Who among Virat Kohli and Babar Azam is a better batter? Fans have been known to pose the question, and it has been discussed on a variety of talk shows. Many people have shared their thoughts on the age-old controversy, which is only getting hotter by the day as a result of the Pakistan captain’s remarkable run of form across all formats of international cricket. And now his colleague Shaheen Shah Afridi has jumped on board to make his voice heard in the discussion, adding fuel to the fire.
Even though Shaheen made his first appearance for Pakistan in an international match in 2018, under the leadership of Sarfaraz Ahmed, he has since developed into an indispensable part of the Babar-led squad that competes in all forms of the game. He has been following the Pakistani player’s meteoric ascent to stardom and his record-breaking performances in international cricket quite intently.
In the meantime, Shaheen and Kohli only crossed paths once, and that was during a match for the 2021 Twenty20 World Cup that took place in Dubai on October 24. Shaheen’s attack had succeeded in halting Kohli, who was the captain of India at that time. At the beginning of the innings, Virat hit a six-over long-on. But the Pakistani pacer ultimately prevailed against Kohli toward the conclusion of the innings.
Shaheen Afridi makes his choice between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam
Following an outstanding undefeated partnership by the opening pair of Babar and Mohammad Rizwan, which enabled Pakistan to beat India for the first time in a World Cup match, Shaheen’s three wickets against India in that game helped Pakistan achieve this victory. The 10-wicket victory is still Pakistan’s greatest victory in terms of the number of wickets they have won by in Twenty20 cricket.
Shaheen was asked to choose between Kohli and Babar by ESPNCricinfo during a rapid-fire round. He provided an unusual response to the question. Shaheen was speaking to ESPNCricinfo. What he really said was, “I like both.”
Shaheen was also given the choice between his teammate Rizwan and Jos Buttler, and he selected his teammate as his first choice. The young man opted to play in the Pakistan Super League rather than the Indian Premier League.
