Pakistan's modern-day great Babar Azam has been climbing up the run-scoring charts since his debut in 2015. Taking Pakistan cricket to greater heights, Babar played a huge hand in pushing his team to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2021.
In his career's first six years, Babar has already added quite a few accolades to his name. The 27-year-old batter is the fastest to score 1000, 2000 and 2500 T20I runs. He was recently awarded the ODI player of the year by the ICC.
With Babar's rising stature in world cricket, fans and pundits have been calling for his inclusion in the 'Fab Four', which currently features Virat Kohli, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson. His comparison with Kohli is one of the most heated debates surrounding the cricketing circuit currently.
India's seasoned speedster Mohammad Shami gave his verdict on the Kohli vs Babar debate. Speaking to India.com, Shami labelled Babar's comparison with Kohli as unfair. Infact, he stressed that Pakistan's skipper should not be compared with any member of the 'Fab Four'.
"No doubt Babar Azam is a great player. But to compare him with the likes of Steve Smith, Joe Root or Virat Kohli will be unfair on him," Shami was quoted as saying to India.com
Shami opined that Babar is still in the early stages of his career and keeping him on the same pedestal as other veterans of the game would be unfair on him.
"I would say let him play for that many years and then maybe we can judge. At the moment, if he continues to play like that, then he would obviously end his career as one of the greats from Pakistan. Good luck Babar Azam, I would say," he added.