Babar Azam finally had a moment to savour as the Pakistan ace steered his side to a series win in Rawalpindi on Friday. The 31-year-old scored his 20th ODI century, his first since 2023. Azam celebrated with relief and jubilation, much like Virat Kohli had done after ending his century drought in 2022.

The coincidences do not end there. Kohli had gone 83 innings before reaching the hundred mark against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup T20. Azam also went without a century for 83 innings before his effort on Friday. The Pakistan star's last century came against Nepal in the 2023 Asia Cup.

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Babar reached his century in the 48th over of the innings with Pakistan in sight of a clear win. The 31-yea

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