Derek Pringle discusses whether Pakistan’s latest batting sensation Babar Azam really belongs among the world’s elite

We’ve all been there when writing about cricket. A slow day at the Test, acres of space to fill, a silky cameo like the one played by Pakistan’s Babar Azam and suddenly we are witnessing the next best thing to Don Bradman.
It is like a lemming rush driven in part by the assessment of experts like Michael Vaughan and Shane Warne. A sound bite from one of them, suggesting Babar’s greatness however conditional, is all it needs for the hyperbole ...