Full name Azhar Mahmood Sagar
Born February 28, 1975, Rawalpindi, Punjab
Current age 45 years 322 days
Major teams Pakistan, Auckland, Barbados Tridents, Barisal Burners, Dhaka Gladiators, Islamabad Cricket Association, Kent, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lahore Badshahs, Marylebone Cricket Club, Pakistan International Airlines, Rawalpindi, Surrey, United Bank Limited
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 21 | 34 | 4 | 900 | 136 | 30.00 | 1772 | 50.79 | 3 | 1 | 113 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
ODIs | 143 | 110 | 26 | 1521 | 67 | 18.10 | 1988 | 76.50 | 0 | 3 | 119 | 24 | 37 | 0 |
First-class | 176 | 274 | 32 | 7703 | 204* | 31.83 | 9 | 42 | 142 | 0 | ||||
List A | 319 | 256 | 49 | 4555 | 101* | 22.00 | 2 | 19 | 95 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 230 | 207 | 47 | 4091 | 106* | 25.56 | 3023 | 135.32 | 2 | 18 | 383 | 138 | 45 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
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Tests | 21 | 35 | 3015 | 1402 | 39 | 4/50 | 5/95 | 35.94 | 2.79 | 77.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 143 | 139 | 6242 | 4813 | 123 | 6/18 | 6/18 | 39.13 | 4.62 | 50.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
First-class | 176 | 29798 | 15337 | 611 | 8/61 | 25.10 | 3.08 | 48.7 | 27 | 3 | |||
List A | 319 | 13952 | 10919 | 348 | 6/18 | 6/18 | 31.37 | 4.69 | 40.0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | |
T20s | 230 | 229 | 4825 | 6143 | 258 | 5/24 | 5/24 | 23.81 | 7.63 | 18.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Test debut | Pakistan v South Africa at Rawalpindi, Oct 6-10, 1997 scorecard |
Last Test | England v Pakistan at Manchester, May 31-Jun 4, 2001 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | India v Pakistan at Toronto, Sep 16, 1996 scorecard |
Last ODI | Ireland v Pakistan at Kingston, Mar 17, 2007 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1993/94 |
Last First-class | Kent v Essex at Canterbury, Aug 8-10, 2012 scorecard |
List A debut | 1993/94 |
Last List A | Gloucestershire v Surrey at Lord's, Sep 19, 2015 scorecard |
T20s debut | Surrey v Middlesex at The Oval, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard |
Last T20s | Surrey v Kent at The Oval, Jul 29, 2016 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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1/30 | Surrey | v Kent | The Oval | 29 Jul 2016 | T20 |
1/28 | Surrey | v Sussex | The Oval | 22 Jul 2016 | T20 |
3*, 1/43 | Surrey | v Middlesex | Lord's | 21 Jul 2016 | T20 |
0* | Surrey | v Glamorgan | The Oval | 26 May 2016 | T20 |
42, 4/38 | Surrey | v Essex | Chelmsford | 20 May 2016 | T20 |
8, 4/20 | Surr 2nd XI | v Kent 2nd XI | Purley | 17 May 2016 | Other T20 |
1/33, 11 | Surr 2nd XI | v Sussx 2nd XI | Purley | 16 May 2016 | Other T20 |
0/25, 1 | Surr 2nd XI | v MCC YC | High Wycombe | 12 May 2016 | Other T20 |
0/35, 12* | United | v Qalandars | Dubai (DSC) | 17 Feb 2016 | T20 |
1/22, 2* | United | v Kings | Sharjah | 14 Feb 2016 | T20 |
Azhar Mahmood is a mentally tough allrounder and belligerent batsman, who began his career with three Test centuries against South Africa. In one-day cricket he invariably raises the tempo in the lower middle-order. He is strong off his legs and relishes short bowling. But he pushes at the ball too firmly in defence, and is particularly vulnerable against legspin. In a team of reverse-swingers he is the only English-type seamer, virtuous in his pursuit of line and length. He is a useful fielder and, close in, he rarely misses an opportunity to enquire about the batsman's health. During a one-month stint as a Surrey overseas player in 2002 he took 8 for 61 against Lancashire, then turned out for them for two seasons full-time as Pakistan's mercurial lost faith in him for reasons that have never quite been made clear. He signed with Surrey again for 2005, and later applied for British citizenship after marrying his British wife. He signed for Kent in late 2007. He extended his contract with Kent for two years, at the end of the 2011 season. His Twenty20 hitting also earned him a call-up to the Auckland squad as their overseas pro for the 2011-12 HRV Cup.
Will Luke and Cricinfo Staff November 2011