“Virat Kohli over Babar Azam”- Wasim Akram gives bold statement about Virat-Babar comparison

Virat Kohli is probably the biggest brand in the game of modern cricket at the moment. The former Indian captain is the most followed cricketer in the world and has a huge fan base. He has earned all these after dominating world cricket and consistently performing over the years. Even after 15 years of international cricket, Virat is performing as well as possible.

On the other hand, Babar Azam is another name that has established himself as one of the best batters in the last few years. He is pretty impressive for Pakistan and has broken a number of Virat’s records. All this has ignited an infamous comparison between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam about who is the best of the two.

Wasim Akram picks Virat Kohli over Babar Azam

This has been one of the biggest topic of discussion across borders that who is best between two modern greats. Well, the comparison should not be made, as Virat has proved and played 15 years of international cricket, and Babar is on his way to become a great of the game. However, many former cricketers and cricket pundits have also shared their opinions to it.

Now, Pakistan legend Wasim Akram also made a big statement on Virat-Babar-Comparison. In an interview with Sportskeeda, Akram was asked to choose between Virat and Babar. Akram said, “Babar Azam is currently taking his career forward. Babar is a modern great. But the way Virat has made his career is very big. His name in cricket is written in golden letters. It’s being written in. He’s definitely great, there’s no doubt about it.”

The former Indian captain has been in great form and made a remarkable comeback in 2023. He ended the year as the second-highest run scorer and made 2048 runs across formats in 36 innings. Virat also scored 8 hundreds, which is the most by any batter in 2023. On the other hand, Babar had a rather average year, as compared to his own standards.