Dinesh Karthik’s Big Prediction: Indian Prominent keeper-batsman, Dinesh Karthik has expressed his admiration for Babar Azam, the skipper of Pakistan and a batting prodigy. He praised his excellent hitting and also predicted that he will be featured on the exclusive elite list of hitters who are comparable to the hub along which present cricket orbits.
Despite the fact that Babar potentially owns the top spot in all forms of the white-ball game, he is also placed 5th in the most recent ICC rankings, which places him below a multitude of modern-day players.
Ever since he made his first appearance on the international stage, Babar has been an incredible asset to Pakistan with the bat and has also captained the team to great success. He has represented his country in a total of 40 tests, 86 one-day internationals, and 74 T20 internationals up to this point, scoring about 9800 runs in all three formats at the top level.
In addition, the 27-year-old batsman has an outstanding average of 59.18 in the 50-over category, which is in addition to his averages of 46 and 45.5 in tests and Twenty20 Internationals, correspondingly.
Babar is a high-quality player who is at the peak of his batting prowess: Karthik
Karthik has said in the most recent update of The ICC Review that he believes the Pakistan batsman has the potential to make history by achieving the feat of being ranked number one in all 3 formats of the game simultaneously.
Dinesh Karthik referred to Babar Azam as a world-class player and said that he has performed well for Pakistan in a variety of batting stances. Dinesh Karthik also mentioned that Babar Azam has performed admirably for Pakistan.
“One-hundred percent he is capable of achieving that. He is a high-quality player who is at the peak of his batting prowess and he has got some Test matches coming up. He has been phenomenal in all three formats of the game and he has done well in different batting positions too”, Karthik
Both the Twenty20 and One-Day International rankings of the ICC feature Babar Azam in the top spot. In addition to this, he is now ranked fifth in the most recent ICC Test rankings. Karthik is of the opinion that the skipper of Pakistan can do extraordinary things for Pakistan cricket, and Karthik is also of the opinion that the batting intelligence to make the ‘fab four’ into the ‘fab five’.
“I wish him all the best and think he has the potential. He has got all the following of Pakistan helping him in abundance to go on and do special things for his country. It is a very strong ‘Fab Four’ that we are talking about and they have obviously been there for much longer, but there is no doubt that Babar has all the credentials and he is going to make it a ‘Fab Five’, There is no doubt he is there or thereabouts, he is a very special player,” Karthik added.
