Cricketer Azhar Ali who retired from Test cricket last year in December committed to Play county cricket.
The right-handed batter was signed by Worcestershire County Club for the 2023 season after he led them well in the last edition.
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Cricketer Azhar Ali scored 656 runs in 11 matches in LV — Insurance County Championship. The former international cricketer also scored 185 runs in the Royal London Cup including his innings of 130 runs against Northamptonshire.
While talking about his county cricket future after Test retirement, Azhar Ali said he “is really looking forward” to it.
“I enjoy playing cricket, I will go and play for Worcestershire this year and try to give my best,” said Azhar Ali who is currently busy playing club cricket in Lahore.
Last December Azhar Ali announces his retirement from Test cricket. The third Test between Pakistan and England in Karachi was his career’s 97th Test. Had he played three more matches, he would have become only the sixth Pakistani player to play 100 Tests.
It is to be intimated that cricketer Javed Miandad has played the most (124) Tests followed by Inzamam Ul Haq (119), Younis Khan (118), Wasim Akram (104), and Saleem Malik (103).
He will also keep on playing domestic cricket. During his retirement news conference, the star cricketer said that he would try to share his experience with youngsters in domestic cricket.
“Like every other PSL fan, I am also very excited about the start of PSL 8. The PSL now feels special because it takes place in our country. People enjoy matches by coming to the stadium in large numbers,” he said while talking about the upcoming eighth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
The experienced cricketer hopes that the PSL 8 will unearth talented cricketers like in previous editions.
Azhar, who has already proved his mettle in commentary, is expected to be on the commentary panel of the PSL 8.
