Azhar Ali proved himself to be a reliable and dependable batsman when he played for Pakistan mainly in the test team. He played as an opener and no.3 batsman for the Pakistani team. He made his debut on Pakistan's tour of England in 2010 on that ill fated tour which resulted in bans on Muhammad Amir, Muhammad Asif and Salman Butt after being caught in spot fixing. Azhar Ali was the reason why Misbah Ul Haq was such a successful captain in tests with Azhar Ali playing crucial and vital innings quite a number of times under Misbah Ul Haq's captaincy.
Azhar Ali also played a vital role as an opener alongwith Fakhar Zaman in Pakistan's champions Trophy win in 2017. His opening partnership alongwith Fakhar Zaman in the final against India in Champions Trophy 2017 laid the foundation on Pakistan's big score of 338 which resulted in Pakistan's victory.
In the end what I will like to say is that Azhar Ali proved himself to be a batting great like Younis Khan as only he and Younis Khan alongwith Inzamam Ul Haq and Hanif Muhammad scored triple century for Pakistan in test cricket.
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