"Virat Kohli can improve his technique by looking at Babar Azam" : Aaqib Javed

[MenInG]

Pakistan’s former pacer Aaqib Javed, who is currently the head coach of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) side Lahore Qalandars, believes that India’s skipper and star batsman Virat Kohli can take a leaf out of Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s book inorder to improve his technique.

While talking to Cricket Pakistan in an exclusive interview, Javed also urged Azam to follow Kohli’s fitness routine.

“Virat Kohli has a better range [of shots] as compared to Babar Azam but he also has one area of weakness. If the ball swings, he tends to get trapped around the off-stump such as against [James] Anderson in England,” said Javed.

“When you look at Babar, you don’t see any weak areas. Just like, [Sachin] Tendulkar who also didn’t have any weak areas. Babar is technically more safe and sound but if he follows Kohli’s fitness routine he will become an even better player. Meanwhile, Kohli can improve his technique by looking at Babar so that he doesn’t get trapped,” he added.

He also praised Azam for being the backbone of Pakistan team over the past couple of years.

“During the past two or three years, Babar Azam is 50 per cent of Pakistan’s batting. I never thought that he would be this consistent and even go past Virat Kohli [in ODI rankings]. Pakistan is very lucky, he came when the team was struggling and has single-handedly put the team on the right track. Even, captaincy hasn’t affected his form,” he concluded.

https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/n...azam-inorder-to-improve-technique-aaqib-javed

 

[Rana]

Get in Aaqib bhai!!!

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

bhai Kya baat boli hai.. I am pretty sure Virat will take the tips next team they meet.

 

[Ab Fan]

Virat Kohli doesn't need to improve anything. He is already the greatest white ball cricketer of all-time

 

[Hitman]

That’s all I can say. It’s funny what Babar doing better than Kohli in the last few matches has done to some people.

 

[Rana]

Well at the moment, Virat can learn a lot from Babar and Hafeez actually

 

[Mamoon]

The sad part is that he actually believes it, and a lot of Pakistani fans will agree with him.

That is why I always say that Pakistan is the most bankrupt cricket nation in the world.

Not only have we always been the least talented cricket nation, our players, ex-players, media analysts, coaches, selectors, fans etc. know nothing about cricket.

You can count on one hand the number of people in Pakistan with cricketing intelligence and who actually know what they are talking about.

 

[Rana]

The sad part is that he actually believes it, and a lot of Pakistani fans will agree with him.

That is why I always say that Pakistan is the most bankrupt cricket nation in the world.

Not only have we always been the least talented cricket nation, our players, ex-players, media analysts, coaches, selectors, fans etc. know nothing about cricket.

You can count on one hand the number of people in Pakistan with cricketing intelligence and who actually know what they are talking about.

Why are we a bankrupt cricket nation if we agree with someone’s opinion? Is there a law that says someone cannot have an opinion on things related to India and Kohli?

 

[MenInG]

The sad part is that he actually believes it, and a lot of Pakistani fans will agree with him.

That is why I always say that Pakistan is the most bankrupt cricket nation in the world.

Not only have we always been the least talented cricket nation, our players, ex-players, media analysts, coaches, selectors, fans etc. know nothing about cricket.

You can count on one hand the number of people in Pakistan with cricketing intelligence and who actually know what they are talking about.

So basically you have nothing to say/argue about what he actually said?

 

[Sunzi]

Loved Aaqib as a bowler but these comments come as asinine.

 

[speed_thrills]

Factually there is nothing wrong in what he said.

Anyone can learn from anyone.

 

[Devadwal]

Lol this thread made my day ..i was actually sad today but after reading this I can laugh now .

 

[cricketjoshila]

A person who has multiple test centuries in England Australia SA NZ needs to learn technique from a person who has a grand total of one century.

The way pakistanis hype up their players is astonishing.

Atleast let Babar avg 50 in tests before comparing him with a. ATG like Kohli.

 

[anonymous_guy]

There is a reason that Lahore Qalandars keep tanking in the PSL year after year, and the reason is Aquib Javed.

Every time he opens his mouth he proves his lack of knowledge and cricket stupidity.

