Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Shaktiraj Singh
Updated Sun, 20 Feb 2022 11:49 AM IST
Summary
Babar Azam’s captaincy record is very similar to that of Virat Kohli. Both the players have struggled to win in the domestic league, while both have excellent international records.
Virat Kohli and Babar Azam
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Babar Azam’s team has finally won the Pakistan Super League. Karachi Kings beat Lahore Qalandars by 22 runs. This was Babar Azam’s team’s first win in PSL 2022. Earlier this team has lost eight matches in a row. Babar Azam is often compared to Virat Kohli. The playing style and opening records of both the batsmen are also very similar. Now as captain also the record of both the players is same.
Virat Kohli was also successful as the captain of India and his record is excellent, but he has not been able to win the trophy for RCB team in IPL so far. At the same time, Babar has also performed brilliantly while captaining Pakistan, but in the PSL, his team is yearning for victory.
Karachi Kings’ first win in nine matches
In PSL 2022, the team of Karachi Kings, captained by Babar Azam, has won only one match so far. After losing the first eight matches, Karachi defeated Lahore by 22 runs in the ninth match. Earlier this team has lost against Multan, Quetta, Peshawar, Lahore and Islamabad. The special thing is that except one match, all the other matches have been lost by Karachi by a huge margin. Only in the second match against Islamabad, Karachi had to face defeat by one run.
Bangalore’s record in IPL is also bad
Royal Challengers Bangalore team is yet to win the IPL title. Although, this team has played the final three times, but every time Kohli’s team has to face defeat in the final. The team reached the finals in 2009, 2011 and 2016, but lost the finals all three times. This team has been out of the tournament after reaching the playoffs four times. Overall, in the 14 seasons of IPL, this team has reached the playoffs seven times, but were eliminated after losing in the knockout match.
Virat’s record as captain of India is excellent
Virat has captained India in 95 ODIs and led Team India to victory in 65. At the same time, in 27, his team has to face defeat. He has won 70.43 percent of the matches under his captaincy. In T20, Virat captained India in 50 matches. Out of this, India has won 30 matches, while it has to face defeat in 16. Two matches were tied and two were of no result. Both the tie matches were also won by India in the Super Over. However, he could not win any major tournament as a captain.
Virat has won 40 out of 68 Tests under his captaincy and is India’s most successful Test captain. He is also the first Asian captain to win a Test series in Australia.
Babar’s record in international cricket is also excellent
Babar Azam’s record while captaining Pakistan has also been excellent. He has won 26 out of 40 matches for Pakistan. At the same time, his team has to face defeat in nine, while five matches have been inconclusive. In Tests, Babar has captained Pakistan in eight matches and led his team to victory in seven. As the Test captain of Pakistan, he has lost only one match. In ODIs, Pakistan has won four out of nine matches under Babar’s captaincy and has lost four. A match is tied.