Babar Azam Test Century After 767 Days: Babar Azam, the captain of the Pakistan cricket team, made a lot of headlines by scoring a century in the second test against Australia. In the Karachi Test, the Kangaroos set a target of 506 runs for the hosts to win. It was a difficult target for the Pakistan team, which was bundled out for 148 runs in the first innings and while Australia’s eyes were on victory. But captain Babar Azam did not approve of this, he smashed the game plan of 196 runs in the fourth innings. With this, Babar’s wait for centuries of drought also ended. Yes, this century has come out with Babar’s bat after a long wait of 767 days in Test cricket. Babar faced 425 balls during his innings and hit 21 fours and 1 six.
Babar’s century drought ends, Kohli’s wait continues
Babar’s Test century has come to an end, but the wait for Virat Kohli’s century is still on. King Kohli scored his last Test century against Bangladesh on 22 November 2019. After this Kohli managed to cross the 50 mark several times but he could not reach the century. He had to bear the brunt of this as an average of less than 50. After the Bangalore Test, Kohli’s average in Test cricket has dropped below 50.
Kohli also reached below Babar in ICC Test rankings
In the latest Test rankings released by the ICC on Wednesday, Virat Kohli has dropped 4 places to 9th position, while Babaz Azam is at 8th position. Babar will improve his ranking further on the basis of this innings against Australia.
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