⁠Saad Bin Zafar chooses between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam’s cover drives in fascinating rapid fire segment [Exclusive]

Published - 23 Feb 2026, 11:03 IST | Updated - 23 Feb 2026, 11:18 IST

Virat Kohli and Babar Azam have two of the most elegant cover drives in the game of cricket. They are also two of the finest batters of their respective nations. The two right-handed batters have often been compared to each other since their countries depend heavily on them to win matches.

In an exclusive interview with former Canada captain Saad Bin Zafar, he was asked whose cover drive he likes more. The 39-year-old picked Kohli's cover drive over that of Babar. Apart from this, he was also asked to choose between MS Dhoni's calmness and Kohli's aggression. The veteran all-rounder picked the calmness of the former, who is a five-time Indian Premier League-winning captain.

Babar Azam’s cover drive or Virat Kohli’s cover drive - Virat Kohli

Batting favourite: Cover drive or Six over long-on?  - Cover Drive

Match-winning spell or match-winning cameo - Match-winning spell

MS Dhoni’s calmness or Kohli’s aggression? MS Dhoni’s Calmness

Bowling to a set batter or bowling to a new batter - Bowling to a new batter

Early morning training or night sessions - Night Session

Being called ‘Vettori’ or being called ‘Captain Cool’ - Being called Captain cool

Zafar was also asked to name different cricketers for different attributes. He linked the words fearless and fighter to Virat Kohli, but hailed Babar Azam as king.

Fearless - Virat KohliStylish - Abhishek SharmaUnderrated - Yuvraj Samra Speed - Shoaib AkhtarCalm - MS DhoniGenius - MS DhoniMagician - Saeed AjmalFighter - Virat KohliKing - Babar AzamClutch - Michael HussyGolden Arm - Rashid KhanLeader - Imran Khan

I took only Kohli's autograph on my jersey: Saad Bin Zafar

Babar is a part of Pakistan's T20 World Cup 2026 squad. However, he has not been at his best with the bat. In three innings, the Lahore-born has only managed to score 66 runs at an average of 22 and a strike rate of 115.79. Meanwhile, Kohli retired from T20I cricket after helping India win the previous edition of the T20 World Cup in 2024.