The new star of Pakistan cricket, batsman Haider Ali wants to be like Babar Azam and not like India captain Virat Kohli. He was pretty impressive in the Under 19 World Cup and was one of the stars in the Pakistan Super League this season as well. Although he wants to learn from Kohli too, Babar Azam is his role model.

“A batsman can never become like his role models, but can improve himself and develop shots like they play. I want to improve myself to the extent that people call me Babar Azam and not Kohli because Babar has good shots,” Haider Ali said in a video on YouTube as quoted by Cricket Pakistan.

“I cannot become Kohli but can develop shots like him through practice. I’m Haider Ali so I can only become Haider Ali,” he further added.

“I met Babar Azam during the first-class tournament and he gave me tips regarding my batting. We also get to learn a lot from him in the National Cricket Academy in Lahore. He also supported me during PSL by boosting my confidence and advising me to keep scoring runs and leave the rest to Allah Almighty,” said the 19-year old who is yet to make his debut in the senior team.

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However, former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja also praised a lot about the youngster Haider Ali who can be a great prospect in the national set up as well.

“Haider also has to work on his consistency like Virat and Babar and try to be consistent. He is a batsman who should bat at the number 3 position and few dot balls should not worry him, he should have faith in his capability that he can cover up for the dot balls later and win matches for the team just like Virat Kohli and Babar Azam,” Ramiz said in his YouTube channel.