Rajkumar Sharma, Virat Kohli’s childhood coach and a former Delhi cricketer, says that Babar Azam, Pakistan’s captain, was always going to be one of the stalwarts because he has the skill and temperament necessary to play at the top level.
Babar recently broke his century drought after scoring 196 in the fourth innings of the Karachi Test against Australia. It surpasses Michael Atherton’s 185 against South Africa as the highest-ever individual score by a skipper in the fourth innings of a Test match.
“I completely agree with Saba that Babar Azam is an outstanding player. There is no mistake about that.” I’ve always thought he’s a really gifted player, and it’s fun to watch him bat because he’s so technically sound. He has a pleasant demeanour and handles Pakistan’s batting line-up on his own.”
“However, I believe he has had such outstanding performances in SENA nations that he should be included in the Fab four.” It is vital to demonstrate this since any batter, particularly those from the subcontinent, is judged by his performance in SENA nations,” Rajkumar said on India News.
Let ex-cricketers and others make that decision.” — Rajkumar Sharma on Babar’s induction into the Fab Four
After Babar’s century, the controversy about the Fab Four in cricket resurfaced. There have been suggestions that Kohli, the out-of-form hitter, be dropped and Babar be added to the new fab four in town. Rajkumar, on the other hand, remained silent on the subject.
“I’m not going to make a comparison.” I’m not going to talk about Virat since it would seem like I’m prejudiced, but his statistics speak for themselves. Ex-cricketers and others may make such decision.”
“The problem for a player from New Zealand or Australia is how they perform in the subcontinent. Babar Azam’s performance in SENA nations will have to be observed. If he performs well there as well, he fully deserves to be a member of the Fab Four,” Rajkumar said.