From century relief to ICC reprimand and a duck: Babar Azam's rollercoaster week hits new low

NEW DELHI: Babar Azam ’s long-awaited return to three-figure form was supposed to mark the beginning of a resurgence. Instead, within days of breaking an 807-day and 83-innings century drought, the Pakistan superstar has been plunged into a new cycle of scrutiny — fined by the ICC for a conduct breach and dismissed for a duck in the T20I tri-series opener against Zimbabwe in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! The emotional swing was stark. The same week he celebrated a cathartic century against Sri Lanka, Babar walked out against Zimbabwe needing stability at No.3, only to be trapped LBW for a three-ball duck by Brad Evans. It continued a worrying pattern: this was Babar’s third duck in his last six T20Is, and it also pushed him