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| Azhar Ali |
Azhar Ali
Pakistan
Full name Azhar Ali
Born February 19, 1985, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 26 years
Major teams Pakistan, Khan Research Laboratories, Lahore, Lahore Eagles, Lahore Lions, Pakistan A
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
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| Azhar Ali |
| | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
| Tests | 12 | 23 | 2 | 783 | 92* | 37.28 | 39.72 | 0 | 8 | 92 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| ODIs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39.00 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 68 | 111 | 13 | 3728 | 153* | 38.04 | | 11 | 18 | | | 61 | 0 |
| List A | 65 | 51 | 12 | 1825 | 119 | 46.79 | | 5 | 11 | | | 19 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 204 | 40 | 17.00 | 115.25 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 |
| Tests | 12 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | 9.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 68 | | 1125 | 724 | 20 | 4/34 | | 36.20 | 3.86 | 56.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 65 | | 1372 | 1135 | 36 | 5/23 | 5/23 | 31.52 | 4.96 | 38.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 13 | 4 | 78 | 74 | 6 | 2/13 | 2/13 | 12.33 | 5.69 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia v Pakistan at Lord's, Jul 13-16, 2010 |
| Last Test | West Indies v Pakistan at Basseterre, May 20-24, 2011 |
| Only ODI | Ireland v Pakistan at Belfast, May 30, 2011 |
| First-class debut | 2001/02 |
| Last First-class | West Indies v Pakistan at Basseterre, May 20-24, 2011 |
| List A debut | 2000/01 |
| Last List A | Ireland v Pakistan at Belfast, May 30, 2011 |
| Twenty20 debut | Abbottabad Rhinos v Islamabad Leopards at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 |
| Last Twenty20 | Karachi Dolphins v Lahore Eagles at Lahore, Oct 14, 2010 |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 39 | Pakistan | v Ireland | Belfast | 30 May 2011 |
| 67, 53 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Basseterre | 20 May 2011 |
| 34, 0 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Providence | 12 May 2011 |
| 57 | Pakistanis | v Guyana BP XI | Georgetown | 8 May 2011 |
| 8, 1/33, 4, 1/14 | Punjab (Pak) | v Khyber-Pak | Lahore | 9 Mar 2011 |
| 0, 24 | Punjab (Pak) | v Baluchistan | Lahore | 3 Mar 2011 |
| 5, 0/8 | Punjab (Pak) | v Federal | Lahore | 25 Feb 2011 |
| 92 | Punjab (Pak) | v Sindh | Lahore | 19 Feb 2011 |
| 8, 1/37 | Khan RL | v L Eagles | Karachi | 27 Jan 2011 |
| 111* | Khan RL | v Zebras | Hyderabad (Sindh) | 25 Jan 2011 |
An opening batsman by trade, Azhar has worked his way steadily up Pakistan's domestic scene since 2006. That was the season he began opening regularly for Khan Research Laboratories, a move that fetched him two hundreds and two fifties in five matches, and he hasn't looked back. In four seasons since, he's been averaging 40-plus with 11 hundreds, commendable figures in a country where opening is a modern-day curse.
All of his runs have been made with a compact technique, designed to get behind the line of each ball. Observers say he gets into a tangle against the shorter ball often but his patience is key. On an A tour to Australia in 2009, he twice made five-hour 70s against an attack that included Doug Bollinger, Clint McKay and Jason Krejza. That series propelled him into senior team focus and a solid, if not spectacular 2009-10 season, coupled with a move to look beyond Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf, brought about a richly-deserved Test debut - in the middle order - at Lord's against Australia.
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