Someone at LQ is a bigger i***t, he/she keeps retaining him year after year.

 

[Hasan123]

Luckily no one talks Aqib Javed seriously.

 

[Mesozoic]

Virat Kohli has a better range [of shots] as compared to Babar Azam but he also has one area of weakness. If the ball swings, he tends to get trapped around the off-stump such as against [James] Anderson in England,” said Javed.

Looks like this guy has been in a coma since 2014. Someone should tell him that Kohli averaged almost 60 oh his last tour against the same Anderson and co. and didn't get out to him even once...

Amazing how clueless these ex-cricketers are....

 

[WengerOut]

Anderson last dismissed Kohli in 2014. Almost 7 years and 14 tests have passed since then.

 

[Mesozoic]

Why are we a bankrupt cricket nation if we agree with someone’s opinion? Is there a law that says someone cannot have an opinion on things related to India and Kohli?

Pak fans - "What's wrong with having opinions and agreeing with them"?

Those opinions :

Ahmed Shehzad is more talented than Tendulkar ...

Pakistan has more tailent than India...

Bumrah is a nothing bowler...

PSL besht team will beat IPL besht team...

Indian team is scared to play Pakistan...

Kohli should learn batting from Babar Azam..

 

[MHN1293]

Ofcourse one can always learn from someone else in some sort of metric or other. But these statement are stupid since no one can be perfect in how they bat. One can argue that tendulkar should have learned to be more destructive from afridi even though he was a better batsmen than afridi without the distructiveness.

 

[Mamoon]

So basically you have nothing to say/argue about what he actually said?

Babar averages 37 outside Asia with just 1 hundred.

Last year in England, he couldn’t produce a single big score and was caught behind outside the off-stump in all except one innings.

That one exception was when Anderson pinned him LBW.

So what can Kohli learn about “technique” from Babar? And what do you say/argue in response to someone who has broken all records of delusion?

Forget Babar, Kohli has nothing to learn from any Pakistani batsman in history. He is a level above all of them.

On the other hand, Babar has plenty to learn from Kohli such as how to chase big targets in LOIs, how to play spin, how to score 200s, how to score hundreds outside Asia.

Babar can learn a lot from Kohli in all aspects of batting.

Kohli is one of the greatest ever and we need to learn and respect real greatness instead of comparing him to batsmen who have achieved nothing in comparison.

This is why Pakistan cricket has become a laughing stock and one takes us seriously anymore.

 

[Mamoon]

Why are we a bankrupt cricket nation if we agree with someone’s opinion? Is there a law that says someone cannot have an opinion on things related to India and Kohli?

Do you call this an “opinion”? You can say that Pakistan will whitewash India in Test cricket today. That is also an “opinion”, but then don’t complain when you are shown the mirror.

 

[Mamoon]

This is what our players, ex-players and fans have been reduced to. They know Pakistan is miles below India and will get thrashed every day of the week except the odd fluke like the CT final, so they have no choice but to run their mouths.

Our players, ex-players, media, fans etc. – everyone is gangsta until the two sides meet on the field.

 

[90MPH]

Do you call this an “opinion”? You can say that Pakistan will whitewash India in Test cricket today. That is also an “opinion”, but then don’t complain when you are shown the mirror.

Is there nothing Kohli can learn from Babar who is now the world’s number one ODI batsman ?

What about Babar’s exemplary on field behaviour and calm demeanour ?

 

[OMB]

Is there nothing Kohli can learn from Babar who is now the world’s number one ODI batsman ?

What about Babar’s exemplary on field behaviour and calm demeanour ?

on field behaviour and calm demeanour are good techniques? No one agrees.
on field behaviour and calm demeanour are good attributes? I agree but not a lot of Punjabis will agree.

 

[90MPH]

on field behaviour and calm demeanour are good techniques? No one agrees.
on field behaviour and calm demeanour are good attributes? I agree but not a lot of Punjabi will agree.

All players can learn from each other, only the most arrogant would say there is nothing to learn from a better or even taking attributes from a more inferior player.

