Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir believes that Babar Azam will emerge as Pakistan’s finest batsman by the conclusion of his career.
Gautam Gambhir asserts that there have never been any uncertainties regarding Babar’s abilities as a batsman. Gambhir further mentioned that with the veteran Pakistani cricketer stepping down from captaincy, the world can now see his proper batting abilities.
Babar Azam stepped down as captain in all formats of the game after Pakistan’s disappointing performance in the 2023 World Cup, where the team fell short of qualifying for the semi-finals. Babar had a varied performance with the bat during the tournament. He smashed 320 runs in nine innings with four half-centuries.
While speaking to Sportskeeda, Gautam Gambhir said, “It’s an individual choice of players to leave or accept captaincy. Babar Azam is still a top-quality batter for me. We might get to see the best of Babar Azam now. In Pakistan, all the blame as well as the appreciation only goes to the captain. It happens to an extent in India as well, but not to the level that it happens in Pakistan.”
The batter further added, “There were never question marks over Babar Azam’s batting. The question marks were over his captaincy. Now that he has left it, you will see Babar reaching a different level as a batter. Even today, he is one of Pakistan’s top batters. When Babar Azam ends his career, he will be Pakistan’s greatest batter. He is still young and can play for another 10 years as a batter. He himself might not know what he can achieve.”
