By Patrick Boyland

A star is born: Babar Azam celebrates scoring his century

KNEES on the turf and arms to the heavens, centurion Babar Azam’s euphoric celebration against New Zealand may as well have been the coronation of Pakistan’s new World Cup hero.
Not only had the 24-year-old just posted his maiden World Cup century with a masterful 101 not out, but in doing so he had dismantled one of the leading attacks in the competition – breaking the Black Caps’ unbeaten run and keeping his own side’s chances of qualification alive in the p...