1,300 days, 36 innings, no 100: How Babar’s Test century drought became a long story

For a batter who once seemed to make Test hundreds almost on demand, Babar Azam’s wait for another three-figure score has become remarkably long. Babar’s last Test century came on December 26, 2022, when he made a brilliant 161 against New Zealand in Karachi. That innings was his ninth Test hundred and capped a remarkable 2022 in which he scored 1,184 Test runs, including four centuries.Since then, the Pakistan captain has played 17 Tests and 36 innings without reaching 100. The drought has stretched through home series, overseas tours, changes in captaincy and a succession of scores that suggested a century was always around the corner, but never quite arrived.And the latest England series has added another chapter. It started immediately after the 161The century drought effectively began in the very next innings after Babar's 161.