Babar Azam has had a tough time in international cricket in the last two years. Since his last ODI hundred against Nepal, he has not scored a hundred across formats in international cricket.
His bad run of form in ICC events saw him getting snubbed from the national side for the recent T20I series against New Zealand before the PSL. In the ODI series against the Kiwis, he scored 129 runs across three games at an average of 43.
Despite Babar's lean patch in international cricket for the last two years, Karachi Kings team owner Salman Iqbal has backed Babar to bounce back and become a bigger cricketer than Virat Kohli. He said that Babar is going to make a comeback very soon and make a greater impact on the game than Kohli.
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Karachi Kings Owner Makes Massive Claim On Babar Azam
Babar Azam has been constantly compared with the former Indian skipper. However, in terms of consistency and performance especially in ICC events, the former Pakistan skipper is way behind. His lack of form saw him lose his captaincy across formats as well. However, the Karachi Kings owner is not ready to discount Babar's greatness as a player.
“I am telling you. Mark my words, when Babar Azam makes a comeback again, he will be a bigger player than any other player in the world, including Virat Kohli. He will be matched with names like Garry Sobers and Sir Viv Richards,” Iqbal said on ARY Podcast.
“He has that class element. When someone has class…. Class is permanent, you can't change that. Style is always permanent. He will come back…he will come back with a bang,” he added.
Babar did not have a great start to the PSL 2025 season as well. He is leading the Peshawar Zalmi in the tournament who have lost both their games so far. They lost to the Quetta Gladiators in the first match by 80 runs and by 102 runs against Islamabad United. Currently, they are placed last on the PSL 2025 points table.
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Babar Azam's Scores In PSL 2025 So Far - 0, 1
Former Pakistan cricketer  Basit Ali has urged Pakistan's premier batter to learn from India's stalwart Virat Kohli. He urged Babar to give up captaincy and focus on his batting in the league.
"Babar should leave captaincy and focus on his cricket. While chasing a 240-plus target, he gave away a catch to slip and got out. He is not focused. Zalmi management should remove him from captaincy and play him as a batter. He is harming himself. Babar is not doing anything; he just keeps playing" Basit Ali said as he blasted Babar Azam.
"I will give the example of Virat Kohli. He retired from T20Is, and he is not even the captain of RCB. If you follow him, then learn something from him. You should play as a batter," he concluded saying.
In PSL 2025 so far, Babar Azam scored a duck against Quetta Gladiators and 1 run off 3 balls against Islamabad United.
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