track to becoming the greatest batsman of all-time, across formats.
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InshaAllah Mate. Same feelings.
 
Certainly the best ODI batsman and overall the best batsman in the world undisputedly.
 
Rana said:
He should target 3 tons in this series

No issues whatsoever with Babar at 3 in any format
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You just knew a big hundred was coming. These days a 50 is considered average for Babar and a 100 is a good score mashaAllah. He doesn’t seem to break a sweat for his half centuries and you could argue perhaps he is underperforming if he does’t score in excess of 60, which is a scary thought. I think inshaAllah he can get even better.
 
shaz619 said:
Babar is the best across all formats, if he isn’t, then who is?
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Babar is a fraud in T20

His T20 accomplishments don’t really count. There are at least 20 better T20 batsman than him in this format.

He is disqualified as a T20 candidate

I will bury him in this format
 
Rana said:
Babar is a fraud in T20

His T20 accomplishments don’t really count. There are at least 20 better T20 batsman than him in this format.

He is disqualified as a T20 candidate

I will bury him in this format
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We all want him to bat at no.3 but you didn’t answer the question.

Besides, T20’s are baqwas cricket anyway.
 
This all format is not relevant anymore. Teams with better bench strength have repalce tuk tukers with specialists. Conway is probably his only competition among contempoary batsmen who play all the formats regularly. Shubman Gill is still shaping up.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
This all format is not relevant anymore. Teams with better bench strength have repalce tuk tukers with specialists. Conway is probably his only competition among contempoary batsmen who play all the formats regularly. Shubman Gill is still shaping up.
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If others are catching up or can’t play that’s not Babar’s fault, it’s like taking away the achievements of Joe Louis or Klitchko
 
shaz619 said:
If others are catching up or can’t play that’s not Babar’s fault, it’s like taking away the achievements of Joe Louis or Klitchko
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What’s there to catch up with? His soft runs against b string attacks which are often inconsequential?
 
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