Pakistani YouTuber and cricket expert Wasay Habib lost his cool when their national star Babar Azam was compared to the legendary Sachin Tendulkar during a show on GTV News. The YouTuber also went on to school the anchor who directed the question towards him with his fiery monologue.
Habib, however, mentioned that he loves Azam”s elegant shots but that is not enough as he wants the former Pakistan captain to win games for his national team.
“First Virat Kohli, then Shubman Gill, and now you have jumped to Sachin Tendulkar! Have you seen Sachin play? Khuda ka khauf karein (Have the fear of God please). Please don”t ask me such a question; I am a passionate cricket fan. Who are these people asking such questions? How is Babar and Tendulkar comparison even possible?,” Habib said.
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The comparison began after Pakistan bowling legend Wasim Akram namedropped Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar while discussing Babar Azam”s batting. Akram was answering a question asked by the fans on a sports show “The Pavillion” about what will be his bowling approach if he got to bowl against Babar Azam.
Akram mentioned that Azam is among the top three batters in the world.
“Babar is a very good player. He is among the three best batters in the world right now and he plays proper cricketing shots. Had he been a pinch hitter, then the bowler would know that he has a chance to get him out,” Akram said.
“But Babar…for players like Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar, it was difficult to bowl to them because they play good shots against good deliveries and hence gives you lesser opportunities to dismiss them. These are technically-good batters. But yes, bowl attacking lines in the first few overs just to check whether they are set on that particular track,” he further said.
