Azhar Ali excited to join Worcestershire for County Championship this season

Former captain of Pakistan Azhar Ali will be joining Worcestershire for County Championship this season.

The 37-year-old batsman was previously part of Somerset in 2018 and also played a vital role in Somerset’s Royal London Cup success.

During his time with Somerset, he proved himself to be a quality performer on the field, whilst at the same time becoming an integral part of the club’s off-field culture.

In his seventeen First-Class matches for the club, he scored over eight hundred runs with a best of 125. He was also presented with his County Cap by Marcus Trescothick in 2019.

🗣 𝗔 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 | خوش آمدید اظہر

💚 #WeAreWorcestershire | 🍐 #Pears@AzharAli_ @TheRealPCB

— Worcestershire County Cricket Club (@WorcsCCC) February 22, 2022

Over the years many legendary players from Pakistan have been a regular part of county teams. Few to name are as follows:

• Abdul Hafeez Kardar (Warwickshire)
• Majid Khan (Glamorgan)
• Sarfaraz Nawaz (Northamptonshire)
• Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire)
• Wasim Akram (Hampshire, Lancashire)
• Waqar Younis (Glamorgan, Surrey)
• Javed Miandad (Glamorgan, Sussex)
• Younis Khan (Nottinghamshire)
• Imran Khan (Sussex, Worcestershire)
• Shoaib Akhter (Durham, Somerset, Worcestershire) 

The County Championship 2022 season begins on April 7 and is scheduled to end by the end of September.