Babar Azam ‘obsessed’ with becoming best batsman: Shoaib Malik

Pakistan middle order batsman Shoaib Malik, who is unarguably the most senior batsman in the current dugout, has said that top order batsman Babar Azam is ‘obsessed’ with becoming the ‘best batsman’ in world cricket.

The 24-year-old in no time has become the bulwark of Pakistan batting line, especially in the limited overs cricket, and has been consistently piling up runs at the top.

“Simply put, it's his word work. He has everything in him that is required to be a world-class batsman. He has all the shots, puts a very high price on his wicket, has no fear of any ball or of any bowler, works very hard off the field, continuously works on his mental strength along with skills and training and is motivated to achieve more,” says Malik, quoted Sky Sports.

The former captain further dwelled into Azam’s personality saying that the youngster just not get ‘satisfied’ easily, which has pushed even harder towards his goals.

“An important aspect of his personality is that he does not get satisfied quickly. Everyone out there wants to be the best batsman in the world but wanting something and working for it like you're obsessed with it are two different things. Babar has made these goals into one,” said Malik.

Azam was impressive with the bat in the Test series against South Africa, and played a valuable knock of 49 runs, against the above mentioned opponent in the first ODI.