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Azhar Ali becomes the fifth Pakistani batsman to aggregate 1000+ runs in a calendar year

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congratulations to Azhar Ali on becoming the 5th Pak batsman after M Yousuf, Younis K, Inzamam and Mohsin K to get 1000 Test runs in a year <a href="https://t.co/KxetAx0Wdt">pic.twitter.com/KxetAx0Wdt</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/813281855583715328">December 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Younis and Inzi did it twice each.

Mohammad Yousuf 1788 in 2006
Younis Khan 1179 in 2006
Inzamam-ul-Haq 1090 in 2000
Younis Khan 1064 in 2014
Mohsin Khan 1029 in 1982
Azhar Ali 1016* in 2016
Inzamam-ul-Haq 1000 in 2005
 
ali ray said:
By bullying westindies Attack
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Plus a hundred in England, top scorer in NZ and is our best batsman in Australia as well.

It is pretty clear that Azhar is our best batsman, but yes he has his shortcomings which have prevented him from becoming a world class batsman. Sadly, those shortcomings are due to lack of ability/talent and will always be there.

However, it is possible that if he wasn't a strokeless wonder, he would have had temperamental issues and would have scored less runs.
 
Mamoon said:
Plus a hundred in England, top scorer in NZ and is our best batsman in Australia as well.

It is pretty clear that Azhar is our best batsman, but yes he has his shortcomings which have prevented him from becoming a world class batsman. Sadly, those shortcomings are due to lack of ability/talent and will always be there.

However, it is possible that if he wasn't a strokeless wonder, he would have had temperamental issues and would have scored less runs.
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How much runs you think he will score tomorow?
 
ali ray said:
Why not 200+
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He cannot score 140 in a day, and Australia will bat tomorrow in any case.

We are not in a position to think about declaration because we have lost 4 wickets already, but if this pair + Sarfraz score big tomorrow and bat till tea, Misbah will definitely put Australia to bat in the last session.
 
England have played 17 test matches this year. Wow. Their players play 100 matches in 6 years time and it takes our players around 10 years.
 
JibranAnsari said:
England have played 17 test matches this year. Wow. Their players play 100 matches in 6 years time and it takes our players around 10 years.
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and funny thing is this is one of our busier years of test cricket
 
JibranAnsari said:
England have played 17 test matches this year. Wow. Their players play 100 matches in 6 years time and it takes our players around 10 years.
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Yes, Broad and Cook have amassed stats, yesteryear players took more than decade to get there.

But quantity doesn't mean quality. Broad recently has become lethal otherwise he always blew hot and cold. Similarly Cook has been a decent England opener with few noteworthy performances.
 
Cricfan4eva said:
Yes, Broad and Cook have amassed stats, yesteryear players took more than decade to get there.

But quantity doesn't mean quality. Broad recently has become lethal otherwise he always blew hot and cold. Similarly Cook has been a decent England opener with few noteworthy performances.
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i would love to watch pakistan playing 90 days of test cricket really .
 
Has the potential to reach the level of Cook in tests.

An avg of 46-47 with noteworthy performance in all the conditions and around 8k runs is enough for an opener to reach Cook level.
 
Excellent stuff from Azhar. We've been crying out for a dependable opener in away series for years.

His challenge this year was to improve his overseas record and he has done so.

Of course his major shortcoming is sometimes going into a shell especially after loss of wickets, his style of play is quite turgid but he is producing the runs. Sadly, the teenager brigade won't be satisified because of that style of play, or they'll let their frustrations against his ODI captaincy spill over to his Test career.
 
His overseas record is still poor honestly.

Aus- 38( leaving out this game)
SA-22
Eng-32
Nz-29
WI-38.5

He has a few noteworthy performance but overall his stats are mediocre everywhere except Aus where he is doing well currently and WI..

He has got a 139 in his last England tour at Edgabaston but still overall performance hasn't been good enough.
 
Markhor said:
Sadly, the teenager brigade won't be satisified because of that style of play
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He may struggle to dominate bowlers, and he may not be flashy, but he shows a lot of determination and fight.
 
Also one of the remarkable things about him, is that he started his first class career batting in the positions between 7 and 9. I think that means that he was initially picked as a leg spinner.

The fact that he transformed himself into an opening Test batsmen from being a bowler who batted, might indicate why he has certain limitations as a batsman, but it also shows that he is diligent and determined.
 
Well done Azhar. Thankfully your SR is better aswell. Keep going try to beat Younis's 1179 if you do that we will win InshaAllah.
 
Ab Fan said:
His overseas record is still poor honestly.

Aus- 38( leaving out this game)
SA-22
Eng-32
Nz-29
WI-38.5

He has a few noteworthy performance but overall his stats are mediocre everywhere except Aus where he is doing well currently and WI..

He has got a 139 in his last England tour at Edgabaston but still overall performance hasn't been good enough.
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Aus - 38 isn't a fair reflection because he's only had 2 innings. If you count the first 2 then you should count this current game too or wait till the end of the series. I'm confident his average wil be in the 40s.
SA - Yes, he had a very poor series of SA but he was completely out of form that year, didn't even perform against Zimbabwe. He's far more confident now and a senior batsmen. Expected to rectify that. Again only had 3 games in 2013.
Eng - Averaged in the 40s and was Pakistan's highest run-scorer this year with a brilliant hundred on a quick Edgbaston wicket. Again, a lot of that avg is probably dictated by him averaging 26 against England in his very first tour but that was a very, very difficult tour. I have never seen the ball swing more than that it in any year. If Pakistan held onto their catches, we would have won that series. Also you've got to remember, the likes of Strauss, KP, Cook also struggled big time in that series and Azhar was only in his first ever tour in Pakistan colours at 3 with no real guidance/ senior batsmen.
NZ - Disappointed in his average there, he has some work to do.

Overall, his overseas record isn't bad. You should probably add Sri Lanka into the mix as well. We should be fair and treat all overseas countries equally because Sri lankan wickets are not similar to UAE.
 
Pakprideuk said:
Aus - 38 isn't a fair reflection because he's only had 2 innings. If you count the first 2 then you should count this current game too or wait till the end of the series. I'm confident his average wil be in the 40s.
SA - Yes, he had a very poor series of SA but he was completely out of form that year, didn't even perform against Zimbabwe. He's far more confident now and a senior batsmen. Expected to rectify that. Again only had 3 games in 2013.
Eng - Averaged in the 40s and was Pakistan's highest run-scorer this year with a brilliant hundred on a quick Edgbaston wicket. Again, a lot of that avg is probably dictated by him averaging 26 against England in his very first tour but that was a very, very difficult tour. I have never seen the ball swing more than that it in any year. If Pakistan held onto their catches, we would have won that series. Also you've got to remember, the likes of Strauss, KP, Cook also struggled big time in that series and Azhar was only in his first ever tour in Pakistan colours at 3 with no real guidance/ senior batsmen.
NZ - Disappointed in his average there, he has some work to do.

Overall, his overseas record isn't bad. You should probably add Sri Lanka into the mix as well. We should be fair and treat all overseas countries equally because Sri lankan wickets are not similar to UAE.
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It is difficult for him to maintain a very impressive overseas record because of the way he bats. In places like Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand etc., you have to make hay when the sun shines because eventually one ball will have your name on it.

Unfortunately, he's not able to do so and if he would have had more shots with the same temperament, he would end up scoring 20-30 more runs every innings, and that could be the difference between a 45 average and a 55 average.

In terms of occupying the crease, he's right up there with the very best in the world. If I'm not wrong, since his debut, only Cook and Sangakkara have faced more deliveries in Tests, which is a testament to his temperament.

Even a player like Dravid, who was one of the very best of all time when it came to occupying the crease, has a humble record in Australia and South Africa because he was never able to dictate terms in those places.

For an opposition bowler, Azhar is the most challenging wicket in Pakistan because no other batsmen in the team makes them work harder for his wicket. However, he is not the most prized wicket because Younis, Shafiq and Sarfraz will all hurt them more during the stay at the crease.
 
Ab Fan said:
His overseas record is still poor honestly.

Aus- 38( leaving out this game)
SA-22
Eng-32
Nz-29
WI-38.5

He has a few noteworthy performance but overall his stats are mediocre everywhere except Aus where he is doing well currently and WI..

He has got a 139 in his last England tour at Edgabaston but still overall performance hasn't been good enough.
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You cant change the past, but you can work on your future. If he had struggled on this tour (its still ongoing, and he may yet still struggle) we could have looked at his numbers in england and south africa as a guide to indicate that he can't hack it as a batsman in challenging conditions. Indeed he is moving to improve his away record.
 
He will score a lot more if he shows more intent of actually scoring runs rather than surviving.
 
JibranAnsari said:
England have played 17 test matches this year. Wow. Their players play 100 matches in 6 years time and it takes our players around 10 years.
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It took Younis Khan 15 Years to play 100 Test Matches. This year we played more test matches than usual. If we play 12+ Test Matches in a Calendar year that is decent.
 
Ab Fan said:
His overseas record is still poor honestly.

Aus- 38( leaving out this game)
SA-22
Eng-32
Nz-29
WI-38.5

He has a few noteworthy performance but overall his stats are mediocre everywhere except Aus where he is doing well currently and WI..

He has got a 139 in his last England tour at Edgabaston but still overall performance hasn't been good enough.
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His Average is 71 In Aus Right now.
 
Pakprideuk said:
Aus - 38 isn't a fair reflection because he's only had 2 innings. If you count the first 2 then you should count this current game too or wait till the end of the series. I'm confident his average wil be in the 40s.
SA - Yes, he had a very poor series of SA but he was completely out of form that year, didn't even perform against Zimbabwe. He's far more confident now and a senior batsmen. Expected to rectify that. Again only had 3 games in 2013.
Eng - Averaged in the 40s and was Pakistan's highest run-scorer this year with a brilliant hundred on a quick Edgbaston wicket. Again, a lot of that avg is probably dictated by him averaging 26 against England in his very first tour but that was a very, very difficult tour. I have never seen the ball swing more than that it in any year. If Pakistan held onto their catches, we would have won that series. Also you've got to remember, the likes of Strauss, KP, Cook also struggled big time in that series and Azhar was only in his first ever tour in Pakistan colours at 3 with no real guidance/ senior batsmen.
NZ - Disappointed in his average there, he has some work to do.

Overall, his overseas record isn't bad. You should probably add Sri Lanka into the mix as well. We should be fair and treat all overseas countries equally because Sri lankan wickets are not similar to UAE.
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Well said, he's been our best batsman anywhere in the past year and people still have problems with him for some unknown reason.

Regarding his Average in Australia as of right now he has 2 fifties and averages 71.
 
He will get past 8 K test runs , with about 23 - 25 Hundreds.

If he has couple of really good years , he might reach 9 K runs.
 
Mamoon said:
In terms of occupying the crease, he's right up there with the very best in the world. If I'm not wrong, since his debut, only Cook and Sangakkara have faced more deliveries in Tests, which is a testament to his temperament.
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Only Cook now, and he has played almost 30 Tests more than Azhar in this period.

In terms of balls faced per dismissal (since Azhar's debut) - Chanderpaul, Sangakkara and Misbah are the only one who fare better than him.
 
Mamoon said:
He cannot score 140 in a day, and Australia will bat tomorrow in any case.

We are not in a position to think about declaration because we have lost 4 wickets already, but if this pair + Sarfraz score big tomorrow and bat till tea, Misbah will definitely put Australia to bat in the last session.
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Managed to score 156 runs on the second day of the first UAE Test vs WI this year.
 
he's getting more likable for me as a test player... having a decent season in NZ / Aus, better than I expected. Would be great if he can score a century or 2 here

I really hope he can stop this charade of ODI cricket - he is not an ODI cricket, and being in that team just makes him more difficult to like


also a little surprised to see 1K runs/ year haven't been done more often for Pak- seems like a very achievable feat
 
Azhar lost many supporters of his by being the captain and opener of the ODI side. He should concentrate on test cricket, quite a gun player in the format.
 
Great opener who gets too much unfair hate sometimes. He is definitely a quality batsman. He is definitely making a name for himself by performing in these away tours. Lets hope he keeps it up.
 
Probably our best batsman against aussies in recent years..on his way to atg status..I would say any batsman averaging above forty in this Pakistan side should be seen as an atg when they retire..a truly great Pakistan player..I love watching him bat and silence the peanut brained critics..
 
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