Manchester: Babar Azam once again proved his mettle with a well-fought fifty on day 1 of the opening Test against England at Old Trafford.
The right-handed batsman walked off being not out for 69 off 100 balls at stumps. Former cricketers, commentators and people on Twitter praised the young batsman.
Nasser Hussain analyzed Babar’s performance and praised the way he has improved his techniques into becoming one of the finest batsmen in the world’s cricket right now. The former England cricketer also named him among fab five alongside Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, and Joe Root.
Wasim Akram also praised Babar and said he’s never satisfied with his performance which is a sign of a great player.
Very Well Summed Up Naseer
Fab 5 including Babar Azam ❤️
Kohli Smith Kane Root Babar #ENGvPAK #ViralVideo pic.twitter.com/hIq2wIN17e— … (@YyoungDesi5) August 5, 2020
England’s former cricketer Michael Vaughan called Babar ‘One of the best Test players in the World’.
On a positive note … @babarazam258 is certainly one of the best Test players in the World … love the way he plays … #ENGvPAK
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) August 5, 2020
Pakistan’s former wicket-keeper batsman Rashid Latif compared Babar with players like Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Rashid Latif on Babar Azam! The former wicket keeper batsman says Babar is just like Messi or Ronaldo, a player from different planet, unlike others. pic.twitter.com/BdS8E1PGDi
— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) August 5, 2020
Meanwhile, fans and journalists also took to Twitter to highlight Babar’s brilliance and his transformation into a world-class player.
There hasn't been a more attractive Pakistani batsman than Babar Azam since Mohammad Yousuf, and before him, Zaheer Abbas
— Sambit Bal (@sambitbal) August 5, 2020
Babar Azam. The right contender to be in Fab Four #PakvsEng @babarazam258
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) August 5, 2020
102*, 60, 100*, 143, 52; Babar Azam has scored 50+ scores in 5 consecutive innings. 7th Pakistani to do so after Zaheer Abbas, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah ul Haq, Saeed Anwar, Inzamam ul Haq, and Sarfaraz Ahmed.
— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) August 5, 2020
Since the start of 2018, Babar Azam has scored 1,427 Test runs at 67.95.
Nobody in world cricket has scored more Test runs at a higher average than Babar in that time.#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/0Dptb5gsR7 pic.twitter.com/nameXRh6Mi
— Logical Pakistanis (@paklogicals) August 5, 2020
Back foot Punch to Archer
Absolute Brilliant From Babar Azam!! pic.twitter.com/jxNDkL37n2
— Babar Azam Lovers (@BabarAzam_Lover) August 5, 2020
Babar azam showing his class❤
52*
Full video: https://t.co/jP2ucdxZMc@babarazam258@TheRealPCB #PakvsEng #BabarAzam pic.twitter.com/lctNkQ9Aky pic.twitter.com/oCuYaOvtjn— Aadee (@Corrupt42850314) August 5, 2020
“There is nothing better than a Babar Azam ❤️ cover drive..” #ENGvPAK
Only Cricketer with a Zero Haters pic.twitter.com/zwJQ7FEFvy— Mian Omer (@Iam_Mian) August 5, 2020
FACT: Babar Azam has better numbers than Virat, Smith, Williamson and Root in last 2 years. He is so underrated. #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/XzcD04tdWF
— Rahul Rawat (@rawatrahul99) August 5, 2020
It must be noted here that Pakistan closed day 1 of the opening Test at 139-2 with Shan (45*) and Babar (69) being not out.
Read: Babar, Shan build inning before bad weather abandoned Day 1
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