Babar Azam was dismissed by a Hardik Pandya beauty

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Pakistan’s fortunes in ODI cricket in the modern era are more often than not inextricably interwoven with their skipper’s performances given his stellar record. However, it was not to be Babar Azam on Monday, as Hardik Pandya outdid him with an unplayable jaffa to place India in the driver’s seat.