Asia Cup 2023

Alien bhai playing safe’ – Fans react as AB De Villiers names his pick for leading run scorer in Asia Cup 2023

The Asia Cup 2023 on August 30 as hosts Pakistan registered a massive win over Nepal in the opener.

Sep 1, 2023 4:56 pm

As of Wednesday in Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have won their opening encounters. Pakistan began the tournament with a comprehensive 238-run win over Nepal on Wednesday. At the same time, defending champions, Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh on Thursday by 5 wickets. The tournament takes a one-day breather on Friday before the it’s resumption on Saturday. The game on Saturday will be a blockbuster as India and Pakistan play each other. India will be in action again on Monday when they play against Nepal before the next stage begins.

Former South African legend, AB De Villiers has made a huge statement for Asia Cup 2023. Known as Mr.360, the 39-year-old was asked to name his likely top scorer for the ongoing tournament.

AB De Villiers names the players who could end up being leading run scorers –

According to AB De Villiers, either Pakistan captain Babar Azam or India’s Virat Kohli can lead the run-scoring charts for Asia Cup 2023, he said on his official YouTube Channel.

Babar Azam began the tournament with 151 in the 1^st game of the tournament. This was Babar Azam’s 19^th ODI century as he became the fastest to achieve the feat in terms of innings played. Babar Azam fell 7 runs short of his best ODI score of 158 as he scored his runs in 131 balls. The knock contained 14 fours and four sixes. Virat Kohli, on the other hand, has been one of the star performers with the bat for India in 2023. The former India skipper has scored over 400 runs this year with 2 centuries and one-half century. The former India captain was in fine form during the IPL season and also has found form in the test format. The Indian team’s chances depend on the form of both Virat Kohli and Indian skipper Rohit Sharma.

The face-off on Saturday is seen as the first installment of the battle between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam. Both the batters are the talismanic batters for their side on whom their hopes rest. Babar Azam in particular has been compared to the Indian batting machine for the last few years. One would hope that the fans of both sides get to enjoy the entire game of cricket. There are rains predicted for the course of the day and a duel with the bat between Kohli and Babar Azam will be one for the ages.

Here’s how the fans reacted:

AB Devilliers picks Virat Kohli or Babar Azam as the leading run-getter in the Asia Cup. [AB YT] pic.twitter.com/V04qa6uX2t

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 1, 2023

Alien bhai playing safe side to avoid gaalis of both country fans 😅😅

— Rahul Varma (@urscoolrahul) September 1, 2023

ABD playing from both sides because he wants views for his YT channel from both countries..😂 pick one choker @ABdeVilliers17

— Lubana Warriors (@LubanaS49) September 1, 2023