5 Pakistani players who had a great first-class career but failed to shine in Tests

#5 Azhar Mahmood

Azhar Mahmood has switched the whites for the gaudy colours of T20s

Azhar Mahmood began his Test career with three centuries against South Africa but ended up with only 21 Test matches to his name. A total of 900 runs and 39 wickets in Tests do not speak volumes of his quality as an all-rounder.

However, his first-class numbers are quite impressive. 7703 runs at an average of around 32 and a mammoth tally of 611 wickets at an average of 25.11 always meant he was in the selectors’ minds. No one knows why Pakistan lost faith in this classy all-rounder, but he has certainly moved on. He is now a British citizen and has been plying his trade as a T-20 specialist in different leagues around the world.