‘Pakistan has more talent than Indian players, can’t compare them’: Abdul Razzaq


‘Pakistan has more talent than Indian players, can’t compare them’: Abdul Razzaq

Abdul Razzaq on India vs Pakistan

Virat Kohli and Babar Azam

Former Pakistan bowling all-rounder Abdul Razzaq refused to compare Pakistan players with Indians as he believes that his countrymen have more talent. The 41-year old also commented on the much-talked-about rivalry of Virat Kohli and Babar Azam. He said that one should not draw comparisons between these two players unless they play against each other.

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“Firstly, we should not say such a thing [compare Virat Kohli with Babar Azam]. You can’t compare Indian players with Pakistan players because Pakistan has more talent,” Razzaq told Cricket Pakistan in an interview.

“If you look at our history, we have so many great players who we can draw comparisons with the likes Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Saeed Anwar, Javed Miandad, Zaheer Abbas and Ijaz Ahmed,” he added.

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“Virat Kohli and Babar Azam are completely different players. If we want to compare the two, then it’s important to hold matches between Pakistan and India and then judge who is a better player.

“Virat Kohli is a good player and he has performed well against Pakistan. I have nothing against him but if Indians don’t compare their players with Pakistan, then we shouldn’t do that as well,” Razzaq said.

Babar Azam will break all records in future: Razzaq

Babar Azam
Babar Azam

Abdul Razzak hailed Azam and went on to claim that the 26-year old will go on breaking all batting records in future. 

“He [Babar Azam] played under me for five to six years at ZTBL and I never dropped him as captain. He was very talented and a very decent batsman. Babar proved himself [on the world stage] and is now the number one batsman,” he said. “If we look after him properly, he will go on to break all the records,” Razzaq said.

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India and Pakistan last locked horns during an ICC World Cup 2019 group stage match in Manchester. Pakistan had lost the match by 89 runs where Indian skipper Virat Kohli scored 77 runs, while Babar Azam got out for 48.

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