Alan Wilkins recommends adding Babar Azam to 'famous five' among current batsmen

Babar Azam has developed his game in a way that almost everyone who has watched him bat once has become an admirer of his batting. The newly appointed ODI and T20I skipper has grown from strength to strength in the past few years. Not only this, but he has been consistent in all formats of the game.

Former cricketer turned commentator Alan Wilkins in a recent interaction has revealed that Azam has a special talent of batting for long periods of time. In fact, the commentator has suggested that Babar Azam can be added to the fab four and it could be made the famous five instead. In terms of batting talent, it is a great time to cricket watcher with some serious batting talent.

I think the next two years for Babar Azam is when he will be scrutinized: Alan Wilkins

“Babar Azam has got the eye and mental architecture to work out how to bat for a long time. He just now needs to get out there and bat for a long time. He knows what to do and has every shot in the book. You talk about Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson and Joe Root as fab four. There is no reason that Babar Azam could not make it the famous five. He has got the talent, technique and the determination,” said Wilkins during an interview with Islamabad United’s YouTube channel.

Wilkins also said that the next two years will be a difficult job for Azam. He pointed out that the batsman might face some strict scrutiny. Azam’s Test career has just started and he has shown promising signs so far. However, he is yet to prove his class in some conditions.

“I think the next two years for Babar Azam is when he will be scrutinized. He has got to do it on the big stage. He is beautiful to watch. If you want to watch cricket played with panache, style and elegance then Babar Azam is right up there,” he added.

Babar Azam has a T20I ranking of no. 1, while also being in the top five in Tests and ODIs. There is no doubt that he is one of the best in the World and will only become better as time passes by.

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