Former Indian opening batter Gautam Gambhir named Pakistan’s all-format captain and top-ranked ODI batter, Babar Azam, as one of the top batters to watch out for at the upcoming ICC World Cup 2023 in India.
Babar can set World Cup on fire: David Warner, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Babar Azam, Joe Root, and Rohit Sharma are among the finest batters right now. Gautam Gambhir was asked to choose one of them that he will be keeping an eye on at the ICC World Cup in 2023.
Gambhir, the World Cup-winning opener for India, retorted, “Babar Azam.”
Gautam Gambhir stated, “I believe Babar Azam possesses all kinds of qualities that he can ignite this World Cup.”
“I have not observed many guys with this much playing time. Yes, I think we have excellent players like Joe Root, Kane Williamson, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma, but Babar Azam has a higher calibre,” he continued.
After making his international debut in 2015, Babar quickly established himself as Pakistan’s top hitter and has since dominated all white-ball formats, particularly ODIs.
Babar’s astonishingly steady performance in ODIs earned him the title of ODI player of the year for two consecutive years, and in April 2021, he surpassed his Indian opponent Virat Kohli to become the top-ranked ODI hitter.
Additionally, Only India’s Shubman Gill poses a significant danger to the right-handed batter, who has spent about 900 days at the top of the ODI Batting Rankings. Further, Former Indian opening batter Gautam Gambhir named Babar Azam, Pakistan’s all-format captain and top-ranked ODI batter, as one of the top batters to watch out for at the next ICC World Cup 2023 in India.
However, On October 6 in Hyderabad, the same location where they will play their warm-up matches against New Zealand and Australia, Babar-led Pakistan will open their World Cup campaign against the Netherlands.