http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Ali-c46890 wants to make a mark in ODI cricket as well – Cricket News Update
Despite being labelled as a Test specialist for most part of his short career so far, Azhar Ali, the top-order batsman, is keen to cement his place in the 50-overs format and claims that the Sri Lankan tour boosted his confidence.
Debuting in one of the most controversial series of the game’s history, against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in 2010, the right-handed batsman made a mark at the ultimate level of the game and became a regular in the Test team.
The stylish batsman has played 24 Tests on the trot, scoring more than 18 hundred runs at a brilliant average of 45.27 runs per innings, with the help of four hundreds and 13 half-centuries.
In the initial half of his career, the leg-spinner turned batsman was not considered for the shorter formats of the game. The right hander however, got an opportunity to prove his worth in the 50-overs format in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasir-c78728 Jamshed’s absence,
who was ruled out of the Sri Lankan tour because of a fractured finger.
The cricketer from Lahore did not disappoint, with 217 runs in five innings, with the help of two smashing half-centuries, ending up as the leading run-scorer of the series.
Azhar is not too sure about his credentials in the T20 format but thinks that he can do a job for the country in ODIs.
"I am not sure about T20 cricket but I recently played an ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 and was the best batsman. I won't say that I have settled in limited-overs cricket but that performance was a confidence booster," the batsman
said while talking to ESPNcricinfo.
Some critics raise question marks about the budding batsman’s ability to score at a brisk rate; however, Azhar thinks that due to the new regulations in the 50-overs format, his solid technique and temperament can be an asset for
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
"Critics might point out that my strike rate doesn't match this form of the game but one-day cricket has changed with the new ball from both sides and the Powerplays," the 27-year-old cricketer mentioned. "You need to have a couple
of batsmen in the side who can play sensibly to survive and pull the team along to play the 50 overs."
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