Gollum Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 13 minutes ago, Tibarn said: Methinks you guys are hyping him a bit too much regarding scoring runs everywhere, granted I never watch the padosis play any matches so maybe the stats are lying but nothing he has done so far suggest world beater in Tests: Good batsman, but he hasn't done anything ground breaking Career summary Grouping Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s in Australia 2016-2019 5 10 0 278 104 27.80 462 60.17 1 1 1 32 0 in England 2018-2020 2 3 1 142 69 71.00 246 57.72 0 2 0 21 0 in Ireland 2018-2018 1 2 0 73 59 36.50 139 52.51 0 1 0 11 0 in New Zealand 2016-2016 2 4 1 142 90* 47.33 308 46.10 0 1 0 16 0 in Pakistan 2019-2020 3 4 2 405 143 202.50 548 73.90 3 1 0 47 3 in South Africa 2018-2019 3 6 0 221 72 36.83 279 79.21 0 2 0 46 0 in U.A.E. 2016-2018 8 15 2 527 127* 40.53 1034 50.96 1 4 2 43 6 in West Indies 2017-2017 3 6 1 136 72 27.20 361 37.67 0 2 3 11 1 He was a white ball specialist initially, found his groove in tests from Jan 2018. Somewhat similar to Kohli's trajectory, remember that before 2014 Adelaide test VK's batting average was below Ashwin's...but we knew he was going to make it big. Just by watching Babar bat one gets the feeling ki he isn't an ordinary batsman. He gets into position so early, has wonderful balance, so many other features which mark him out as a good batsman. Tibarn 1 Link to comment
Tibarn Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, Gollum said: He was a white ball specialist initially, found his groove in tests from Jan 2018. Somewhat similar to Kohli's trajectory, remember that before 2014 Adelaide test VK's batting average was below Ashwin's...but we knew he was going to make it big. Just by watching Babar bat one gets the feeling ki he isn't an ordinary batsman. He gets into position so early, has wonderful balance, so many other features which mark him out as a good batsman. Thanks, Did he have any particular weakness that he corrected before now? Kohli only struggled with the short ball when he debuted in Windies; I remember Fidel Edwards was making him hop around that series. After he fixed that he was a good batsman from early on. Link to comment
Gollum Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Tibarn said: Thanks, Did he have any particular weakness that he corrected before now? From what I remember he was loose outside off stump, used to hang his bat, close the face etc. like batsmen do in shorter formats. Used to get squared up more often with the old stance, also get caught in the crease (neither fully forward nor back) making him a prime LBW candidate. I still think he is suspect against quality spin, hasn't been tested properly till now....I am sure Ashwin/Jadeja/Kuldeep will fancy their chances against him if we ever play a test series. Tibarn 1 Link to comment
Gollum Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Tibarn said: Kohli only struggled with the short ball when he debuted in Windies; I remember Fidel Edwards was making him hop around that series. After he fixed that he was a good batsman from early on. Kohli was loose outside off, that nagging 5th/6th stump line. Still is, since he doesn't have a good backfoot punch or square cut. Edited August 7, 2020 by Gollum Link to comment
Adamant Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 15 minutes ago, Tibarn said: Thanks, Did he have any particular weakness that he corrected before now? Kohli only struggled with the short ball when he debuted in Windies; I remember Fidel Edwards was making him hop around that series. After he fixed that he was a good batsman from early on. Azam is not a good player of spin.He was struggling in uae and I haven't seen him play a good innings against a quality spinner. Tibarn 1 Link to comment
BacktoCricaddict Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 This was another chance for him to stamp his authority with a daddy innings. But out for an apparently beautiful 47. Still young, but sooner or later, he must overcome these lapses to be called a really good test player. Link to comment
Straight Drive Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 The experience of Broad and Anderson is too much for someone of his calibre, especially in their home conditions. Only rare young players manage to fight the odds and make a mark against quality bowlers in tough conditions. Link to comment
gakgupta Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 If he continues like this for one more year...Crickets should stop using Fab 4 and start calling Fab5 ... Link to comment
cricketfan28 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 He will mature and surpass every great from Pakistan. Link to comment
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