International career

An all-rounder

All-rounder

An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a few batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are considered specialists...

, Azam made his first-class debut in 2008 for Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi cricket team

Rawalpindi cricket team are a first-class cricket side which compete in Pakistani domestic cricket.- Players :* It has following notable players*Shoaib Akhtar*Sohail Tanvir*Yasir Arafat*Kamran Sheeraz-External links:*...

. He had played just six first-class games before being selected in the Pakistan squad for the U-19 World Cup in New Zealand

New Zealand

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His performance in the tournament was impressive, scoring 173 runs in six matches and getting dismissed only once. His unbeaten 92 against West Indies in the semi-final guided Pakistan to the final of the tournament. He was immediately selected in the Pakistan squad for the Twenty20

Twenty20

Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...

 International against Australia.

One Day Internationals

On 23 April 2011, Azam along with Mohammad Salman

Mohammad Salman

Mohammad Salman is an international cricketer from Pakistan. He is a right handed batsman and a wicketkeeper. He was brought in as a replacement for Kamran Akmal.-International:...

 and Junaid Khan

Junaid Khan

Mohammad Junaid Khan commonly known as Junaid Khan is a Pakistani international cricketer who bowls left arm medium-fast. He is the first player from Swabi to make it into the Pakistan national cricket team. After an injury to Sohail Tanvir on the eve of the World Cup, Khan was called up as...

 made their one day international debuts against West Indies in St. Lucia. On 25 April 2011, Azam took his first wicket in the second Digicel ODI against West Indies in St.Lucia.

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