#8 Azhar Ali - Pakistan
Pakistan has found a reliable top order batsman in Azhar Ali who rose to occasions many a time for his country that was not allowed to play cricket in their own home. He made his debut at Lord's against Australia in 2010 and has not looked back ever since in the longest format of the game. He has a water-tight technique with paramount levels of concentration.
He is able to bat at any position in the top order but the #3 position has suited him the most. He has scored 3530 runs to go along with 10 centuries and 21 fifties in that position at an average of 44.13. He has carved out his niche in the longest format of the sport that suits his batting and phlegmatic temperament.
RECORD:65 TESTS/ 124 INNINGS/ 5202 RUNS/ 44.84 AVG/ 14 100's/ 28 50's/ HIGHEST:302*
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