The camaraderie between the Pakistan skipper and Kohli has made headlines a number of times over the last couple of years. A few days back as well, a picture of their interaction in the midst of preparations for the Asia Cup 2022 went viral.
Kohli and Babar will be in opposing camps when the Men in Blue take on Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday (August 28). Speaking ahead of the big game, Kohli opened up on his equation with Pakistan’s run machine. He told Star Sports:
The 33-year-old lauded the Pakistani cricketer for not changing his nature despite the kind of success that he has achieved. Kohli added:
Babar has represented Pakistan in 42 Tests, 92 ODIs and 74 T20Is, scoring a total of 10472 international runs.
“You need players like him to keep world cricket exciting” - Virat Kohli on Babar Azam
During the interaction, Kohli predicted that Babar will go a long way and added that cricket needs players like him to keep the excitement factor alive.
Concluding his thoughts on the Pakistan captain, he said:
Babar heads into the Asia Cup 2022 with some amazing performances in recent matches. He scored a hundred and two fifties during the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. The Pakistan captain also registered scores of 74, 57 and 91 in the ODIs against the Netherlands.
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