India, Nov. 18 -- Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja shared an interesting anecdote about a candid conversation he once had with Babar Azam at a cafe, during a phase when the star batter was struggling to find form. Babar had been facing a slump in the past couple of years, but he worked his way out of it and rediscovered his rhythm in the recently concluded ODI series against Sri Lanka.

Babar finally ended a long wait of more than two years - spanning 83 international innings - by bringing up a much-needed century against Sri Lanka in the Rawalpindi ODI last week, putting an emphatic full stop to his extended lean patch.

Raja, who also headed Pakistan Cricket Board in the past, opened up about a candid conversation with Babar at a cafe...