Karthik: Babar can become the No.1 batter in all formats
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Former Indian wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik said top Pakistani batter Babar Azam has all the potential to become the game's No. 1 batter in all formats.
While appearing on the current episode of the ICC Review, Karthik made a bold prediction about Pakistan skipper, suggesting that the batter has all the talent and capabilities to achieve this incredible feat.
“One-hundred per cent (he is capable of achieving that). He is a high-quality player who is at the peak of his batting prowess and he has got some Test matches coming up,” Karthik stated.
“He has been phenomenal in all three formats of the game and he has done well in different batting positions too. I wish him all the best and think he has the potential. He has got all the following of Pakistan helping him in abundance to go on and do special things for his country,” Karthik added.
The veteran Indian wicket-keeper also expressed his firm belief in the capabilities of Babar, who he thinks can transform the ‘Fab Four’ into ‘Fab Five’, while also terming the latter a ‘very special player.’
“It is a very strong ‘Fab Four’ that we are talking about and they have obviously been there for much longer, but there is no doubt that Babar has all the credentials and he is going to make it a ‘Fab Five’,” Karthik noted.
