Babar Azam should learn from Virat Kohli: Harbhajan Singh after Pakistan skipper fails vs Australia in World Cup
World Cup 2023: Harbhajan Singh said that Pakistan skipper Babar Azam needs to look at how Virat Kohli bats in various match situations across the globe.
In Short
- Babar Azam has scored 83 runs in World Cup 2023
- Babar is the third-highest run-scorer in the ongoing tournament
- Kohli scored a hundred against Bangladesh on Thursday
Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh asked Pakistan men's skipper Babar Azam to learn from Virat Kohli regarding how to approach different situations and conditions while playing international cricket.
On Friday, October 20, Babar failed to make an impact as Pakistan lost to Australia by 62 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangladesh. The Lahore-born Babar scored 18 runs off 14 balls with three fours and looked good for a big score.
But against the run of play, Babar got out to leg-spinner Adam Zampa. It was a massive blow as Pakistan lost their third wicket with their score at 175 in 26.2 overs.
Harbhajan took to X and wrote, “Kohli is a modern day legend without a questionâ€æ Scored runs in every situation and conditions and won game for India... Babar and many others should learn from King kohli baat khatam.. Koi shak anyone?
Kohli, on the other hand, has been in jaw-dropping form in World Cup 2023 as he is third in the list of leading run-scorers. The veteran has scored 259 runs from four matches at an average of 129.50 and a strike-rate of 90.24 with one century and two half-centuries to his name.
On Thursday, Kohli racked up his 48th hundred in ODIs when he scored 103 not out off 97 balls with six fours and four sixes against Bangladesh at the MCA Stadium in Pune. India won the match by seven wickets with 51 balls left after chasing down a target of 257 with 8.3 overs to spare.