Former England captain Michael Vaughan has named star batter Babar Azam among his list of top three Pakistani batters of all time.
Pakistan, under newly-appointed captain Mohammad Rizwan, defeated Australia in the third ODI by eight wickets in Perth to win their first series Down Under since 2002.
The visitors lost the first match of the three-match series by two wickets, however, they staged an impressive comeback to win the series 2-1.
Vaughan, who was part of the broadcast team during the series, discussed Pakistan’s best batters ever in his conversation with former Australian batter Adam Gilchrist.
The former English captain revealed that he would place Babar Azam at number three among the best Pakistani batters of all time.
He acknowledged Babar’s recent struggles in Test cricket, however, expressed hope that the star batter would get back in form soon.
“I am going to go with a modern-day player, a modern-day asset. Just lost his place in the Test team, but I’m sure he’ll get it back. He is world-class across all formats,” Michael Vaughan said.
“His average is 47 across those formats, and in ODIs, he’s nearly averaging 57.”
Vaughan went on to name former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq as the second-best batter from Pakistan, highlighting his ability to hit big shots.
“The Big Inzy… you get him across all formats. He didn’t rely on running between wickets. He didn’t need to because he could just whack it out of the ground,” he said.
Meanwhile, legendary batter Javed Miandad was placed at the number one position among the best Pakistani batters of all time.
“I had this player in my top three Pakistan players of all time two nights ago – Javed Miandad. What a player,” Vaughan said.
“Just a wonderful competitor! Back in the 80s, skill and ferocity. He was probably the first I ever saw who swept the ball brilliantly across all formats.”
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