Happy bday to rana and azhar mahmood

1975 (30 today)

A fast starter is born. Pakistani allrounder Azhar Mahmood cracked a century in his first Test (when he made 178 runs without being dismissed), another in his seventh, and a third in his eighth, all off a very good South African attack. The last of the three, 132 on a dog of a Durban pitch, took Pakistan from 153 for 8 to 259 and an eventual 29-run victory. It lies eighth in the Wisden 100. But Azhar hasn't managed a fifty since then, and with his seam-up generally of the second or third-change variety, he has been overshadowed by the more consistent Abdul Razzaq.

rana is 27 today

congrats to both ov 'em

So it's 3 Pakistani players birthday today. Happy Birthday to them all.

Mods should merge the happy birthday yasir and rana thread with this one.

Happy BD to all three.

happy birthday!