 

[saeedhk]

The one-off CT win has really clouded the judgement of Pakistanis. There is absolutely no comparison between any Pakistani batsman and Indian batsman. Batters from India are astute, remarkable, street smart and brave while ours are meek and feeble.

We can never match the greatness of Indian cricket and Babar comes nowhere close Kohli who is an ATG with proven record both and home and abroad.

 

[Rana]

Do you call this an “opinion”? You can say that Pakistan will whitewash India in Test cricket today. That is also an “opinion”, but then don’t complain when you are shown the mirror.

But he is right though. Someone saying Pakistan will whitewash India is making a farcical prediction

Aqib is probably right here. Sorry if you disagree

 

[HussainZ]

Rare occasion when I'd agree with Aqib

 

[OMB]

All players can learn from each other, only the most arrogant would say there is nothing to learn from a better or even taking attributes from a more inferior player.

What I meant is that Aaqib was talking about techniques and not attributes.
and yes, I agree that VK can improve his game by looking at all good players. this is a generic truth like "honesty is the best policy" and certainly Aaqib Javed wasn't being generic

 

[Thanos]

Pakistan really needs to stop it's academy of irresponsible, embarassing statement by Ex cricketers.

The graduates are competing everyday to win.

 

[Mamoon]

Is there nothing Kohli can learn from Babar who is now the world’s number one ODI batsman ?

What about Babar’s exemplary on field behaviour and calm demeanour ?

No one takes these rankings seriously. Babar cannot be the best ODI batsman in a world where likes of Kohli, Rohit, Bairstow etc. are still playing.

These player rankings don’t mean anything. Babar was also the top ranked T20 player not long ago, but the reality is that at no point of his career so far has he been the best T20 batsman in the world.

Exemplary on-field behavior and calm demeanor? I won’t call lacking presence and charisma in the field and being a dummy captain an illustration of on-field behavior and calm demeanor.

Babar cuts a timid figure in the field and cannot sledge the opposition because of his poor English.

 

[Mamoon]

But he is right though. Someone saying Pakistan will whitewash India is making a farcical prediction

Aqib is probably right here. Sorry if you disagree

Yes he is right. Kohli is desperate for some batting lessons from a guy who averages 35 outside Asia and has a grand total of 1 century.

He is also going to watch the highlights of Pakistan’s tour of England last summer so that he can learn from the way Babar kept getting caught behind to Anderson, Broad and Woakes for low scores.

 

[avihash]

Kohli can learn how to make soft runs against minnows, pad his stats and then lose the match.

But u don’t think he is interested to become zim-Babar.

 

[Rajdeep]

There is no denying that Kohli can do a bit with improving his technique but as Aqib himself says Sachin had nearly perfect technique, so why would Virat not go to him rather than going to Babar?

Why I get a feeling that Pak fans, media and ex players trying desperately to clinge onto any straw to somehow prove Babar is a superior batsman to Virat. Every other day there is some Virat vs Babar debate...LOL. Its pretty amusing actually for us Indian fans.

 

[Saj]

The best players continue learning and the best players learn from each other.

I'm sure Kohli will see aspects of Babar's batting that he can use to improve his own game and I'm sure it's the same for Babar regarding Kohli's batting.

 

[Gullycricket]

The best players continue learning and the best players learn from each other.

I'm sure Kohli will see aspects of Babar's batting that he can use to improve his own game and I'm sure it's the same for Babar regarding Kohli's batting.

Agreed. Ashwin was in awe of Babar's batting and surely Kohli too would like to watch and learn from Bobby. Anyone who loves his cricket will always try to learn from his contemporaries. Aqib may have said it in a stupid manner but basically it means great players always try to learn from each other.

 

[Thanos]

The best players continue learning and the best players learn from each other.

I'm sure Kohli will see aspects of Babar's batting that he can use to improve his own game and I'm sure it's the same for Babar regarding Kohli's batting.

Very true.
But don't you think these ex cricketers should be more responsible in making these kinda statements.
What was the need of mentioning only Babar here and not someone else.
If there is any technical deficiency Kohli has, why not suggest him approaching to Sachin, Gavaskar, Dravid or someone like Ponting and other world class players since he has easy access during IPL.

