Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez on Monday said that Pakistan's limited-overs captain Babar Azam has played some amazing cricket over the last few years but he is yet to reach his full potential as a batsman.

Hafeez, during his conversation on a YouTube show Cricast, revealed that he is confident that Babar will serve Pakistan for a long time.

Pakistan's swashbuckling batsman was appointed the captain of the ODI team last month and was congratulated worldwide for his new role. Babar Azam batsman has proved himself across all the formats and he got what he truly deserved.

"He [Babar] is a brilliant performer for Pakistan. In his five-year career for Pakistan so far, he has played some amazing cricket. However, he is yet to reach his full potential, considering his talent," said Hafeez.

"He is like my younger brother and I tell him to his face that a talent like him is not there yet where I want to see him. He is trying to push those barriers and I am confident that he will serve Pakistan for a long time," Hafeez added.

Hafeez went on to add that he cannot evaluate Babar's captaincy until he see his personal tactics as a captain in different match situations.

"I haven't seen him a lot as a captain. I played only two matches under his captaincy. I can't evaluate his captaincy until I see his personal tactics as a captain in different match situations," he said.

"I have best wishes for him that he leads Pakistan for a long period of time and joins the list of successful Pakistan captains. It will be beneficial for him as well as Pakistan because when our top-level performer will start winning as a captain, his confidence will be even higher."