India, Nov. 15 -- The wait is finally over. Babar Azam has finally done it. The former Pakistan captain ended his long-standing century drought as he went past the three-figure mark for the first time in international cricket after 83 innings and 33 innings in ODIs. The right-handed batter played an unbeaten knock of 102 off 119 balls as Pakistan chased down the target of 289 in the second ODI against Sri Lanka with eight wickets in hand and 10 balls to spare at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Co-incidentally, Virat Kohli's international century drought from 2019 to 2022 had also spanned exactly 83 innings. The former India captain had finally scored a century against Afghanistan in the 2022 Men's Asia Cup, which was played in ...