Watch: Right-arm quick Mohammad Ali has been given a maiden call-up for Pakistan’s Test series against England, beginning at home on December 1.

Ali plays for Central Punjab and has been in fine form in the last two seasons of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, picking up 56 wickets, including 24 in the ongoing edition. Last year, Ali had picked up 32 scalps in eight games to end as the leading wicket-taker amongst quicks, and the second-highest overall, behind left-arm spinner Ali Usman.

The 30-year-old has picked up two five-fors for his side in 2022/23, averaging 25.54 from six games, and is the third-highest wicket-taker in the tournament. No other fast bowler has more wickets than him, with only spinners Abrar Khan and Mubasir Khan ahead of him.

A highlights reel of his performances in the Quaid-q0Azam Trophy 2022/23, shared by Pakistan Cricket, gives a glimpse of Ali’s skills. He is seen varying his lengths to trouble the batters, often getting the ball to swing at the last instance. Against Sindh, he bowled Zahid Mahmood with a delivery that came back in, and then got Imam-ul-Haq lbw with a delivery that swung away in another game, against Balochistan. Fawad Alam and Sarfaraz Ahmed are other notable scalps.

Overall, Ali has played 22 first-class games since making his debut in 2018, picking up 85 wickets with a strike rate of 44.8. He has best figures of 6-52 and has picked up a match haul of ten wickets once to go with six five-fors.

Watch Mohammad Ali’s highlights from Quaid-e-Azam 2022/23 here:

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