Jayawardene believes Babar Azam could dethrone Joe Root at the highest of Test Rankings

New Delhi, Aug 11 : Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has given a prediction to Pakistan captain Babar Azam to dethrone talismanic England batter Root at the top of the Test Rankings in the near future.

His impressive run of form since the start of 2021 culminated in his winning the ICC Test Player of the Year for Men.of the Year for the whole year.However, Jayawardene has predicted Azam to take over Root in the top spot of the Test Rankings in near future.

Azam is the sole player currently in the top three of the batters ranking in the three formats, and is currently in the first position in T20I and ODI rankings.Azam is currently ranked third in Tests "Tough one! Id suggest that Babar Azam has an opportunity.

Hes been consistently in the three different formats, and it shows in his ratings.Hes an extremely talented player who is able to play in all conditions, and has adept at adapting to the conditions and adapt to any conditions.

Its dependent on the quantity of cricket thats being played, whos playing when and how much , but Babar could be the man." "T20Is and ODIs are a difficult one to stay with because there are plenty of talented players who need to be consistently.If he is able to be that, as he has a fantastic position to play in the Pakistan setup with batters to bat around him which means he has the ability to be himself and he ought to be able stick to this and at the same while be pushing himself to become better.

" Jayawardene said in the most recent episode of The ICC Review Show.When playing the Test against Sri Lanka, Azam had scores of 119, 55, 16, and 81.Jayawardene acknowledged his performance in Sri Lanka.Jayawardene praised his performances in Island nation, but felt that Azam will be competing with other top players around him If he was to become the top-ranked Test player in the world "He batted extremely good in Sri Lanka.

I believe Prabath (Jayasuriya) was his foe and he took him down three times in the course of the four innings.It was a fantastic match to witness.

Babar had a great hundred in the first Test match.Hes always pushing himself to improve.Hes been spotted in two of interviews recently, he has stated that his goal is to become No.1 on the field." "Theres nothing wrong in pushing yourself to achieve your goals.

Being captain, too, he has taken responsibility and has performed an excellent job, which is nice to observe.(Its) not an easy task to complete.

I would bet on him for a short time to stick to all three, but there are some high-quality players who will push him." When asked about what is it that makes Azam an exceptional cricketer, Jayawardene remarked, "(I) believe its his technique, the amount of time that he has, and the confidence that he is able to maintain in the middle.Hes never frightened at any point, whether he is playing ODIs, T20Is or Tests.he adapts very well.

" Root and Azam will meet together later in the year, when England travel to Pakistan for three Test matches in December of this year."Joe (Root) in Test cricket is exactly the same.

He understands what he has to perform, he can the tempo at the time he is able to, and he bats in accordance with the conditions provide.Babar is the same way and thats the reason Babar has been consistently consistent in every format." declared Jayawardene.nr/in.