Worcestershire signal Pakistan batter Azhar Ali for 2023 County Championship season

Azhar Ali performed for Worcestershire final season of the county championship and was their third-highest run-scorer after Jack Haynes and Ed Bernard.

Worcestershire signal Azhar Ali for 2023 County Championship season. Courtesy: Reuters

HIGHLIGHTSAzhar Ali was the third-highest run-scorer for Worcestershire final seasonAzhar Ali obtained a prime rating of 225 in opposition to LeicestershireAzhar Ali has scored over 7000 Test runs for Pakistan

English county membership Worcestershire has signed Azhar Ali for the 2023 version of the County Championship. The right-handed batter had a stupendous outing for the workforce within the earlier season of the first-class match.

In eight matches, Azhar scored 607 runs at a mean of 46.69 with one century and three half-centuries. His prime rating of 225 got here in opposition to Leicestershire again in May on the County Ground in New Road, Worcester.

On the again of his knock, Worcestershire received the match by an innings and 259 runs. Azhar was considered one of their main run-scorers final season after Jack Haynes and Ed Bernard.

“Azhar has loved it here and wants to come back and do a job for us again next season, and we are delighted he has signed for another year. To get someone who is available for most of, if not the entire season, again is another bonus with your overseas player because I think it is going to be harder and harder to do that,” Worcestershire Cricket Steering Group Chairman, Paul Pridgeon was quoted as saying.

“He has had interest from other first class counties as well, but he has indicated he has really loved being at Worcestershire, and his family are settled here,” he added.

Azhar Ali has been a stalwart of the Pakistan Test workforce for greater than 12 years. He has scored 7030 runs from 95 Tests at a mean of 42.60 with 19 centuries and 50 half-centuries to indicate for his efforts.

Back in 2016, Azhar notched his finest Test rating of 302* in opposition to the West Indies at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

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