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Mohammad Yousuf calls Babar Azam a 'class act', Kohli 'great player'

During a recent Twitter interaction with fans Yousuf was asked to name best captain in white-ball cricket at the moment and the Pakistan legend picked New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson

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Babar Azam made his One Day International debut against Zimbabwe in 2015 while his Test debut came in 2016 against West Indies. File photo: Reuters
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3 min read Last Updated : May 05 2020 | 11:03 AM IST
Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Yousuf has called his compatriot and swashbuckling batsman Babar Azam as a class player.
 
During a recent Twitter interaction with fans, Yousuf was asked about his opinion on Azam by a fan and the right-handed batsman said, "Class Player". 

Azam has so far played 26 Tests, 74 ODIs and 38 T20Is for Pakistan in which he has scored 1,850, 3,359, and 1,471 runs, respectively.

The 25-year-old cricketer made his One Day International debut against Zimbabwe in 2015 while his Test debut came in 2016 against West Indies.

 
The right-handed batsman, who made his T20I debut in September 2016 is currently the number one ranked cricketer in the shortest format of the game. In ODIs, Azam is at the third spot only after Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. 
Kohli has so far played 86 Tests, 248 ODIs and 82 T20Is for India in which he has scored 7240, 11867 and 2794 runs respectively. File photo: PTI

Topics :Babar AzamVirat KohliIndia cricket teamPakistan cricket teamSachin TendulkarRahul DravidKane Williamson