Pakistan captain Babar Azam once again talked highly of India’s batting maestro Virat Kohli and said every cricketer goes through ups and down in their career. The premier India batter is going through a prolonged lean patch as his last international century came way back in 2019 and this year things have gone even worse for him this year as he failed to manufacture big runs.
The 33-year-old took a short break from cricket and missed West Indies and Zimbabwe tours, while he will return to competitive cricket with Asia Cup 2022.
Babar heaped huge praise on the former India captain and said he is still one of the batters in the world.
“Nothing is easy in life. There are challenges everywhere. It is up to you how you achieve things in life and how you overcome the challenges you face. Virat is still one of the best batters world cricket,” Babar said on the eve of the blockbuster Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan.
“How you compete against a player like him, and that too in different conditions, is very important.”
Kohli, once again, found support from the Pakistani star batter, who indicated that an athlete has to be really strong to overcome failures.
“Every cricketer, if you ask me, faces ups and downs in their career. It’s not that there is only success and no failures. You really need a strong mindset to handle things in life that often do not go in your favour,” Babar said.
