‘When Babar Azam makes a comeback, he will be better than Virat Kohli … match Garry Sobers, Viv Richards’ | Cricket News – The Times of India

Babar Azam continues to face challenges as he struggles with poor type in T20 matches, having been dropped from Pakistan’s T20I facet 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 workforce 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 am telling you. Mark my words, when Babar Azam makes a comeback again, he will be a bigger player than any other player in the world, including Virat Kohli. He will be matched with names like Garry Sobers and Sir Viv Richards,” Iqbal acknowledged on an ARY podcast.
Iqbal additional emphasised his perception in Babar’s skills and potential for a sturdy return.

“He has that class element. When someone has class…. Class is permanent, you can’t change that. Style is always permanent. He will come back…he will come back with a bang. We wanted him to bat at number three, but he was not ready to change his role. The management decided to have a complete overhaul of the squad. That’s why we let Babar, Imad Wasim, and Mohammad Amir go,” Iqbal added.
Babar’s latest challenges started with a disappointing efficiency in Pakistan’s house 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.
“When we [Karachi Kings] made our line-up heavily reliant on our openers, we requested Babar Azam to bat at number three. But he was keen to play as an opener as he was established there and was not comfortable playing one-down. That’s when the management decided to have a complete overhaul,” Iqbal defined.