Born in Lahore Babar Azam is the first cousin of Akmal brothers. He is considered as the next big thing in or Pakistan cricket because of discipline and control temperament. He is the fastest to score 1000 runs in T20I cricket that show how good he is for the shorter format of the game. After scoring runs in domestic cricket Babar got the national team call-up in 2015 against Zimbabwe but his career got new heights when he scores back to back three centuries against West Indies in ODI series which led to his Test cricket debut. He is often compared to Indian `Run Machine` Virat Kohli but Babar regards him as a senior cricketer always.
Read MoreBabar Azam broke multiple records as he scored 151 runs off 131 balls against Nepal in the Asia Cup opening match.
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"Performs so consistently and I've always enjoyed watching him play," Kohli added.
"The Indians have still not been able to work out their final combination for these major events," Sarfaraz Nawaz added.
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Babar Azam continued to score runs for fun as he smashed a 57-ball hundred in the Lanka Premier League playing for Colombo Strikers and former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja couldn't stop himself from praising Pakistan captain.
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