It's all an attempt to indirectly say that Babar is better than Kohli. (And he could be, he is good and only god knows what Babar can achieve in future).

But if that's what Aqib wants to say, say it directly.

 

[OMB]

We are all getting preachy. No one denies a simple truth that knowledge is to be gained from all sources.
We all know that right?

So let me understand what exactly is that Aaqib said Kohli has to learn from Babar Azam so that he doesn't get trapped by Anderson?

 

[Sunzi]

Saying 'we can all learn something off someone else's is basically glossing over thoughtless comments.

I infer that Aaqib is genuinely trying to put Babar up there. Babar is a brilliant bat but this clutching for a comparison or affirmation of Babar's level is unnecessary. If Aaqib feels that this is the case, keep it to yourself and revel in Babar's performances.

 

[RajBan]

Kohli needs to learn to up his SR on LOI matches through the middle orders. He has not been doing enough in last 2 years SR now as important as average. If Babar can teach him that , then no harm in getting that lesson from him.

 

[Indiafan]

Well at the moment, Virat can learn a lot from Babar and Hafeez actually

With all due respect, if he is out of form shouldn't he look at what he did right years entire to become one of the greatest rather than learning from cricketers whos records are average compared to him?

 

[Indiafan]

We are all getting preachy. No one denies a simple truth that knowledge is to be gained from all sources.
We all know that right?

So let me understand what exactly is that Aaqib said Kohli has to learn from Babar Azam so that he doesn't get trapped by Anderson?

Except Javed didn't say one can learn from anyons but specifically used babar names. Every single person here knows the intention of their comments which was to big up Babar and put down Kohli .

comments like these just make people a laughing stock of the entrie world. Its cllear lack of respect and an inferiority complex

 

[Indiafan]

Kohli needs to learn to up his SR on LOI matches through the middle orders. He has not been doing enough in last 2 years SR now as important as average. If Babar can teach him that , then no harm in getting that lesson from him.

But why shouldn't kohli learn from himself 2 years ago when he was way more successful in that than babar? You are pretending as if he never was good in middle overs. But he knows what worked before and in his prime he was twice the batsman babar was in middle overs and death

 

[NishanKonar]

The irony is Babar Azam himself is not so great in England and gets squared up against the out swinger - as Nasser Hussain pointed out during India vs Pakistan WC 2019 game

 

[OMB]

Except Javed didn't say one can learn from anyons but specifically used babar names. Every single person here knows the intention of their comments which was to big up Babar and put down Kohli .

comments like these just make people a laughing stock of the entrie world. Its cllear lack of respect and an inferiority complex

I read it again. It is just an opinion of one person. It is not "their comments" and also nothing making "people a laughing stock".

 

[iiqbal]

Every where ppl. Learn from number of their field. So anyone including virat can learn from number one odi player.
Aqib is right here.

 

[Varun]

This is the part where Pakistani fans begin going overboard.

Doesn't help their (or their players') cause.

 

[Ahmed216]

Kohli needs to revamp his technique on babar's model

 

[RajBan]

But why shouldn't kohli learn from himself 2 years ago when he was way more successful in that than babar? You are pretending as if he never was good in middle overs. But he knows what worked before and in his prime he was twice the batsman babar was in middle overs and death

Chill out. To be honest Kohli's peak period was till 2018 which was also when India at its dominant peak because the template by top 3 worked fine. Since then the ODIs with English in particular have upped the SR quotient in ODIs demanding same from other teams. India has an opportunity to improve that when their top 3 bats specially during the middle overs.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

I believe the entire Indian team could change their approach to playing the ball late like Babar has done in SENA in recent times. So Aqib is not wrong imo.

 

[Third_Umpire]

Aaqib bhai )

 

[TheNightWatchman]

Remember when GSP the greatest MMA fighter of all time learnt how to roundhouse kick from standup comedian and commentator Joe Rogan.
I'm just saying....when it comes to bettering yourself you have to leave ego at the door. How people are saying "How dare thee suggest Kohli can learn something from someone so inferior" I will not understand

 

[BreadPakoda]

Remember when GSP the greatest MMA fighter of all time learnt how to roundhouse kick from standup comedian and commentator Joe Rogan.
I'm just saying....when it comes to bettering yourself you have to leave ego at the door. How people are saying "How dare thee suggest Kohli can learn something from someone so inferior" I will not understand

He also said Babar is more technically sound than Kohli. It was not just about one aspect of Babar’s technique being better than Kohli’s.

