azhar ali

Pakistan v England 2022/23

Watch: Azhar Ali walks away one final time, gets guard of honour from teammates, applause from England

Azhar fell for a duck

Series Editorial
Azhar Ali is just below Pakistan’s true Test top rank, but his contribution deserves celebrating

He sits just adrift of the freasome-foursome

by Katya Witney / December 18, 2022
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022/23
Watch: Azhar Ali pulls off ridiculous reverse ramp from Fawad Alam-like stance in brisk Quaid-e-Azam hundred

Azhar scored a magnificent hundred in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy

by Wisden Staff / October 25, 2022
County Championship 2022
Watch: Azhar Ali blazes massive six, unveils Fawad Alam-esque celebration in return-to-form County Championship double hundred

His first county hundred since 2018

by Wisden Staff / May 21, 2022
Pakistan v Australia 2022
Should a 'tiny little heartbeat' on UltraEdge have been enough to give Azhar Ali out on DRS?

"Tiny little heartbeat"

by Wisden Staff / March 25, 2022
County Championship 2021
Watch: County part-timer gets Pakistan great stumped with leg-spin beauty in top-division clash

A lovely delivery

by Wisden Staff / September 13, 2021
World Test Championship
Beating the best in their own backyard, part 1: A Test World XI to beat India in India

Still hugely reliant on few bankable stars

by Wisden Staff / June 20, 2021
Zimbabwe v Pakistan
Azhar Ali could yet be ranked among Pakistan's greatest Test batsmen

Pakistan’s Mount Rushmore may yet need to make room for a fifth member

by Ben Gardner / May 9, 2021
Zimbabwe v Pakistan
Watch: Azhar Ali takes stunning one-handed catch at gully

The 36-year-old is enjoying a fine Test

by Wisden Staff / May 9, 2021
Stories
Watch: Azhar Ali superbly imitates Inzamam and Steve Smith's batting styles

Near-perfect imitation

by Wisden Staff / February 23, 2021

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February '23 Issue

The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out January 19:

Cover story – how Ben Stokes’ bold and unconventional leadership sparked England’s outstanding Test series win in Pakistan
2022 in review – our panel of experts pick a men’s Test XI and women’s cross-format team of the last year
Ricky Ponting shares his concerns for the future of Test cricket and the fallout from Justin Langer’s ousting
The burgeoning business of women’s cricket
Columnists – Andrew Miller, Lawrence Booth and Adam Collins
John Hollioake, father of Adam and Ben, talks Jo Harman through a fairytale with a tragic ending
Liam Brickhill reports on Zimbabwe’s heartening resurgence
Coaching – Mark Ramprakash, Anya Shrubsole and John Simpson

Almanack 2021

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azhar ali

Watch: Azhar Ali walks away one final time, gets guard of honour from teammates, applause from England

Azhar Ali is just below Pakistan’s true Test top rank, but his contribution deserves celebrating

Watch: Azhar Ali pulls off ridiculous reverse ramp from Fawad Alam-like stance in brisk Quaid-e-Azam hundred

Watch: Azhar Ali blazes massive six, unveils Fawad Alam-esque celebration in return-to-form County Championship double hundred

Should a 'tiny little heartbeat' on UltraEdge have been enough to give Azhar Ali out on DRS?

Watch: County part-timer gets Pakistan great stumped with leg-spin beauty in top-division clash

Beating the best in their own backyard, part 1: A Test World XI to beat India in India

Azhar Ali could yet be ranked among Pakistan's greatest Test batsmen

Watch: Azhar Ali takes stunning one-handed catch at gully

Watch: Azhar Ali superbly imitates Inzamam and Steve Smith's batting styles

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