Azhar Mahmood is a former Pakistani cricketer who played for the national side as a bowling all-rounder from the mid-90s to mid-2000s.
In picture: Azhar Mahmood with wife Ebba Qureshi
Although Azhar Mahmood's father was opposed to him playing cricket, he later encouraged him to pursue his dream after seeing what he was accomplishing in his early days.
In his ODI career, Azhar Mahmood played 143 matches taking 123 wickets at an average of 39.13. His best bowling figures were 6/18.
Azhar Mahmood made his Test debut for Pakistan a year later on October 6, 1997 vs South Africa.
Azhar Mahmood played a total of 21 Tests taking 39 wickets at an average of 35.94. His best figures were 4/50.
Although Azhar Mahmood made an entry into the Pakistan side as a bowler, he went on to impress his teammates, captain and coach with his batting skills and was thus termed an all-rounder.
Azhar Mahmood got married to Ebba Qureshi in 2003.
Ebba Qureshi: Oh my days that's 11 years ago!!! #Valima #christmastree #SaasuMaa'sGiftedJewellery #Dulan
Azhar Mahmood's wife Ebba runs a Public Relations firm dealing with Events and Sports. She is the Founder and CEO of EbbaQ and Fem Games.
Following him being granted citizenship, Azhar Mahmood was selected to play in the Indian Premier League in the 2012 season.
In his IPL career, Azhar Mahmood played 23 matches with taking 29 wickets and scoring 388 runs. His highest score was 80, while his best bowling was 3/20.
Besides IPL, Azhar Mahmood also played for other domestic franchises like Islamabad Leopards, Dhaka Gladiators, Sydney Thunder, Barbados Tridents, Cape Cobras, Barisal Burners and Islamabad United.
In November 2016, Azhar Mahmood was appointed as bowling coach of the Pakistan cricket team. He retired from his post in 2019.
In picture: Azhar Mahmood and Ebba Qureshi with Zaheer Khan, Sagarika Ghatge, Ashish Nehra, Harman Baweja, Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik and other friends
Ebba Qureshi shared this photo with Azhar Mahmood, Sania Mirza, Anam Mirza and Shoaib Malik and wrote - Friends like family
In picture: Azhar Mahmood and Ebba Qureshi with Sania Mirza. It was captioned: Too much love in this pic
Ebba Qureshi shared this picture with Sania Mirza and wrote, 'Miss you cheeti :) @mirzasaniar #funtimes #dubai #letsdoitagainsoon #girls #strikeaPose'
Ebba Qureshi shared this photo and wrote: Lots happened this year in 2017.. lots of Laughs, some tears and some big changes.... but Alhumdulilah for getting through. May Allah send his blessings upon us and make it and even better ahead. Ameen.
In picture: Azhar Mahmood and wife Ebba Qureshi celebrate Christmas 2019 with close family and friends
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