Full name Azhar Mahmood Sagar
Born February 28, 1975, Rawalpindi, Punjab
Current age 34 years 270 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
| 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 | 155 | 240 | 29 | 6635 | 204* | 31.44 | 9 | 33 | 126 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 281 | 225 | 45 | 3789 | 101* | 21.05 | 2 | 15 | 83 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 60 | 52 | 17 | 1023 | 65* | 29.22 | 657 | 155.70 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 48 | 10 | 0 |
| 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 | 155 | 25882 | 13430 | 536 | 8/61 | 25.05 | 3.11 | 48.2 | 22 | 3 | |||
| List A | 281 | 12473 | 9597 | 304 | 6/18 | 6/18 | 31.56 | 4.61 | 41.0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 60 | 60 | 1208 | 1497 | 68 | 4/20 | 4/20 | 22.01 | 7.43 | 17.7 | 1 | 0 | 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 | Middlesex v Kent at Uxbridge, Sep 9-12, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1993/94 |
| Last List A | Kent v Northamptonshire at Canterbury, Sep 27, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Surrey v Middlesex at The Oval, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Kent v Somerset at Birmingham, Aug 15, 2009 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.
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Aug 18, 2009
Azhar Mahmood appeals successfully to claim the wicket of James Benning
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Aug 16, 2008
Azhar Mahmood removed Essex's first two wickets
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Aug 16, 2008
Danish Kaneria is pumped after removing former team-mate Azhar Mahmood
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