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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Lahore, June 9:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has stated current white-ball skipper Babar Azam&#39;s target is to reach the levels set by the likes of Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The quartet of Kohli, Williamson, Joe Root and Steve Smith are widely regarded as modern-day batting greats and Akhtar stated Azam had set his eyes upon being part of that league of cricketers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Babar Azam is a very talented cricketer. He has set a target to reach the likes of Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Kane Williamson,&quot; Akhtar was quoted as saying by Metro.co.uk.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Akhtar also said that despite being similar type of players, Azam shouldn&#39;t be compared with Kohli just yet. The former speedster feels that its unfair to put Azam up against Kohli considering the Pakistan star has played less cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Virat Kohli and Babar Azam are classic players, but it&#39;s not right to compare them as Pakistan plays a fewer number of Tests and ODIs compared to India,&quot; Akhtar said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Their commitment makes me believe that they both will break many world records in future. But, it&#39;s not fair to compare them,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>While 31-year-old Kohli is widely regarded as the current best batsmen in the world across formats, Babar has been hailed by commentators and experts as the next big thing in batting.<\/p>\r\n",
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