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

If Pakistan continue to lose, it could become a case of people outside the team - Babar and Shaheen included - looking better than they are now.
 
ICC rankings needs some refinement, Current rankings are not capturing real picture as many teams employ rotation policy between formats.
I agree. For example, it is hilarious to see India top the ICC ODI ranking when it is not even good enough to win an ODI World Cup at home.
 
I agree. For example, it is hilarious to see India top the ICC ODI ranking when it is not even good enough to win an ODI World Cup at home.
And Pakistan at no.7 in T20Is when it's losing to teams like USA, Ireland, New Zealand C
 
It’s becoming more and more apparent isn’t it? Babar needs roads to bat properly? Not just in Test cricket, but in every format the guy only seems to score runs and survives on tracks that are the least bit challenging. He doesn’t have the stomach or skill to stand and bat on challenging decks regardless of the quality of the opponent. There are other batsmen in Pakistan who have regularly shown much for fight than he has on tracks that are not absolute roads.

It will be shame but he clearly should be labelled a ‘Glorified FTB!’ In every format

“The best all format FTB?
 
Ramiz Raja played a significant role in inflating Babar Azam's average, making him appear to be a better player than he actually is. During Ramiz Raja's tenure, from September 13, 2021, to December 21, 2022, Babar averaged 70 in home conditions, despite Pakistan not winning a single Test at home. However, after that period, his average dropped to 30. This suggests that the focus was more on making Babar look impressive on flat pitches rather than achieving wins for Pakistan.
 
Batting averages of mid tier teams are often misleading due to playing a lot of games vs minnow teams.

Nowadays, Big 3 play a lot against each other while NZ, SA, Pak have to contend with playing SL and BD and each other more which results in stat padding.
 
Unbelievable, must be result of statpadding
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Babar performed on the flattest pitches ever produced in Pakistan’s long Test history; when you look at your schedule for that WTC cycle, it was a golden opportunity for Pakistan to make the finals. Instead you had one of your worst Test runs in history at home…but but Babar scored some runs, what did it actually mean ? Zilch.
 
Babar performed on the flattest pitches ever produced in Pakistan’s long Test history; when you look at your schedule for that WTC cycle, it was a golden opportunity for Pakistan to make the finals. Instead you had one of your worst Test runs in history at home…but but Babar scored some runs, what did it actually mean ? Zilch.
Yep that's why I mentioned statpadding
 
It's amusing that the two teams leading the table in the WTC cycle don’t have a single player ranked in the top three.

To us what was important babar topping the average chart
 
Babar is not the best all-format batter atm. Head is above him if we somehow ignore his away performances in test cricket but He has done wonders in other formats.

Babar needs to wake up now as his time is running out.
 
He is the best ODI batsman going around without a doubt. In T20's he is also one of the top batsman. And now that he has played one of the best innings of recent times in test cricket he has really elevated himself as a candidate for being the best all format batsman in the world.


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Personnaly, people here know the importance I give to test cricket for such discussions even when it about all formats. So I will still have Joe Root because of his extraordinary form in test cricket.
@Mobashir another ICC tournament failure for the Fake King..
 
Babar is the best batsman in the world…

Let the PCB retain him and rest of players in the team, so India can score more n more victories over Pakistan
 
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