 

[TheNightWatchman]

He also said Babar is more technically sound than Kohli. It was not just about one aspect of Babar’s technique being better than Kohli’s.

I mean...that's his opinion if he thinks Babar is more sound at the crease.
Kohli's has worked on his 4th stump issues though, he probably didn't watch the India England series in 2019

 

[cricketjoshila]

Is there nothing Kohli can learn from Babar who is now the world’s number one ODI batsman ?

What about Babar’s exemplary on field behaviour and calm demeanour ?

No there is nothing. Kohli was no.1 ODI batsman for couple of years.

If Kohli wants to learn, he has the likes of Tendulkar Dravid Gavaskar to go to.

 

[Mamoon]

Remember when GSP the greatest MMA fighter of all time learnt how to roundhouse kick from standup comedian and commentator Joe Rogan.
I'm just saying....when it comes to bettering yourself you have to leave ego at the door. How people are saying "How dare thee suggest Kohli can learn something from someone so inferior" I will not understand

A superior player can learn something from an inferior if the inferior player is better at something. That does not apply in this case because Babar is not better than Kohli when it comes to playing in the corridor of uncertainty.

For example, Kohli is a better batsman than Younis, but the latter played the sweep shot better than Younis. If someone says that Kohli should learn to play the sweep from Younis, it won’t be an issue.

However, to claim that Kohli should improve his technique outside the off-stump by watching a player who averages 35 outside Asia with 1 century, and was caught fishing outside the off-stump throughout the English summer last year, is complete nonsense.

At this point, Babar is not better than peak Kohli at any aspect of batting, and instead of watching an inferior player play, Kohli should watch his batting to rediscover his touch.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Except Javed didn't say one can learn from anyons but specifically used babar names. Every single person here knows the intention of their comments which was to big up Babar and put down Kohli .

comments like these just make people a laughing stock of the entrie world. Its cllear lack of respect and an inferiority complex

Comments like this make me think that we are better off without Pakistanis in the IPL.

 

[MHN1293]

If aqib just wanted to hype a pakistan player over an india he could have said "Kohli should learn a thing or two about bowling fron naseem shah"

 

[kingusama92]

This quote might have made sense 3-4 years ago.

Kohli's technique in its current state is flawless. He's corrected all of his issues including the desire to poke around when the ball swings away.

I would say at this stage in his career his only "weakness" is having brain fades against spinners from time to time.

 

[Local.Dada]

Comments like this make me think that we are better off without Pakistanis in the IPL.

Cant hold the players responsible for some idiotic statement. For example a guy like Hafeez or even Babar for the matter of fact seem to be down to earth guys. Others like Hassan Ali and Sarfaraz were brought down to earth pretty fast

Cant speak of the other new players as no one has a clue who they are including Pakistanis.

Aquib Javed is still living mentally in Sharjah mid-90’s, every now and then he will praise India when he wakes up and then back to Sharjah it is. Wouldn’t take such statements seriously.

 

[iniqbal223]

And then we appoint these brainless mouth runners as our coaches, mentors in different capacities

That is what it Hurt Pakistan cricket the most... When we beat B team , we are the best; and if we lose , then sack every one... These meaningless comments are just as bad as his bowling .. with 170 wickets in 137 games, when playing solely as a bowler in, bowler friendly pitches...

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Absolutely outrageous statement.

 

[iniqbal223]

Babar is amazing, and has shown lots of promises.... next challenge for him is to WIN (not bringing team to close) against great bowling attacks (consistently) when team is in doldrums, and he runs out of the partners (which Kohli did a lot)

Currently, Babar reached a Gangly (batting level)... Amazing against second string bowling and against bowling of SL, WI, NZ (in sub continent), now SA

But he needs to win against some against Aus in Aus, against England in England, against India...

