NEW DELHI: Previous West Indies pacer Ian Bishop has claimed that Virat Kohli and Babar Azam are the current batsmen who remind him the most about Sachin Tendulkar.
Bishop was accomplishing an Instagram dwell session with former Zimbabwe pacer Pommie Mbangwa and it was then he talked about Kohli and Azam.
“Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, who in terms of the straight strains, you bear in mind Sachin Tendulkar, there’s a reason why I believe he was the ideal batsman I bowled to as he often performed in the straight strains and these two men (Kohli, Azam) present that,” Bishop explained to Mbangwa through the interaction.
In excess of the last two decades, the comparison between both of those Babar and Kohli have risen, seeking at the models of each the batsmen.
Babar is the amount just one ranked T20I batsman whilst Kohli is at the top place in ODI rankings. The 25-12 months-aged Azam averages about 50 in ODI and T20Is and a tiny more than 45 in Assessments.
Kohli is also at the next spot in the Check rankings. The suitable-handed batsman has so considerably played 86 Tests, scoring 7,240 runs with 27 generations at an typical of 53.62.
His knock of 254 against South Africa at Pune in 2019 stays his highest Take a look at rating to day. When it will come to ODIs, the existing Indian skipper has performed 248 matches and has 43 generations.
On the other hand, Tendulkar concluded his profession with 100 global hundreds of years and the batsman is the optimum operate-scorer in both of those Tests and ODIs.
All through the chat amongst Bishop and Mbangwa, the previous also praised the current crop of quick bowlers.
“Jasprit Bumrah is a generational talent, the means to adapt to all the formats is good. Kagiso Rabada is an individual I locate outstanding, the initial time I saw him was in a T20 match and he was bowling to Keiron Pollard. I am viewing a fast bowling renaissance appropriate now and it excites me,” Bishop claimed.
The former Windies pacer also praised the easiness of Jofra Archer‘s action.
Bishop was accomplishing an Instagram dwell session with former Zimbabwe pacer Pommie Mbangwa and it was then he talked about Kohli and Azam.
“Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, who in terms of the straight strains, you bear in mind Sachin Tendulkar, there’s a reason why I believe he was the ideal batsman I bowled to as he often performed in the straight strains and these two men (Kohli, Azam) present that,” Bishop explained to Mbangwa through the interaction.
In excess of the last two decades, the comparison between both of those Babar and Kohli have risen, seeking at the models of each the batsmen.
Babar is the amount just one ranked T20I batsman whilst Kohli is at the top place in ODI rankings. The 25-12 months-aged Azam averages about 50 in ODI and T20Is and a tiny more than 45 in Assessments.
Kohli is also at the next spot in the Check rankings. The suitable-handed batsman has so considerably played 86 Tests, scoring 7,240 runs with 27 generations at an typical of 53.62.
His knock of 254 against South Africa at Pune in 2019 stays his highest Take a look at rating to day. When it will come to ODIs, the existing Indian skipper has performed 248 matches and has 43 generations.
On the other hand, Tendulkar concluded his profession with 100 global hundreds of years and the batsman is the optimum operate-scorer in both of those Tests and ODIs.
All through the chat amongst Bishop and Mbangwa, the previous also praised the current crop of quick bowlers.
“Jasprit Bumrah is a generational talent, the means to adapt to all the formats is good. Kagiso Rabada is an individual I locate outstanding, the initial time I saw him was in a T20 match and he was bowling to Keiron Pollard. I am viewing a fast bowling renaissance appropriate now and it excites me,” Bishop claimed.
The former Windies pacer also praised the easiness of Jofra Archer‘s action.
