Australia vs Pakistan 2016: 5 players to watch out for in the Test series

#2 Azhar Ali

Azhar Ali will have to be Pakistan’s rock at the top

Azhar Ali has been a standout performer for Pakistan this season. He became only the fourth Pakistan player to score a triple century when he scored an unbeaten 302 against the West Indies earlier this year. He became the first player to score a hundred, a double hundred and a triple hundred in day-night Tests.

While the other Pakistan batsmen have struggled for consistency, Ali has scored 874 runs at an average of 54.5. He has been Pakistan’s main batsman this season providing some consistency to their shaky batting line-up. He will surely like to break some more records in the upcoming series.

Against the pace duo of Starc and Hazlewood, the 31-year-old will have to be at his best to guide his team to a respectable total.

Azhar Ali in 2016

Innings	18
Runs	874
Average	54.6
50s	3
100s	2