I hope , the way he works hard, he should be there at this level in some time in future...

 

[Cric_lover4487]

Comments like these by ex Pak cricketers convince me that IPL is better off without Pak players. They will always hate us.

 

[UzmanBeast]

Quite a stupid comment by Aqib Javed. Like it genuinely makes me think how someone like him was once a cricketer. It's clear he's trying to bring attention towards himself because he clearly got none after his retirement.

Let's be clear about a few things.

Virat Kohli is the best batsman in run chases in the history of the game.

Virat Kohli has more gears to score runs than the entire Pakistan team combined.

If his technique is so poor, maybe others should try it and get 70 international hundreds.

The fact of the matter is that Babar has nothing on Kohli, never has, and unless he tries to resemble Kohli, he will never be in the same league.

Pakistani fans need to try and understand the level Kohli is at before comparing him with Babar Azam. If you're comparing their playstyles or their roles, that's fine but when you start saying that Babar is the better player, you are lying to yourself whether you acknowledge it or not.

Kohli is probably the best white ball cricketer in the history of the game. He has single handedly destroyed some of the greatest bowling attacks in the world, and he is a maniac of a run-machine. His stats in all formats are superior than Babar's, his technique is more solid than Babar's, his fitness is better than Babar's, his temperament is better than Babar's, his shot selection is better than Babar's, his hitting range is better than Babar's, his game awareness is better than Babar's, his captaincy is better than Babar's, and the list can go on, and on, and on.

One thing Pakistan fans will never understand for some reason is the way to make comparisons. At Kohli's time, when he first started, he didn't start being compared with Sachin after hitting 12 centuries. Nobody was as foolish to do that. You compare people and players based on their age bracket and the number of games they've played, that's a fair comparison and one you won't lie to yourself about.

Say we pick like 6 other players with Babar: Shai Hope, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Marnus Labuschagne, Quinton De Kock, some others.

From that age bracket, one can use the data available to conclude that Babar indeed is statistically better than everyone in that list. Of course, some comparisons aren't exactly fair, such as Babar with Rishabh given that they're entirely different players, but you get the idea.

Babar can't be in the same league as Kohli, Smith, Williamson, Warner, Rohit, and Root because he has played far fewer games compared with them, has participated in far fewer World Cups, and still needs to prove himself in more places in the world. It's quite simple to understand.

Right now, Babar is playing exceptionally well, there's no doubt about it at all. However, one thing is that he needs to keep these performances up for a long time to be acknowledged as a batting superstar and a batting great, and he needs to start dominating more. That's the biggest difference between Babar and Kohli for anyone who wants to know, Kohli when he's set will dominate the best of bowling lineups, whereas Babar will keep playing at the same tempo.

 

[dildilpak]

The best players continue learning and the best players learn from each other.

I'm sure Kohli will see aspects of Babar's batting that he can use to improve his own game and I'm sure it's the same for Babar regarding Kohli's batting.

First of all, i dont really understand how anyone can say that Kohli really has a problem against swing when he actually dominated Anderson in the last series.

Second, there are far better proponents of swing than Babar within the Indian setup. Kohli can easily approach Tendulkar, Dravid & Gavaskar if he needs help, Babar is nowhere close to the pecking order in Test cricket.

Dont have a problem with AJ pointing out Kohli’s perceived weakness, but the thought that Babar with 1 century overseas is bigger than the whole Indian batting setup is cringe-worthy!

 

[Justcrazy]

Babar cannot be kohli , there is only one and that is how it would remain. Kohli has won numerous games chasing , Babar has hardly done any.

 

[shah_1]

If anyone watched his 98 and 100 in Australia, he literally toyed with Cummins and Hazzlewood, he doesn’t have the concentration level of Kohli and Smith to be great player like these two otherwise his technique against fast bowling is the best. He plays the ball so late, immaculate balance. He makes thing look so easy against fast bowling. Virat Kohli is a run machine but he is not effortless and smooth like Babar Azam.


Babar is the Mirza galib of cricket but his lack of match winning runs in test cricket makes him inferior to Virat hence there there is no comparison.

