Australia’s fastest pacer Brett Lee, in conversation with Pakistan’s fastest bowler Shoaib Akhtar, has said that Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam strike is the best cover drive in world cricket.
Australian great Brett Lee has also praised the 27-year-old for his consistency and a classy cover drive.
“Babar Azam: I mean what a technique. What an amazing technique,” Lee said in a video shared by legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.
“When you talk about cover drives, I think he could have the best cover drive in world cricket,” the former pace added.
Former Pakistani speedster Akhtar shared this video on his Twitter acount. “My fellow speedster @BrettLee_58 about @babarazam258 . This and more, coming soon,” he captioned.
A few months back, International Cricket Council (ICC) conducted a poll on their official Twitter account, asking fans to pick the player who plays the best cover drive in which Babar edged former Indian captain Virat Kohli, English captain Joe Root and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson.
A total of 260,143 people voted in the poll in which the Pakistani cricketer garnered around 46 per cent votes. He was closely followed by Kohli, who finished second by a whisker.
