Babar is a special talent: Tom Moody.

ISLAMABAD -- Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody believes Pakistan's talented batsman Babar Azam was a special talent, who would be going to be in top five Test batsmen of the decade.

'Babar has emerged over the last year or so into something that is going to be so special. We talked about how Virat Kohli is so good on the eye as a batsman. If you think Virat Kohli is good to watch, have a look at Babar Azam bat. My gosh, he is something special,' Moody said in The Pitch Side Experts Podcast as quoted by cricketpakistan.com.pk.

'I think in the next five to ten years, he will definitely be in your top five (batsmen of the decade) without a question.'

However, while selecting the top five Test batsmen of the last decade, Moody said that it would be too early to put Babar in the same category as Virat Kohli, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson.

'Even though he (Babar) has played 26 matches but...

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