Dream Debut: Azan Awais becomes 14th Pakistani to smash century on Test debut
By Nawaz Gohar ; Young batting sensation Azan Awais has etched his name into the history books by scoring a century on his Test debut against Bangladesh. The 21-year-old reached the milestone off 153 deliveries, hitting 14 boundaries in a composed innings of 103 runs.
With this feat, Awais becomes the 14th Pakistani batsman to score a hundred in his inaugural Test match. He reached the landmark during the ongoing Test match in Dhaka, where he was handed his cap alongside fellow debutant Abdullah Afzal.
Opening the innings with the experienced Imam-ul-Haq, Awais showed remarkable temperament. While Imam was dismissed for 45, the debutants held their ground; Abdullah Afzal also impressed with a solid 60 runs in his first outing.
Azan Awais joins an illustrious list of Pakistanis who achieved this rare feat, including Khalid Ibadulla (1964), Javed Miandad (1976), Salim Malik (1982), Mohammad Wasim (1996), Ali Naqvi (1997), Azhar Mahmood (1997), Younis Khan (2000), Taufeeq Umar (2001), Yasir Hameed (2003), Fawad Alam (2009), Umar Akmal (2009), Abid Ali (2019), and Kamran Ghulam (2024).
