Middle Order: Babar Azam and Virat Kohli(Captain)
Babar Azam has fantastic records in the One Day Cricket. He is one of the best batsmen for Pakistan at the moment, especially in the limited-overs format. Azam jointly holds the record for the fastest batsman to reach 1000 ODI runs. He also holds the record of scoring most runs after first 25 ODI Innings by any batsman in the world. He is currently ranked 2nd in ODI cricket.
Virat Kohli is the best in the business across all formats, especially in the ODI format. He is currently ranked no.1 in ODI cricket and is believed to be the best chaser the world has ever seen by many cricketing pundits. The great thing about his batting is that he can adapt his batting according to the situation i.e he can accelerate the innings from the very first ball once the top-order provide a flying start and he can also look to build the innings if early wicket(s) has fallen. Virat is also very clever in using his tactics as a captain.
Both, Babar and Virat are adept in scoring at around six an over during the middle overs without taking too many risks and setting the foundation for the finishers of their respective teams so that they can take advantage of the death overs without the fear of getting bowled out before their quota of allocated 50 overs.
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