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Personal Information
| Full Name | Azhar Ali |
| Date of Birth | February 19, 1985 |
| Age | 37 Years |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Birth Place | Lahore, Punjab |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Role | Opening Batsman / Right hand bat & leg spin |
| Batting Style | Right hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Legbreak |
| Debut | July 13, 2010 |
| Jersey No. | 79 |
| Family | Father- Muhammad Rafiq |
Most Recent Matches
| Match | R | BF | 4s | 6s | S/R | O | R | W | E/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOR vs YOR | 4 & 8 | 8 & 8 | 1 & 1 | 0 & 0 | 50.00 & 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WOR vs DUR | 25 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 40.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WOR vs GLA | 3 & 39 | 19 & 91 | 0 & 4 | 0 & 0 | 15.78 & 42.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HAM vs WOR | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUS vs WOR | 74 | 76 | 11 | 0 | 97.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting Stats
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| Game Type | Mat | Inn | R | BF | NO | Avg | S/R | 100s | 50s | H | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 53 | 53 | 1845 | 2478 | 3 | 36.90 | 74.45 | 3 | 12 | 102 | 168 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| TESTs | 97 | 180 | 7142 | 17033 | 11 | 42.26 | 41.93 | 19 | 35 | 302 | 694 | 22 | 66 | 0 |
| T20s | 49 | 49 | 985 | 941 | 4 | 21.88 | 104.67 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 98 | 16 | 24 | 0 |
| LISTAs | 181 | 166 | 6674 | 0 | 22 | 46.34 | 0 | 18 | 38 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| FIRSTCLASS | 260 | 450 | 16290 | 0 | 35 | 39.25 | 0 | 48 | 69 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 0 |
Bowling Stats
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| Game Type | Mat | Inn | O | R | W | Avg | E/R | Best | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 53 | 14 | 43.0 | 260 | 4 | 65.00 | 6.04 | 2/26 | 0 | 0 |
| TESTs | 97 | 37 | 144.3 | 621 | 8 | 77.62 | 4.29 | 2/49 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 49 | 15 | 44.3 | 283 | 15 | 18.86 | 6.35 | 3/10 | 0 | 0 |
| LISTAs | 181 | 0 | 423.0 | 2332 | 69 | 33.79 | 5.51 | 5/23 | 4 | 0 |
| FIRSTCLASS | 260 | 0 | 613.4 | 2336 | 51 | 45.80 | 3.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Azhar Ali: A Brief Biography
Azhar Ali Biography
Azhar Ali is a right handed batsman of Pakistan team, born on 19 February, 1985 in Lahore, Punjab.
Background
Azhar was one of the few Pakistani batsmen who made his Test debut before making his ODI debut, against Australia in 2010.
Debut
Azhar made his Test debut against Australia at Lord’s in July 2010.
In just his second match, he scored 51 at Leeds helping Pakistan chase the target of 180 with 3 wickets down.
Rise to glory
Azhar’s score of 159 in one of the matches of the Test series against England in Birmingham in August 2016, led to him earning the reputation of one of the finest batsman of Australia.
This is one is talent began being given due importance.
Low points
Under his captainship, Pakistan won just 12 while lost 18 ODIs against Australia and after losing against them for 4-1, Azhar had to step down from the position of captain.
Club career
Azhar has played for Lahore Eagles in Faysal Bank T20 Cup 2012, Lahore Lions in President’s Cup, One Day Tournament 2013, Lahore Qalandars in Pakistan Super League 2016.
Captaincy
Azhar took up the captaincy after 2015 World Cup but under him Pakistan dropped to No. 9 position in ODI, and he quit the captaincy in February 2017 after losing the ODI series against Australia.
Records
In the third day of test against Sri Lanka, held at Abu Dhabi in 2017, Azhar Ali completed 5000 runs in Test cricket and by virtue of this became the eight Pakistan cricketer to score 5000 runs in a Test format.
