5 Batsmen who are overshadowed by current fab five

5. Azhar Ali

From making his debut in 2010 at a time when players like Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq were looking after the reigns of Pakistan cricket to establishing himself as the skipper and then playing under Babar Azam, this 36-year old has already had an eventful Test career for Pakistan. Azhar’s name in this list has mainly been added because of his fertile Test career.

Not long ago, not only he was the Test captain of the side but also the team’s most prolific batsman in the longest format. In his vibrant Test career, he has played 85 Test matches and has scored more than six thousand runs which also includes 17 centuries. In the overseas tours of England and Australia back in 2016 -17, the right-hander had played a prominent role in Pakistan’s uncertain batting lineup wherein he averaged more than 42 in England and 81.20 in Australia.

But with the rise of Babar Azam and now with him being the man in charge even in the longest format, Azhar’s jaunty proposition has moreover got shadowed. Although Babar himself does lack utter consistency especially when compared with his peers in the red-ball format, as of now he surely is Pakistan’s most cherished batsman across all formats.