Babar Azam is going through the worst phase of his career these days. Questions are being raised continuously about his captaincy and batting. There is also a demand to remove him from captaincy once again. Meanwhile, he appeared on the YouTube channel of South African veteran cricketer AB de Villiers. De Villiers asked many questions related to his cricket journey, career, Pakistan Super League in his show. During the rapid fire round, when de Villiers asked who is the best opposing batsman against whom Babar has played. On this, the Pakistani captain took the name of de Villiers and not Virat Kohli. At the same time, the most difficult bowler of his career was named Pat Cummins instead of Jasprit Bumrah.

Babar takes advice from Virat

Babar Azam may not have named Virat Kohli as the best batsman, but he definitely praised him. He revealed that he takes advice from Virat Kohli to improve his batting. The Pakistani captain said that apart from Kohli, he also talks to Kane Williamson and Joe Root and tries to understand their mindset.

Babar Azam said “I talk a lot to Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson & Joe Root. They are always ready to give you advice which helps you a lot. I have learned a lot from these players.”

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This cricketer was told the star of the future

Many young players have entered the world of cricket at this time. Talking about India, there are many names like Abhishek Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, who are currently attracting the attention of the world. At the same time, many young players from Australia, England and other teams have made their name. However, Babar did not see any of these players as a future star. Taking the name of Pakistan opener Saim Ayub, he said that he can be a big name in the coming days. Let us tell you that Saim, who plays for Babar's team Peshawar Zalmi in PSL, has failed in international cricket so far. He was also a flop in the T20 World Cup. Since his debut, he has played 23 T20 matches, in which he has been able to score only 309 runs at an average of just 14.