India is set to face Pakistan in their first match of the Asia Cup on the 28th of August and the focus will be on Kohli's performance. As he will come into the match with a fresh mind having taken a break for the away series against the West Indies.

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As of now, the men in green are all geared up to take on the Dutch challenge and will be led by their captain of three formats Babar Azam.

The Pakistan players were seriously unhappy with a particular clause in their contracts which was around their participation in overseas T20 leagues.

I would say Babar Azam has an opportunity. He's been consistent in all three formats and it shows in his rankings: Jayawardene

Babar is presently top-ranked in both ODIs and T20Is and remains the only batter in the top 10 of all three lists.

The second test, scheduled to start next Sunday, was switched from Colombo to Galle because Cricket Sri Lanka decided not to take any chances with potential political protests in the capital.

Babar equaled Pakistan's great Inzamam ul Haq's record of most centuries as Pakistan captain which is 9 each.

Babar became the fastest Asian cricketer to complete 10000 runs in international cricket and left behind Virat Kohli in the process.

Babar Azam, on July 15, took to Twitter after Virat failed in the second ODI vs England and wrote, "This too shall pass. Stay strong."

The Australian tour pumped in an estimated USD 2 million to Sri Lanka Cricket. This resulted in the tourism industry benefitting with hundreds of Australian fans turning up for the matches that ended in a 1-1 draw.

Kohli, who is lately struggling to score runs, is yet to hit a hundred in close to three years.

The Pakistan batsman is equally good in all the three formats of the game and this is what puts him in a special place alongside Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, and Steve Smith.

Virat Kohli vs Babar Azam is a debate that takes centre stage in the world of cricket more often than not.  

Babar's batting led Pakistan to 306/5 with four balls to spare with a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The second game will be played Friday with the last one scheduled for Sunday.

Babar Azam landed himself in a massive controversy after the Pakistan captain flouted the policies of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and brought his younger brother to Lahore's High-Performance Centre.  

Kohli has slipped to 10th on the ICC rankings, the Indian great continues to hold a remarkable Test batting record.

Pakistan test players have started a training camp in Karachi under the supervision of Mushtaq and batting coach Mohammad Yousuf. They'll shift to Rawalpindi later this month.

The 27-year-old Azam, who clinched the ICC ODI Cricketer of 2021 award, scored 405 runs in six games at an average of 67.50 in 2021.

The 27-year-old was the second-highest run-scorer with 228 runs and was the Player of the Match in both of Pakistan's wins in the 2-1 series victory against South Africa.