Pakistan batsman Babar Azam recently explained his comparison with Virat Kohli and said that he is far away in terms of achievements in order to even fall in the same category of the India skipper. During a chat with renowned cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle on a show for Cricbuzz, Babar said that he wants to emulate Virat on the cricket field.

Azam elaborated, “Virat Kohli is one of the best players in the world. I am way behind him and I still have a lot to achieve. I will try to be like him and win matches for my country.”

The Pakistan batsman further asserted that he doesn’t perform to be compared with other top batsmen around the world.

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Babar explained, “I don’t make runs to compete with others or to be compared with other top batsmen, I only try to satisfy myself, my team and my fans. Through my performances, I want to make fans happy and help the team win.”

Recently, Pakistan’s head coach Misbah-ul-Haq had said that Babar Azam is well on the verge of being considered similar to the stalwarts like Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, and Joe Root. Virat and Babar are the only two players to boast of an average of above 50 among players that have played over 30 T20Is, which often leads to comparisons between the two players.

Currently, India is going through a nationwide lockdown. Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus positive patients in India went past 276000 with almost 7800 people losing their lives on Wednesday, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

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Almost the entire is in a lockdown due to the scare of the ever-escalating situation concerning the World Health Organisation-recognized pandemic that is the Coronavirus. Everything- schools, colleges, airports, railway stations, gyms, sporting events, movies, offices- have been put under lockdown as the world continues to self-isolate in order to control the pandemic.