 

[cricketjoshila]

If anyone watched his 98 and 100 in Australia, he literally toyed with Cummins and Hazzlewood, he doesn’t have the concentration level of Kohli and Smith to be great player like these two otherwise his technique against fast bowling is the best. He plays the ball so late, immaculate balance. He makes thing look so easy against fast bowling. Virat Kohli is a run machine but he is not effortless and smooth like Babar Azam.


Babar is the Mirza galib of cricket but his lack of match winning runs in test cricket makes him inferior to Virat hence there there is no comparison.

Babbar avgs 27 in Australia. Lets not go into his credentials outside of Asia. Its poor. He is no comparison to Virat in any way.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Pak fans - "What's wrong with having opinions and agreeing with them"?

Those opinions :

Ahmed Shehzad is more talented than Tendulkar ...

Pakistan has more tailent than India...

Bumrah is a nothing bowler...

PSL besht team will beat IPL besht team...

Indian team is scared to play Pakistan...

Kohli should learn batting from Babar Azam..

That's what happens when there is no cricket series happening between India and Pakistan. Either play and shut up the opposition fans or get used to statements like OP.

 

[shah_1]

Babbar avgs 27 in Australia. Lets not go into his credentials outside of Asia. Its poor. He is no comparison to Virat in any way.

I know the stats, I will stick to my opinion, and you can disagree with it, I have no problem with it.

 

[Bleedgreen4ever]

Babbar avgs 27 in Australia. Lets not go into his credentials outside of Asia. Its poor. He is no comparison to Virat in any way.

You of all people should know how small that sample size is. Remember how Kohli was played by Anderson in his UK tour back 5-6 years ago.

A better comparison would be how they both performed outside Asia in their first 30-40 tests.

 

[Bleedgreen4ever]

Babbar avgs 27 in Australia. Lets not go into his credentials outside of Asia. Its poor. He is no comparison to Virat in any way.

Also why cry about AUS only?

Kohli averages less than Babar in NZ and ENG, the two WC Final playing teams.

And Babar will improve as he plays more.

 

[Rohan]

That's what happens when there is no cricket series happening between India and Pakistan. Either play and shut up the opposition fans or get used to statements like OP.

Great logic I must say.

If a nation A does not play with nation B in bilateral series for political reasons, nation B’s experts get license to make whatever statements they wish to make.

And even after playing series, how sure you are that they will not make such statements?

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Great logic I must say.

If a nation A does not play with nation B in bilateral series for political reasons, nation B’s experts get license to make whatever statements they wish to make.

And even after playing series, how sure you are that they will not make such statements?

Thanks.

It seems you and some others get rattled pretty easily by statements like these. May be that is why he gave that statement? He knows he doesn't have to take a 7-fer to rattle opposition fans anymore. He can do so by opening his mouth and saying big statements like he did in the OP. Ignore his statement if it is hurting you too much.

 

[Rohan]

Thanks.

It seems you and some others get rattled pretty easily by statements like these. May be that is why he gave that statement? He knows he doesn't have to take a 7-fer to rattle opposition fans anymore. He can do so by opening his mouth and saying big statements like he did in the OP. Ignore his statement if it is hurting you too much.

Nice defense for a cricketer who is making nonsensical statements.

 

[jnaveen1980]

He has silently equated Babar to Tendulkar lol Anyway Kohli has access to some of the batting greats cricket has ever seen. But i think he fixes the errors watching his own game rather than trying to copy anyone. He makes slight adjustments all the time like all hardworking greats have done.

 

[moghul]

Never knew Aqib has a good sense of humor.

 

[CricketingMinds]

Let's be honest, without Pakistani Ex-Players and their ridiculous comments, this forum won't be as interesting.

Everyday these ex-players spice things up and make us (fans) comment and post and have these fun banters

So, THANK YOU Aaqib Javed for your ridiculousness.

 

[JattMaula]

AJ spitting facts. Our Kaptaan has problem against swing, spin, pace and lack of pace. He was bounced out once or twice too. He also is lot less successful as a captain.

Kaptaan does really needs to learn batting from parosi kaptaan. Babar is the gold standard of batting right now. Anyone watching him can instantly recognize his quality.