Former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali has decided to quit ODIs and focus only on Tests going forward. He had mostly been out of Pakistan’s ODI plans in the recent months, having last played the format in January 2018 against New Zealand. Azhar never played T20 internationals.
His last major contribution came in the Champions Trophy last year when he scored 59 in the final against India after a 50 against India in the league stage and 76 against England in the semi-final.
Azhar was dropped after the New Zealand tour earlier this year, replaced by Imam-ul-Haq, who has scored three centuries and as many half-centuries in 10 innings since the Zimbabwe tour.
Azhar will end his ODI career with 53 ODIs to his name in which he scored 1845 runs at an average of 36.09, with three centuries and 12 half-centuries.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo