Azhar Ali
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Drama continues in Pakistan Cricket as PCB selector Azhar Ali resigns after 12 months
Cricket | November 20, 2025 12:17 ISTPakistan Cricket Board has not publicly announced the departure of Azhar Ali as he has stepped down reportedly after Sarfaraz Ahmed was appointed the head of Pakistan Shaheens and U19 sides. However, the PCB has accepted his resignation.
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Pakistan U19 men's team hammers UAE to enter tri-series final, to face Afghanistan in title clash
Cricket | November 26, 2024 0:29 ISTPakistan's top order laid the foundation for the win. Openers Usman Khan and Shahzaib Khan both scored half-centuries to deflate the UAE bowlers. Faham-ul-Haq and Farhan Yousaf capitalised on the start and impressed in the middle phase.
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PCB appoints former Test captain Azhar Ali as head of youth development
Cricket | November 22, 2024 20:16 IST"I am honoured and excited to take on this important role. Having risen through the age-group ranks and played extensive club and domestic cricket, I understand the critical role grassroots development plays in shaping future stars," Azhar said on his appointment.
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PCB restructures selection committee again, adds former ICC elite panel umpire as voting member
Cricket | October 11, 2024 15:50 ISTThe latest revamp has come after Mohammad Yousuf's resignation as one of the members of the selection committee. The captain and head coach are still a part of the committee.
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Fakhar Zaman had dreamt a few days ago that he would get out on a no-ball in CT 2017 final
Cricket | March 29, 2023 9:59 ISTPakistan defeated India by 180 runs in the final of Champions Trophy in 2017.
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NZ vs PAK 2nd Test: 'Was a challenge out there': Azhar Ali disappointed after missing out on hundred
Cricket | January 03, 2021 21:05 ISTAzhar, who stepped down as Test captain before the New Zealand tour, said the pitch also had runs for the batsmen if one applied himself and picked the right shots to play.
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Babar Azam replaces Azhar Ali as Pakistan's Test captain, becomes skipper in all formats
Cricket | November 10, 2020 21:04 ISTBabar is now Pakistan captain across all three formats and his first assignment will be the ICC World Test Championship fixtures against New Zealand, which will be played in Mount Maunganui and Christchurch from December 26-30 and January 3-7.
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Azhar Ali may not go to New zealand as Pakistan Test captain, Mohammad Rizwan likely to replace him
Cricket | October 23, 2020 10:23 ISTAzhar, who is the most Test capped player now in the national team with 81 appearances, is said to have lost favour with a influential member of the cricket committee
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PCB summons Misbah, Test captain Azhar and Hafeez after their meeting with PM Imran Khan
Cricket | September 27, 2020 11:12 ISTAccording to sources close to the players, PCB CEO will meet with the three players on Monday to convey the board’s displeasure over their move to approach PM Imran Khan.
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ENG vs PAK, 3rd Test: Pakistan captain Azhar Ali shuts down critics with gritty Southampton century
Cricket | August 23, 2020 22:11 ISTAzhar fought hard, showed courage, showed changed in tactics against the English attack and displayed mental toughness as he notched up his 17th Test century and third against England on day 3 of the third Test at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
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ENG vs PAK: Michael Atherton defends under-fire Azhar Ali ahead of second Test vs England
Cricket | August 12, 2020 15:24 ISTAzhar came under immense scrutiny after Pakistan lost the first Test from a winning position to go 0-1 down in the three-match series.
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If Pakistan lose in England PCB will have to consider replacing Azhar Ali as captain: Wasim Akram
Cricket | August 11, 2020 16:34 ISTAzhar has faced a lot of criticism following the team's three-wicket defeat against England in Manchester
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We will bounce back: Sarfaraz has a special message for captain Azhar ahead of 2nd Test vs England
Cricket | August 10, 2020 15:58 ISTPakistan lost the opener by three wickets despite dominating most parts of the game and captain Azhar Ali was heavily criticised for his poor captaincy
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ENG vs PAK: Wasim Akram criticises Azhar Ali's captaincy in first Test against England
Cricket | August 09, 2020 11:34 ISTAkram was particularly critical of Ali's decision to under-bowl pacer Naseem Shah, who was used for just 13 overs out of 82 in the second innings while defending a target of 277.
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ENG vs PAK | This one not far behind Headingley chase: Azhar Ali praises Buttler-Woakes stand
Cricket | August 08, 2020 23:49 ISTPakistan did not manage a single maiden during their partnership that lasted 33 overs as England bounced back from 117 from 5 to 256 for six
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ENG vs PAK, 1st Test: Azhar Ali, Joe Root forget COVID-19 rules, shake hands after toss
Cricket | August 05, 2020 16:28 ISTFollowing the toss at the Old Trafford Cricket ground in Manchester, before the start of the first Test of the three-game series, Azhar and Root, inadvertently shook hands after the toss only to realise the rules immediately.
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Azhar Ali's lack of experience as captain could be a problem, says Zaheer Abbas
Cricket | August 04, 2020 15:14 ISTAzhar was named as Pakistan's Test captain in October 2019 after Sarfaraz Ahmed was sacked from the role across formats. Babar Azam was named as skipper in white-ball cricket.
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England vs Pakistan: Azhar Ali, Babar Azam aim to make progress in ICC Test rankings
Cricket | August 03, 2020 18:13 ISTAzhar, presently 27th among batsmen, will be hoping to regain the form that lifted him to a career-best sixth in December 2016, while Babar will be hoping to progress from a career-best aggregate of 800 rating points.
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Happy to have experience and young blood in our pace attack: Azhar Ali
Cricket | July 31, 2020 18:10 ISTExperienced left-arm pacer Mohammad Aamir has also now joined the squad in Derbyshire with another young pacer Haris Rauf set to join the team after finally clearing his COVID-19 tests.
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Pakistan to prepare for Tests against England with intra-squad match
Cricket | July 24, 2020 13:19 ISTAzhar Ali and Sarfaraz Ahmed will lead the two sides as they take each other on in an intra-squad match to prepare for three-Test series against England.
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