Virat Kohli was chase master, Babar Azam has mastered that art: Shoaib Akhtar

Former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has commented on Babar Azam who is the current Pakistan cricket team’s captain. The former fast pacer has compared Babar with the former Indian cricket team captain i.e. Virat Kohli. Shoaib Akhtar feels Virat Kohli was the chase master and Babar Azam has mastered that art.

It means according to the former Pakistani pacer (Shoaib Akhtar), the Pakistani opening batter Babar Azam has learned the art Kohli already has and also he has mastered it now. Babar Azam and Virat Kohli both the masterclass players are currently playing matches for their countries. Pakistan are playing a 7-match T20I series against England. Whereas India is playing a 3-match T20Is against Australia in home.

Babar Azam was in headlines on Thursday after he smashed his 26th international century in the second T20I against England. The opening pair of Pakistan i.e. Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam, both finished off the game as they chased the huge target of 200 to level up the series. Former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar commented this after seeing Babar’s this innings.

“Virat Kohli was chase master, Babar Azam has mastered that art,” said Shoaib Akhtar on his official YouTube channel.