Destined for Greatness

April 14: Pakistan had to score 204 to win against South Africa. Babar Azam unleashed his first century in T20Is and crushed the hapless Africans. Pakistan won with two overs to spare.

Two days later: South Africa is all out for 144. Pakistan 92/1 in 9 overs -- just 53 more runs from 11 overs. Easy, right? Nope. IT'S TIME FOR DRAMA! Their performance in the next 9 overs: 37 runs for the loss of 6 wickets! Magala steps over the line in the 19th over and the free-hit goes for a massive six. Next over, the second-last ball also goes bye bye. Tiny target chased with one ball to spare.

The T20 World Cup should be fun!

It's rare to see so many strong batsmen: Azam, Rizwan, Zaman, Old Man Hafeez, and Baby Ali. The added pressure of captaincy has had zero impact on Azam. If anything, he has improved in the last few months. Hitting exquisite fours is his signature. He looked very uncomfortable when trying to hit outside the ground in the ODI World Cup two years ago. Now, his highest ODI score is only 3 runs greater than the 122 he smashed in a T20I. Let's see how many trophies he collects in the next decade.