By Ravi - Jun 30, 2025 01:18 PM
The Pakistan Cricket Board has made a big change keeping in mind the WTC 2025-27 cycle. The board has appointed Azhar Mahmood as the acting head coach of Pakistan's Test cricket team. After serving as the assistant head coach of the national team, Azhar has been an important part of the team's strategic core for a long time. Let us tell you that this former Pakistani cricketer has also played IPL in 2015, yes, while you know that after the first edition, Pakistani players were banned from playing in the IPL.
The PCB is confident that Azhar Mahmood will take the Pakistan Test team to heights, and under his leadership the team will do well in the World Test Championship 2025-27. By the way, his record in the County Championship has been good, the team led by him has won 2 titles. His daughter herself plays cricket from a club in England.
50-year-old Azhar Mahmood is a former cricketer of the Pakistan cricket team, whose Test career lasted 4 years and ODI career lasted 11 years. Mahmood married Aba Qureshi in 2003, whom he met during the 1999 World Cup. Azhar Mahmood's wife Aba Qureshi is a British citizen, they have 3 children. One of his daughters, Inaaya, plays for England's women's club Surrey. Azhar himself has trained his daughter in cricket.
Azhar Mahmood married British citizen Abba in 2003. In 2011, he himself acquired British citizenship, which allowed him to play in the IPL despite the ban on Pakistani cricketers. Azhar played for the KKR team in 2015. He played for Punjab (PBKS) in 2012 and 2013.
Azhar was born on 28 February 1975 in Rawalpindi. He was a bowling all-rounder. He made his international cricket (ODI) debut in 1996. A year later, in 1997, he made his Test debut. His Test career lasted 4 years and ODI career 11 years. Azhar Mahmood played 21 Tests and 143 ODIs, in which he took 39 and 123 wickets respectively. He took five-wicket hauls 3 times in ODIs.
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