Azam Hussain

Azam Hussain
Personal information
Full name
Azam Hussain
Born (1985-09-07) 7 September 1985 (age 41)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000/01–2012/13Karachi Blues
2003/04–2004/05Defence Housing Authority
2003/04Karachi
2005/06Pakistan Customs
2005/06–2014/15Karachi Zebras
2006/07–2013/14Karachi Dolphins
2006/07–2008/09Sind
2008/09–2017/18Karachi Whites
2012/13–2015/16Port Qasim Authority
Last FC27 October 2017 Karachi Whites v Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Last LA27 January 2017 Karachi Whites v Peshawar
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Twenty20
Matches 107 73 60
Runs scored 1937 310 57
Batting average 16.14 9.11 6.33
100s/50s 0/4 0/0 0/0
Top score 77* 30 14*
Balls bowled 17198 3690 1293
Wickets 325 87 65
Bowling average 27.14 34.17 25.20
5 wickets in innings 14 0 0
10 wickets in match 4 0 0
Best bowling 8/113 4/35 4/17
Catches/stumpings 34/– 12/– 12/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 5 July 2026

Azam Hussain (born 7 September 1985) is a Pakistani former cricketer. Hussain was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Karachi, Sindh.

Hussain represented Pakistan Under-19s in two Youth ODIs against Sri Lanka Under-19s in November 2001.

Hussain made his List A debut for Karachi Blues in the 2000/01 Pakistani season. The following season, he made his first-class debut for Karachi Blues. He made his Twenty20 debut for Karachi Zebras against Rawalpindi Rams in the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup on 24 February 2006.

During his domestic career, Hussain represented Karachi Blues, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, Pakistan Customs, Karachi Zebras, Karachi Dolphins, Sind, Karachi Whites and Port Qasim Authority. He also represented Pakistan A and a number of Karachi regional sides.

Hussain established himself as a successful left-arm spinner in domestic cricket. In April 2004, playing for Karachi, he took career-best innings figures of 8 wickets for 113 runs against Rawalpindi and finished with match figures of 13 for 236 in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. In October 2007, playing for Karachi Blues, he took 6 wickets for 70 runs in the first innings and 4 for 40 in the second against Rawalpindi, finishing with a 10-wicket match haul.

In May 2008, Hussain played for Port Qasim Authority in the final of the Patron's Trophy, taking 6 wickets for 78 runs against State Bank of Pakistan as Port Qasim won the Grade-II title and secured promotion. In October 2012, again playing for Port Qasim Authority, he took 10 wickets for 91 runs in the match against Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the President's Trophy Grade-I. The following year, he returned his best Twenty20 figures of 4 wickets for 17 runs in a Ramazan T20 Cup match against Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.

Later in his career, Hussain helped Karachi Whites qualify for the Super Eight stage of the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, taking 4 wickets for 103 runs against Lahore Whites.

Hussain played 107 first-class, 73 List A and 60 Twenty20 matches between the 2000/01 and 2017/18 seasons, taking 325 wickets in first-class cricket.

References

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  2. 1 2 "Azam Hussain". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Pakistan Under-19s vs Sri Lanka Under-19s, 3rd ODI". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Pakistan Under-19s vs Sri Lanka Under-19s, 5th Youth ODI, Sri Lanka Under-19s tour of Pakistan 2001/02 - full scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Azam Hussain: Debut and last played matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Karachi Zebras vs Rawalpindi Rams, Pool A, ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup 2005/06". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Azam Hussain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Karachi's Azam bags 13 wickets". Dawn. 9 April 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Quaid-i-Azam Trophy: Karachi Blues facing defeat despite Azam's 10-wkt haul". Dawn. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Karachi Whites poised to take first-innings lead". ESPNcricinfo. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Azam spins PQA to Patron's Trophy title". Dawn. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Azam gives PQA lifeline to secure first victory, KRL on top against UBL". Dawn. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Azam seals narrow victory for PQA in rain-hit game". Dawn. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Spinners help Karachi Whites bag Super Eight spot". Dawn. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2026.