India, Oct. 12 -- The excitement surrounding Babar Azam reached its peak on Day 1 of the first Test between Pakistan and South Africa at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, and even Shaun Pollock was caught in the middle of the entire euphoria. The former Proteas all-rounder and captain mistakenly called Pakistan skipper Shan Masood the "captain of India" as he spoke about how the crowd wanted the left-handed batter to get out so that Babar could come to the crease.

The crowd at the Gaddafi Stadium had to wait quite a bit to catch a glimpse of Babar as Masood and Imam-ul-Haq put on 161 runs for the second wicket. However, the wait finally ended as Masood (76) lost his wicket to Prenelan Subrayen in the 48th over, bringing Babar to the middle....