‘When Babar Azam makes a comeback, he might be higher than Virat Kohli … match Garry Sobers, Viv Richards’ | Cricket Information

Babar Azam (Picture credit score: PCB)

Babar Azam continues to face challenges as he struggles with poor type in T20 matches, having been dropped from Pakistan’s T20I aspect for the New Zealand tour and now performing poorly in PSL 2025. As captain of Peshawar Zalmi, he has scored simply 0 and 1 in his first two matches, along with his staff at the moment on the backside of the desk after losses to Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United, respectively.
Amid his struggles, PSL franchise Karachi Kings proprietor Salman Iqbal has expressed sturdy assist for the previous Pakistan captain, making daring predictions about his future comeback.
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“I’m telling you. Mark my phrases, when Babar Azam makes a comeback once more, he might be a much bigger participant than some other participant on this planet, together with Virat Kohli. He might be matched with names like Garry Sobers and Sir Viv Richards,” Iqbal said on an ARY podcast.
Iqbal additional emphasised his perception in Babar’s talents and potential for a powerful return.

“He has that class ingredient. When somebody has class…. Class is everlasting, you may’t change that. Type is at all times everlasting. He’ll come again…he’ll come again with a bang. We needed him to bat at quantity three, however he was not prepared to vary his position. The administration determined to have an entire overhaul of the squad. That is why we let Babar, Imad Wasim, and Mohammad Amir go,” Iqbal added.
Babar’s latest challenges started with a disappointing efficiency in Pakistan’s residence T20 Champions Trophy marketing campaign, resulting in his exclusion from the nationwide T20I squad.

The state of affairs has been additional sophisticated by his efficiency in PSL 2025, the place his management of Peshawar Zalmi has but to yield optimistic outcomes.
Iqbal additionally revealed the explanations behind Babar’s departure from Karachi Kings, the place he performed from 2017 to 2022 and contributed to their 2020 title victory.
“Once we [Karachi Kings] made our line-up closely reliant on our openers, we requested Babar Azam to bat at quantity three. However he was eager to play as an opener as he was established there and was not comfy enjoying one-down. That is when the administration determined to have an entire overhaul,” Iqbal defined.