Hammad Azam

Hammad Azam
حماد اعظم
Personal information
Born (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991
Fateh Jang, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname Maddy
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Role All-rounder
Relations Haseeb Azam (Brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 180) 23 Apr 2011 v West Indies
Last ODI 22 Mar 2012 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 46) 23 Feb 2012 v England
Last T20I 28 July 2013 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–present Rawalpindi
2010–present National Bank of Pakistan
2010–present Rawalpindi Rams
2012 Khulna Royal Bengals
2012 Uva Next
2016–present Lahore Qalandars
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 8 5 40 47
Runs scored 76 34 1,393 981
Batting average 19.00 11.33 24.87 30.63
100s/50s -/- -/- 1/7 0/8
Top score 36 21 102* 93*
Balls bowled 150 – 2,729 1,272
Wickets 2 – 72 24
Bowling average 63.00 – 18.58 43.08
5 wickets in innings – – 1 –
10 wickets in match – – – –
Best bowling 1/21 -/- 7/46 2/27
Catches/stumpings 3/- -/- 26/- 16/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 December 2013

Hammad Azam (Urdu: حماد اعظم‎; born 16 March 1991 in Fateh Jang) is a Pakistani cricketer, who plays the role of all-rounder. He is a right handed batman and a right arm medium fast bowler.

International career

An all-rounder, Azam made his first-class debut in 2008 for Rawalpindi. He had played just six first-class games before being selected in the Pakistan squad for the U-19 World Cup in New Zealand.

His performance in the tournament was impressive, scoring 173 runs in six matches and getting dismissed only once. His unbeaten 92 against West Indies in the semi-final guided Pakistan to the final of the tournament.[1] He was immediately selected in the Pakistan squad for the Twenty20 International against Australia.[2]

One Day Internationals

On 23 April 2011, Azam along with Mohammad Salman and Junaid Khan made their one-day international debuts against West Indies in St. Lucia. On 25 April 2011, Azam took his first wicket, of Marlon Samuels, in the second Digicel ODI against West Indies in St.Lucia.[3]

Twenty20 International

On 23 February 2012, Azam made his T20I debut against England at Dubai. He did not get to bat or bowl in the game, however, in the next game, he scored 21 off 15 balls including three 4s and one 6 before being caught off Ravi Bopara's bowling.[4] He has played 5 matches till date.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hammad Azam special takes Pakistan to final". Cricinfo. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Hammad Azam to join Pakistan T20 squad in Australia". The News International. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-01-28. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  3. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-pakistan-2011/engine/current/match/489214.html
  4. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/engine/current/match/531636.html

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