http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Ali-c46890 ready to take on India – Cricket News Update
Azhar Ali, the young Pakistani batsman, is ready to take on India in the limited-overs series, which is scheduled for later this year and expressed that he wants to score at least seven thousand runs in his Test career.
Pakistan and India have not played any bilateral series since 2007-08. The Men in Blue were scheduled to visit the neighbouring country in 2009, before the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 and Islamabad.
The situation however, has enhanced this year, with the Board of Control for Cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in October. On top of
that, the two South Asian countries will play a limited-over series in India in December, which consists of three One Day Internationals and a couple of T20s.
Azhar, 27, has been an integral part of Pakistan’s Test team since debuting in 2010. He was given a proper chance to prove his credentials in the 50-overs format in the recently concluded tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, with the right-hander lashing on to the opportunity,
scoring two half-centuries.
The cricketer from Lahore, while talking to ESPNcricinfo, expressed that he is at the top of his game at the present moment and is ready to take on any team of the world, although he admitted that playing against India is a different challenge,
because of the added expectations.
"I think I am in form to score runs against any team. Playing against India is always testing because of the added pressure, but for me it's more about scoring runs no matter who the opposition is," said Azhar. "There are always high feelings when you perform
against India. It will be an important time for me and I am ready to face their bowlers."
The stylish batsman wants to carry on with his exceptional form in the longer version of the sport and wants to be ranked among the top batsmen of the global arena.
"My short-term target is to be ranked as a top Test batsman as soon as possible, and in the long run I would like to score at least 7000 runs in Test cricket," he added.
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