Lahore: Former Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar has heaped praise on Pakistan's T20 skipper Babar Azam, saying he is one of the greatest finds of Pakistan cricket.

The 25-year-old has scored 313 runs in nine matches at 52.16. After playing some brilliant innings in last year's 50-over World Cup, Babar Azam has emerged as a mega star across all formats, which is very good news for Pakistan cricket. The flamboyant batsman remained number one in T20I cricket and is in the top ten batsmen in the ODI cricket.

If the talented batsman continues his fine form in international cricket, he will soon be considered among the likes of Steve Smith and Virat Kohli. Azam is currently playing for Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

"When you will bowl to Babar Azam on such an easy batting wicket, then you will have to bear the consequences. Babar Azam is one of the greatest finds of Pakistan," Akhtar said in a YouTube video as quoted by Cricket Pakistan.

PSL Teams Request PCB To Move Lahore Games To Karachi 

Meanwhile, the PSL franchises have requested the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to move Lahore's remaining matches of this year's edition to Karachi.

According to a www.cricketpakistan.com.pk report, some of the franchises feel that it does not matter if the games take place in Lahore or Karachi as they will be played in front of empty stadiums.

The report says the franchises are also ready to bear travelling costs while moving to Lahore as most of the teams are currently based in Karachi.

The PCB has already rescheduled the remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League due to the coronavirus outbreak. The meet has been cut by a day and the semi-final and finals will now be played on March 17 and 18 respectively.