Hammad Azam

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Hammad Azam
حماد اعظم
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Personal information
Born (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 (age 35)
Fateh Jang, Punjab, Pakistan
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsHaseeb Azam (Brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 180)23 April 2011 v West Indies
Last ODI22 March 2012 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 46)23 February 2012 v England
Last T20I28 July 2013 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–presentRawalpindi
2010–presentNational Bank of Pakistan
2010–2015Rawalpindi Rams
2012Khulna Royal Bengals
2012Uva Next
2016Lahore Qalandars
2018; 2020Peshawar Zalmi
2019Multan Sultans
2019–presentNorthern
2021-presentGolden State Grizzlies
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 11 5 96 103
Runs scored 80 34 4,063 1,919
Batting average 16.00 11.33 33.57 28.64
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 6/22 0/11
Top score 36 21 157 93*
Balls bowled 198 0 8,339 3,151
Wickets 2 – 180 78
Bowling average 84.50 – 21.72 32.92
5 wickets in innings 0 – 4 0
10 wickets in match 0 – 1 0
Best bowling 1/21 – 10/70 4/57
Catches/stumpings 4/– 0/– 60/– 34/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 December 2019

Hammad Azam (Punjabi: حماد اعظم; born 16 March 1991) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays in the Major League Cricket. Before his retirement in July 2023, he played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 2011 and 2015.[1] He is a right-handed batman and a right-arm medium fast bowler.

Domestic and franchise career

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In April 2018, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[2][3] In March 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[4][5] He was named the best all-rounder of the tournament, after scoring 144 runs and taking nine wickets.[6]

In September 2019, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[7][8] In January 2021, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.[9][10] Following the conclusion of the competition, he was named the player of the tournament.[11]

In April 2021, he was one of four Pakistani cricketers to travel to the United States to take part in the Houston Open T20 Cricket League.[12] In June 2021, he was selected as a member of the Golden State Grizzlies in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.[13]

International career

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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.[14] He was immediately selected in the Pakistan squad for the Twenty20 International against Australia.[15]

One Day Internationals

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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.[16]

Twenty20 International

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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.[17] He has played 5 T20I matches till date.

See also

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References

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