Azhar Khan (cricketer)

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Azhar Khan
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Azhar Khan
Born (1955-09-07) 7 September 1955 (age 69)
Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
International information
National side
Only Test(cap  84)18 March 1980 v  Australia
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches1159
Runs scored147733
Batting average 14.0037.53
100s/50s-/-16/42
Top score14209*
Balls bowled187528
Wickets 1122
Bowling average 2.0025.62
5 wickets in innings -4
10 wickets in match--
Best bowling1/16/34
Catches/stumpings -/-111/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 June 2017

Mohammad Azhar Khan (born September 7, 1955, Gujranwala, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test in 1980.

Azhar Khan played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1972 to 1993. [1] His highest score was 209 not out for Pakistan Universities against Bahawalpur in 1974–75. [2] A year later, also against Bahawalpur, he made 203, this time for Lahore A. [3]

In February 2020, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. [4] [5] However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the coronavirus pandemic. [6]

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References

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  2. "Pakistan Universities v Bahawalpur 1974-75". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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