Pakistan's batsman Babar Azam has said that he wants to reach where Indian captain Virat Kohli is today. The 24-year-old batsman, who describes himself as a fan of Kohli, told the media in an interview that his desire is to match the world No. 1 batsman in Test and one-day rankings. Azam said, "Kohli has already achieved a lot. He is a great player of his country. I can not compare myself to him honestly, but I also want to reach where he is today."

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In an interview, the Pakistani batsman said, "The media and people have compared me and Kohli a lot, but I have a feeling that to be among the top players in the world, a lot of runs have to be scored in Tests." In recent times, I noticed his continuous good performance in Test cricket." He further said, "If anyone compares me to Kohli or Steve Smith, then I do not come under pressure. I now pay a lot of attention to my batting and for hours I watch videos of my batting. I identify my mistakes and try to ensure that it will not repeat again." He further said, "When I got out after playing a bad shot in the first innings in Brisbane, I was very angry with myself because I realized that no top batsman should be dismissed like this."

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Babar Azam said, "I want to score a triple century in Test cricket. I should set my goals like all the top players do. I have set a goal to do consistently well in Test cricket." An unbeaten century was played in the Rawalpindi Test against Sri Lanka. This was Babar's second century in the last 3 Tests. Babur had scored a century and a 97-run innings in 2 Tests on the tour of Australia.

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