2017 Pakistan and Sri Lanka in UAE, 2 -Match Test Series - Azhar Ali Becomes Eight Pakistani Batsman to Score 5,000 Test Runs

Pakistan middle-order batsman Azhar Ali completed 5,000 runs in Test cricket, during the third day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Saturday Sep 30,2017

By doing so, Azhar became only the eight Pakistan cricketer to aggregate 5,000 runs in longest format of the game. Also, he is the fourth fastest to achieve this landmark from his country. Azhar has joined an elite list of former Pakistan cricketers, who went down as one of the greats of the game. 

Azhar Ali  joins -

1.  Younis Khan (M: 118 ; R: 10,099)
2.  Javed Miandad (M: 124 ; R: 8,832)
3.  Inzamam-ul-Haq (M:119 ; R: 8,829)M
4. ohammad Yousuf (M90 ; R: 7,530) 
5.  Salim Malik (M: 103 ; 5,768)
6.  Misbah-ul-Haq (M: 75 ; R: 5,222)
7. Zaheer Abbas (M: 78 ; R: 5.062).

Azhar Ali made his Test debut against Australia at Lord's in Pakistan's neutral venue series in England in 2010 and has since been a consistent performer with the bat. He became the first century maker in a day-night Test during his epic triple hundred against the West Indies in Dubai last year.


Azhar Ali scored 1198 runs in 11 Tests in 2016, also including a fighting double hundred against Australia at Melbourne. 

Younis Khan is the leading Test run-getter for Pakistan, with 10,099 runs in 118 Tests.