India, Dec. 10 -- The wait is officially over. Sydney came alive on social media as the Sixers dropped a short arrival video of Babar Azam walking into the dressing room, accompanied by the simple but loaded caption: "He's arrived." The 14-second clip, posted on the club's social platforms, shows the Pakistan star entering in team colours, and taking his seat in the dressing room before the screen flashes the message that has lit up timelines in both Australia and Pakistan.

For Babar Azam, this is the start of a fresh chapter in his T20 journey. Signed as a pre-draft overseas pick earlier in the year, the former Pakistan captain joins the Sixers on the back of a roller-coaster international run that saw him dropped from T20I for the firs...