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Azhar Mahmood
Pakistan
Player profile
Full name Azhar Mahmood Sagar
Born February 28, 1975, Rawalpindi, Punjab
Current age 33 years 149 days
Major teams Pakistan, Islamabad Cricket Association, Kent, Lahore Badshahs, Marylebone Cricket Club, Pakistan International Airlines, Rawalpindi, Surrey, United Bank Limited
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
|
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 |
150 |
233 |
29 |
6484 |
204* |
31.78 |
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9 |
32 |
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126 |
0 |
| List A |
264 |
210 |
44 |
3508 |
101* |
21.13 |
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2 |
13 |
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79 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
46 |
45 |
15 |
948 |
65* |
31.60 |
594 |
159.59 |
0 |
3 |
77 |
47 |
8 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| 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 |
150 |
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24865 |
12931 |
510 |
8/61 |
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25.35 |
3.12 |
48.7 |
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21 |
3 |
| List A |
264 |
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11733 |
8944 |
283 |
6/18 |
6/18 |
31.60 |
4.57 |
41.4 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
46 |
46 |
889 |
1104 |
50 |
4/20 |
4/20 |
22.08 |
7.45 |
17.7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| 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 |
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| ODI debut |
India v Pakistan at Toronto, Sep 16, 1996 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Ireland v Pakistan at Kingston, Mar 17, 2007 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1993/94 |
| Last First-class |
Kent v Yorkshire at Canterbury, Jul 11-14, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1993/94 |
| Last List A |
Warwickshire v Kent at Birmingham, Jul 20, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Surrey v Middlesex at The Oval, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Warwickshire v Kent at Birmingham, Jul 9-10, 2008 scorecard |
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 on a two-year deal.
Will Luke November 2007
Jul 13, 2008 |
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Azhar Mahmood removes Anthony McGrath for 25
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Jun 2, 2008 |
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Azhar Mahmood grabbed 3 for 21 against Hampshire
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Mar 28, 2008 |
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Azhar Mahmood took two early wickets for the Lahore Badshahs
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