Former England middle-order batsman, Ian Bell, showered praises on Pakistan’s all-format captain, Babar Azam, saying that he has one of the best cover drives in the world.
Babar has been widely regarded as one of the best batsman in the world, and has left the cricketing fraternity in awe of his batting technique, especially his picturesque cover drive. Babar’s cover drive is one of the most famous shots in the world, with many cricket fans calling it the best in the world.
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Ian Bell’s comments on Babar’s cover drive came on a tweet by ESPNcricinfo, where they asked the fans on the best cover drive among four players. Sri Lanka’s Dhananjaya De Silva, England’s James Vince, and Australia women’s cricketer Meg Lanning, and Babar Azam were the four choices.
Which current batter plays the best cover drive?
Four of our staff members weigh in 👇@Danny61000: Dhananjaya de Silva@miller_cricket: James Vince@afidelf: Babar Azam@shamyad: Meg Lanning
Who do you agree with?
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) May 19, 2021
Bell commented that Babar’s cover drive is the best among the four options, but Virat Kohli is his favorite when it comes to cover drives. He labeled both the players as amazing players of the shot.
While Babar won the best cover driver in the world poll conducted by ICC on Twitter a couple of months back, Bell believes Kohli’s is better.
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Out of that four definitely @babarazam258 but it’s @imVkohli for me!! Both amazing cover drivers!!
— Ian Bell (@Ian_Bell) May 19, 2021
Bell was highly regarded as one of the best English batsmen of the modern era and his immaculate technique was appreciated by the cricketing fraternity. He scored 7,727 runs at an average of 42.69 in 118 Test matches in an international career spanning 11 years. He retired from all forms of cricket at the end of last year’s county championship, with over 20,000 first-class runs.
