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Full name Mohammad Azharuddin
Born February 8, 1963, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Current age 45 years 99 days
Major teams India,Derbyshire,Hyderabad (India)
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
99
147
9
6215
199
45.03
22
21
19
105
0
ODIs
334
308
54
9378
153*
36.92
12669
74.02
7
58
156
0
First-class
229
343
38
15855
226
51.98
54
74
220
0
List A
433
399
70
12941
161*
39.33
11
85
200
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
99
3
13
16
0
-
-
-
7.38
-
0
0
0
ODIs
334
24
552
479
12
3/19
3/19
39.91
5.20
46.0
0
0
0
First-class
229
1432
786
17
3/36
46.23
3.29
84.2
0
0
List A
433
827
709
15
3/19
3/19
47.26
5.14
55.1
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
India v England at Kolkata, Dec 31, 1984 - Jan 5, 1985 scorecard
Last Test
India v South Africa at Bangalore, Mar 2-6, 2000 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
India v England at Bangalore, Jan 20, 1985 scorecard
Those who saw this supreme batting artist at his peak will never forget him - sinewy wrists transforming a slender piece of willow into a magician's wand. Azhar's leg-side play was reminiscent of Zaheer Abbas and Greg Chappell - a Michelangelo in the midst of housepainters. In later years, he expanded his off-side repertoire, and conjured some of the finest innings played in the modern era - his 121 at Lord's in 1990 was one for the gods. His technique was suspect against the short stuff, a deficiency he sought to overcome through instinctive strokeplay, sometimes with cavalier disregard for the team situation. As captain, Azhar enjoyed tremendous success on made-to-order home pitches, while right to the end of his career he was peerless in the field, whether prowling the covers or pouching catches at slip. He announced his arrival, against England in 1984-85, with three hundreds in his first three Tests, a feat that has never been match, while his last Test innings also bore him a hundred. But then allegations of match-fixing provided an emphatic full stop. That he finished his career with 99 Tests is perhaps appropriate for one who came within a whisker of batting immortality - only to throw it all away at close of play. Dileep Premachandran
