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Mohammad Azharuddin

India

Full name Mohammad Azharuddin

Born February 8, 1963, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Current age 46 years 152 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
Tests	99	147	9	6215	199	45.03			22	21	19	105
ODIs	334	308	54	9378	153*	36.92	12669	74.02	7	58		156
First-class	229	343	38	15855	226	51.98			54	74		220
List A	433	399	70	12941	161*	39.33			11	85		200

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w
Tests	99	3	13	16	0	-	-	-	7.38	-	0
ODIs	334	24	552	479	12	3/19	3/19	39.91	5.20	46.0	0
First-class	229		1432	786	17	3/36		46.23	3.29	84.2
List A	433		827	709	15	3/19	3/19	47.26	5.14	55.1	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
Last ODI	India v Pakistan at Dhaka, Jun 3, 2000 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span	1981/82 - 1999/00
List A span	1983/84 - 1999/00

Profile

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. He appealed against the life ban in the courts but the verdict is still awaited. He made his foray into politics by joining the Congress party in 2009.
Dileep Premachandran February 2009

Notes

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1991

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