7 players who scored a triple century this decade before David Warner

#6 Azhar Ali (October 2016 vs West Indies)

Azhar Ali walks off the field after his marathon innings

Azhar Ali, who made his Test debut for Pakistan in July 2010, quickly became renowned for his ever-lasting patience. Therefore it did not come as a major surprise when Ali scored a triple century in 2016.

The milestone was achieved in a pink-ball Test match against West Indies at Dubai.

Ali opened the batting with Sami Aslam and piled on 215 runs for the first wicket to dent their opponents’ confidence.

The right-hander started slowly but once the West Indies bowlers got impatient and started bowling loose ones, he became more aggressive. Ali relished the short length that his opponents bowled and, to prove that, played a few superb back foot punches and pull shots.

When Aslam was dismissed, the rest of the batting order supported Ali to the magical 300-run mark. Once he had completed his celebrations, Pakistan declared their innings on 579-3. Ali’s score of 302 not out was instrumental in Pakistan’s eventual 56-run win.