Former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali has made a big statement while comparing Arshad Nadeem and Babar Azam, who recently won gold medals in javelin throw competition for Pakistan. Ali says that it may take many years for Babar to achieve the fame that Arshad has achieved.

It is worth noting that in Paris Olympics 2024, Arshad won the gold medal by throwing the javelin with a record distance of 92.97 meters. Whereas India’s Neeraj Chopra had to settle for the silver medal with a distance of 89.45 meters. Arshad has become the first athlete for Pakistan to win any award and medal in track and field in Olympics after 28 years.

Basit Ali gave a big statement

Let us tell you that recently while comparing Arshad Nadeem and Babar Azam, Basit Ali said in an interview to Cricket Pakistan- Cricket is a different game, but the work that Arshad Nadeem has done for this country and the fame he has achieved, it will take many years for Babar Azam to achieve that because Babar plays a team game. He does not play any individual game, Arshad plays individually. He has won the gold medal alone.

Basit further said- If the Pakistan cricket team goes to the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 and wins the gold medal there, then we can compare. But at this time Babar cannot be compared to Arshad Nadeem. Arshad is the hero of Pakistan at this time.

A look at Babar Azam’s cricket career

It is worth noting that after the arrival of Babar Azam in the Pakistan cricket team, which is famous for its fast bowlers, the definition of batting has changed. Babar is often compared to some of the best batsmen in the world.

If we give you information about Babar’s performance for Pakistan, the 29-year-old player has so far played 52 Tests, 117 ODIs and 123 T20 matches for Pakistan, in which he has scored 3898 Test, 5729 ODI and 4145 T20 runs.