Azhar become an important member of the Pakistani team. He is a genuine allrounder in both forms of Cricket. Introduced into the side primarily as a medium pacer, he has surprised many by his batting prowess. His hard hitting but orthodox batting skills have also been extremely useful in the one day game. Unlike most Pakistani pacers he is not much of a swinger but rather employs the seam to bowl off and leg cutters. In the test game, he bowls with extra speed and occasionally gets enough pace and bounce to trouble the best of batsmen. He is expected to polish his immense talent with the maturity that comes with experience.