Azhar Ali: Sabr aur thos technique ka batsman
T20 ke daur mein jab tez raftar batting har taraf chhayi hui thi, Pakistan ke paas ek aisa batsman tha jo ghanton crease par khara reh kar match ka rukh badalta tha. Yeh Azhar Ali (Azhar Ali) the.…
T20 ke daur mein jab tez raftar batting har taraf chhayi hui thi, Pakistan ke paas ek aisa batsman tha jo ghanton crease par khara reh kar match ka rukh badalta tha. Yeh Azhar Ali (Azhar Ali) the. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq thos technique aur be panah sabr ke sath woh apne daur ke Pakistan ke behtareen batsmanon mein shamil hue3. 97 Test matchon mein unhon ne 42.26 ki average se 7142 runs aur 19 centuries banayin, jin mein 302 runs not out ki ek innings bhi shamil hai1.
Ibtidayi zindagi aur Cricket ka aghaz
Azhar Ali 19 February 1985 ko Lahore mein paida hue. Woh dayen hath ke batsman hain aur kabhi kabhar leg break bowling bhi karte the. 2002 mein unhon ne first class Cricket ka aghaz kiya aur isi saal Pakistan ke Under 19 World Cup squad ka hissa rahe4. Domestic Cricket mein unhon ne Khan Research Laboratories aur Lahore ki numainda gi ki, aur England mein Somerset ke liye bhi khele23.
ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq 2006 mein unhon ne Khan Research Laboratories ke liye baqayda opening shuru ki, aur unki technique har gend ki line ke pichhe aane ke liye bani thi. 2009 mein Pakistan A ke daura-e-Australia mein unhon ne Doug Bollinger, Clint McKay aur Jason Krejza jaise bowlers ke khilaf do baar paanch paanch ghante ki 70 runs ki innings kheli, aur yahi daura unhein qaumi team ki taraf le aaya2.
13 July 2010 ko Lord’s mein Australia ke khilaf pehle Test mein teesre number par unhon ne 16 aur 42 runs banaye. 21 July 2010 ko Leeds mein 180 runs ke hadaf ke taaqub mein unki pehli nisf century aayi, aur unhon ne 51 runs banaye12.
Centuries ka taweel silsila
Pehli Test century ke liye unhein intezar karna para. Das nisf centuries ke baad 26 October 2011 ko Dubai mein Sri Lanka ke khilaf unhon ne 100 runs banaye. Is ke baad 2011-12 mein UAE mein England ke khilaf series aayi, jis mein 3 February 2012 ko Dubai mein doosri innings mein unhon ne 442 gendon par 157 runs banaye1. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq bowlers ke ghalbe wali is series mein woh dono teamon mein wahid batsman the jin ki average 50 se zyada rahi2.
June aur July 2012 mein Sri Lanka mein Colombo aur Pallekele mein 157 aur 136 runs, October 2014 mein Abu Dhabi mein Australia ke khilaf ek hi Test mein 109 aur 100 not out, aur May 2015 mein Mirpur mein Bangladesh ke khilaf 226 runs unke career ki numayan innings hain1.
2016: Sab se yadgar saal
ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq 2016 unka sab se kamyab saal tha, jis mein unhon ne hazar se zyada runs banaye. 13 October 2016 ko Dubai mein West Indies ke khilaf unhon ne 658 minute aur 469 gendon par 302 runs not out banaye, jo unka sab se bara Test score hai. Isi saal 26 December ko Melbourne mein Australia ke khilaf unhon ne 205 runs not out banaye; profile ke mutabiq Pakistan yeh match innings se haar gaya aur un ke siwa koi Pakistani batsman 65 se aage na ja saka13.
Captaini aur Champions Trophy
ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq 2015 ke World Cup ke baad unhein Misbah-ul-Haq ki jagah ODI captain banaya gaya, unki captaini mein Pakistan ne 12 ODI jeete aur 18 haare, aur February 2017 mein unhon ne captaini chhor di3. Bataur captain unhon ne April 2015 mein Mirpur mein Bangladesh ke khilaf 101, May 2015 mein Lahore mein Zimbabwe ke khilaf 102 aur October 2016 mein Abu Dhabi mein West Indies ke khilaf 101 runs ki ODI centuries banayin1.
Isi saal Pakistan ne Champions Trophy jeeti, aur ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq semi final aur final donon mein Azhar Ali ne nisf centuries banayin3: 14 June 2017 ko Cardiff mein England ke khilaf 76 aur 18 June ko Oval mein Bharat ke khilaf 59 runs1.
2019 mein woh Test captain muqarrar hue, aur unki qiyadat mein Pakistan ne home series mein Sri Lanka aur Bangladesh ko shikast di; ek saal se kam arse baad yeh zimmedari Babar Azam ko saunp di gayi3. Bataur captain unki sab se bari innings August 2020 mein Southampton mein England ke khilaf 141 runs not out thi1.
Aadad o shumar
| Test | ODI | |
|---|---|---|
| Match | 97 | 53 |
| Runs | 7142 | 1845 |
| Behtareen score | 302 not out | 102 |
| Average (batting) | 42.26 | 36.9 |
| Centuries / nisf centuries | 19 / 35 | 3 / 12 |
| Strike rate | 41.93 | 74.45 |
| Wickets | 8 | 4 |
| Behtareen bowling | 2/35 | 2/26 |
| Average (bowling) | 77.62 | 65 |
| Innings mein paanch wickets | 0 | 0 |
| Bataur captain match | 9 | 31 |
Ma-khaz: ESPNcricinfo Statsguru1, aadad International career ke hain.
Asar aur yadgar
March 2022 mein Rawalpindi mein Australia ke khilaf 185 runs unki aakhri bari Test innings thi. Unhon ne apna aakhri Test 17 December 2022 ko Karachi mein England ke khilaf khela, jis mein 45 aur 0 runs banaye. Pakistan ke jeete hue 41 Test matchon mein unki average 49.53 rahi aur in mein se 10 centuries aayin1.
ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq woh Pakistan ke khiladiyon ki tarbiyat ke nizam ki kamyab misal hain; December 2024 mein unhein Pakistan Cricket Board mein youth development ka sarbarah muqarrar kiya gaya, jabke woh qaumi team ki selection committee ke rukn bhi hain4. Azhar Ali ki pehchan woh lambi aur pur sukoon innings hain jin mein har gend ko us ka haq diya jata tha.
Ma-khaz
- ESPNcricinfo Statsguru, Azhar Ali, Test and ODI batting and bowling career summaries and innings lists: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/39037.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/39037.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting;view=innings , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/39037.html?class=1;template=results;type=bowling , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/39037.html?class=1;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/39037.html?class=2;template=results;type=batting , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/39037.html?class=2;template=results;type=batting;view=innings , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/39037.html?class=2;template=results;type=bowling , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/39037.html?class=2;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings
- ESPNcricinfo player profile, Azhar Ali (archived copy; profile essay by Osman Samiuddin and ESPNcricinfo staff): https://web.archive.org/web/2016/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/39037.html
- ESPNcricinfo player profile, Azhar Ali (archived 2024 copy, updated profile essay): https://web.archive.org/web/20241223160846/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/azhar-ali-39037
- ESPNcricinfo, "Azhar Ali appointed PCB's head of youth development" (archived copy): https://web.archive.org/web/20241206231823/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistan-news-azhar-ali-appointed-pcbs-head-of-youth-development-1461132
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