Virat Kohli And Babar Azam 1st interaction: Former Indian captain Virat Kohli has made a name in the whole world with his game. Kohli is one of the top batsmen in the cricket world. On the other hand, the current captain of Pakistan cricket team, Babar Azam has also established himself as a great batsman for the last few years. But do you know when, how and where the two star players met for the first time.
Talking on ‘Star Sports’, Virat Kohli told that he met Babar Azam for the first time during the 2019 World Cup. Apart from this, he told what was the conversation between the two in the first meeting. Kohli said, “My first conversation with him (Babar Azam) was during the 2019 World Cup after the match in Manchester.”
Kohli further said, “I know Imad from the Under-19 World Cup, and he said that Babar wanted to talk. We sat down and we talked about the game. I saw a lot of respect from him from day one, and that hasn’t changed.”
The former Indian captain further added, “Despite the fact that he is probably the top batsman in the world across all formats, and rightfully so. He is a consistent performer and I have always enjoyed watching him play.
This is how the career of both has been so far
Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli has played 501 international matches in his career so far. Batting in 559 innings of these matches, he has scored 25582 runs at an average of 53.63. During this, 76 centuries and 131 half-centuries have come out of his bat, in which his high score has been 245 * runs.
Babar Azam: Babar Azam has played 253 international matches so far. In 284 innings of these matches, he has scored 12346 runs at an average of 49.58. During this, he scored 30 centuries and 82 half-centuries, in which his high score was 196 runs.
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