Shoaib Akhtar: “Happy Birthday Azhar Mahmood. Always fun, always goofy together”
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Iconic Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar reminisced about his friendship with former all-rounder Azhar Mahmood, saying they had a lot of fun and were “always goofy together”.
Akhtar’s comments came when he was wishing Mahmood happy birthday as he turned 46 on Sunday.
Happy Birthday @AzharMahmood11 . Always fun, always goofy together.
And can never forget the three hundreds against South Africa. I was batting at the other end in two out of those three. pic.twitter.com/jT8F2ktdNb— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) February 28, 2021
“Happy Birthday Azhar Mahmood. Always fun, always goofy together. And can never forget the three hundreds against South Africa. I was batting at the other end in two out of those three,” he said on Twitter.
Azhar represented Pakistan in 21 Tests and scored 900 runs, which included three centuries and a fifty, at an average of 30.
He also took 39 wickets at an average of 35.94.
Azhar also featured in 143 ODIs and accumulated 1,521 runs, which included three half-centuries, at an average of 18.10.
He also claimed 123 wickets at an average of 39.13.