| Mohammad Azharuddin | ||||
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Mohammad Azharuddin | |||
| Born | 8 February 1963 | |||
| Hyderebad, Andhra Pradesh, India | ||||
| Role | Batsman | |||
| Batting style | Right-handed batsman (RHB) | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium (RM) | |||
| International information | ||||
| Test debut (cap 169) | 31 December 1984: v England | |||
| Last Test | 2 March 2000: v South Africa | |||
| ODI debut (cap 51) | 20 January 1985: v England | |||
| Last ODI | 3 June 2000: v Pakistan | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1981–2000 | Hyderabad | |||
| 1983–2000 | South Zone | |||
| 1991–1994 | Derbyshire | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tests | ODIs | FC | LA | |
| Matches | 99 | 334 | 229 | 433 |
| Runs scored | 6215 | 9378 | 15855 | 12941 |
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| 100s/50s | 22/21 | 7/58 | 54/74 | 11/85 |
| Top score | 199 | 153* | 226 | 161* |
| Overs | 2. In the sport of Cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession 1 | 92 | 238. 4 | 137. 5 |
| Wickets | 0 | 12 | 17 | 15 |
| Bowling average | 0 | 39. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 91 | 46. 23 | 47. 26 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling | 3/19 | 3/36 | 3/19 | |
| Catches/stumpings | 105/0 | 156/0 | 220/0 | 200/0 |
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In his prime, he had a graceful, fluid batting style, comparable to that of his English contemporary, David Gower. David Ivon Gower, OBE (born April 1, 1957) is a retired Cricket player and current cricket broadcaster The wrist flick was his most characteristic shot and he fared best against spinners. The grace and fluidity of his wrist once prompted John Woodcock, a noted cricket writer, to say, "It's no use asking an Englishman to bat like Mohammad Azharuddin. John Woodcock OBE (born 7 August 1926) is an English Cricket writer and Journalist. For, it would be like expecting a greyhound to win the London Derby!" [2]
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Early Life
Azhar, as he is popularly known, grew up in Hyderabad and attended a catholic convent boys school All Saints High School. All Saints High School is a Catholic school in Hyderabad, India, offering an outstanding education for children from pre-Kindergarten to Tenth Standard Incidentally, a lot of other cricketers from Hyderabad - Venkatpathy Raju, Noel David - also attended the same school.
International career
Highlights
Azhar scored a total of 22 centuries in Test cricket at an average of 45, and 7 in ODIs at an average of 37. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. He scored a century in each of his first three Tests which is a record. An excellent fielder, he took a world record 156 catches in ODI cricket.
He was given LBW out for 199 in a test match against Sri Lanka and it was his highest Test Score.
In 1991 he was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year and was for many years an inspirational figure in the Indian team with his athletic fielding and leadership. The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are Cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their
Captaincy
Azhar was captain of the Indian team for most of the 1990s. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. Statistically he is one of India's most successful captains. He won a record 103 ODI matches as the captain of the Indian team. His 14 Test Match wins as captain, was a record until it was bettered by Sourav Ganguly. Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (সৌরভ গাঙ্গুলী ( (born 8 July 1972 is an Indian Cricketer and former former captain of the Indian national
Match fixing scandal
Towards the end of his career Azharuddin was accused of match-fixing [3]; South African captain Hansie Cronje in his confession for match-fixing had indicated that Azharuddin was the one to introduce him to the bookies. In organized Sports, match fixing or game fixing occurs when a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje (September 25 1969 - June 1 2002 was a South African Cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in [1]. This led the BCCI to ban him from the game of cricket for life in 2000. World Cup 2011 India Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be jointly hosting the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
The BCCI lifted the ban on Azharuddin in 2006 and even honoured him along with other Indian Test captains in a ceremony in Mumbai during the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy. This is a list of all cricketers who have captained Indian national cricket team at the international level The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy was a One Day International Cricket tournament held in India from 7 October to 5 November 2006 The ICC, however, claimed that it alone had the right to revoke the ban despite playing no role in handing out the original ban. The International Cricket Council (ICC is the international governing body of Cricket.
In one of his interviews, he claimed that he was being targeted because he was from a minority community. However, this statement backfired badly and invited severe criticism from all parts of the country and even from prominent minority community organisations in India. Ultimately, Azharuddin had to apologise publicly and retract his statements.
The ban cost him a chance of joining the 100 Test club, in the end finishing stranded on 99 Test matches.
Life after cricket
Since 2004 Azhar has run a Physical Education Centre in Hyderabad. He is married to Sangeeta Bijlani, a Bollywood actress after divorcing his previous wife. Sangeeta Bijlani (born 9 July[[ 960]] is an Indian Bollywood actress and former model. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India
Test statistics
By opponent
Australia
- 780 runs at 39. 00 with 2 hundreds
England
- 1278 runs at 58. 09 with 6 hundreds
New Zealand
- 796 runs at 61. 23 with 2 hundreds
Pakistan
- 769 runs at 40. 47 with 3 hundreds
South Africa
- 779 runs at 41. 00 with 4 hundreds
Sri Lanka
- 1215 runs at 55. 23 with 5 hundreds
West Indies
- 539 runs at 28. 37 with 0 hundreds
Zimbabwe
- 59 runs at 14. 75 with 0 hundreds
Total
- 6215 runs at 45. 04 with 22 hundreds
List of centuries
| Preceded by Krishnamachari Srikkanth |
Indian National Test Cricket Captain 1989/90 - 1996 |
Succeeded by Sachin Tendulkar |
| Preceded by Sachin Tendulkar |
Indian National Test Cricket Captain 1997/98 - 1998/99 |
Succeeded by Sachin Tendulkar |
References
External links
See also
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Azharuddin, Mohammad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Azhar |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8 February 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hyderabad, India |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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