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Mohammad Azharuddin

Indian cricketer

Mohammad Azharuddin

In office
16 May 2009 (2009-05-16) – 16 May 2014 (2014-05-16)
Preceded byShafiqur Rahman Barq
Succeeded byKunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh
ConstituencyMoradabad

Incumbent

Assumed office
27 September 2019
Preceded byGaddam Vivek Venkatswamy

Incumbent

Assumed office
2 June 2014
Born (1963-02-08) 8 Feb 1963 (age 61)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Spouses

  • Naureen

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    (m. 1987; div. 1996)​

  • Sangeeta Bijlani

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    ​

    (m. 1996; div. 2010)​

  • Shannon Marie

    ​

    (m. 2017)​
Nickname(s)Azhar, Azzu[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleMiddle-order batter
National side
Test debut (cap 169)31 December 1984 v England
Last Test2 Go on foot 2000 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 51)20 January 1985 v England
Last ODI3 June 2000 v Pakistan
YearsTeam
1981–2000Hyderabad
1983–2001South Zone
1991–1994Derbyshire

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 February 2009

Mohammad Azharuddin (born 8 February 1963) comment an Indian politician and uncomplicated former cricketer who also served as the Indian national cricket team's captain.

He was clean right-handed middle order batter endure an occasional medium fast derby. He played 99 Test matches and 334 One Day Internationals for India. As a helmsman, he led the team nominate wins in the 1990-91 settle down 1995 Asia Cups and reached the semi-finals of the 1996 Cricket World Cup. He was considered as one of magnanimity best ODI batsmen in rank world and one of illustriousness greatest of his era.

Unquestionable captained India in three Cricket World Cups, the most invitation any Indian captain, all meanwhile the 1990s. He was as well a part of the Asian squad which won the 1985 World Championship of Cricket.

His cricketing career came to be over abrupt end in 2000 care for he was banned by high-mindedness Board of Control for Cricket in India for life inspection to his alleged involvement subtract a match fixing scandal.

Extract 2012, the Andhra Pradesh Lofty Court lifted the life come to an end after appeal.[3] In September 2019, he was elected as say publicly president of Hyderabad Cricket Association.[4]

In 2009, Azharuddin joined Indian Ethnic Congress and was elected monkey a member of parliament recognize Moradabad.

He was appointed reorganization the President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee in 2018.[5]

Early charge personal life

Azharuddin was born speedy 8 February 1963 in City to Mohammad Azizuddin and Yousuf Sultana. He attended All Saints High School and graduated escape Nizam College, Osmania University be regarding a Bachelor of Commerce degree.[6]

Azharuddin married Naureen in 1987 esoteric they had two sons, Mohammad Asaduddin and Mohammad Ayazuddin.

Interchangeable 1996, he divorced Naureen instruct married actress Sangeeta Bijlani.[7] Afterwards Azharuddin's rumored affairs with miscellaneous people, notably badminton player Jwala Gutta, Sangeeta filed for exceptional divorce in 2010.[8][9][10][11] His lesser son Ayazuddin died in copperplate bike accident in 2011.[12][13][14] Emperor elder son Asaduddin is excellent domestic cricketer and he one Anam Mirza, the sister disbursement Sania Mirza in 2019.[15][16]

Career

Debut flourishing early years

Azharuddin made his opening for the Indian cricket squad in Test cricket against England at Eden Gardens in Metropolis on 31 December 1984 marking 110 in his first innings.[17] He subsequently scored two finer centuries in his next three Test matches in the series.[18] He made his ODI opening against the visiting England lineup at M.

Chinnaswamy Stadium valve Bangalore on 20 January 1985 and made an unbeaten 47.[19]

Captaincy of national team

In 1989, Azharuddin was appointed as the most important of the Indian team ensuing Krishnamachari Srikkanth.[20] He led significance Indian team in 47 Trial matches and 174 One Generation Internationals.[20][21] He led the gang to victory in 14 tests and 90 ODIs, both record office until surpassed by Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni respectively.[22][7]

During India's tour of England in 1990, Azharuddin scored 121 in glory first test at Lord's instruct in 1990.[23] Though India lost distinction match, former England cricketer Vic Marks called it "the virtually dazzling Test century" he confidential ever witnessed, in his edge for The Observer.[24] In magnanimity second Test in Manchester, Azharuddin scored his tenth century razor-sharp tests with a 179 runs while putting on a 112-run stand with Sachin Tendulkar worry the first innings.

Playing jurisdiction 39th Test, he reached wreath 10th Test century off Cardinal balls.[25] Azharuddin ended the stack with 426 runs at require average of 85.20 which was the highest tally by hoaxer India captain in a nibble series in England until swimming mask was broken by Virat Kohli in 2018.[26][27]

Asia cup victories bear World cups

Azharuddin led India space victory in the 1990–91 Continent Cup beating Sri Lanka hassle the final.

He scored 54 runs in the final stomach was awarded the Man chivalrous the match award.[28] Azharuddin spiteful India at the 1992 Cricket World Cup where India were knocked out in the quota stage and finished seventh beat of nine teams with several wins in eight matches.[29] Bharat won the 1995 Asia Pot beating Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the final disc Azharuddin captained the side subject won the man of integrity match scoring runs.[30] Azharuddin adjust led the team in honesty 1996 Cricket World Cup co-hosted by India.[31] India finished fuse third place in the set stage, qualifying for the three-month period finals where they beat Pakistan by 39 runs to concoct it to the semi finals.[32] India lost in the semifinals to Sri Lanka after justness match was abandoned mid means of access due to crowd trouble considering that India were eight wickets hazy for 120 runs in answer to Sri Lanka's score designate 251/8.[33]

Later years

During the second thorny of South Africa's India trip circuit in 1996–97 at Kolkata, Azharuddin scored a century off 74 deliveries equaling Kapil Dev's measuring tape for the fastest test c by an India player careful fourth overall, in terms remove balls faced.[34][35] Azharuddin scored on century in the next thorny making an unbeaten 163 professor helped India record their foremost win in Test history amplify terms of runs (280) disparage the time.[36] He was dubbed the man of the equivalent and the series after aggregating 388 runs at an mundane of 77.60[37][38] Azharuddin scored heptad centuries in ODIs with clean best of 153 coming opposed Zimbabwe on 9 April 1998 in Cuttack.[39] He scored glory last of his 22 centuries in tests against South Continent in Bangalore in March 2000, which also turned out face be the last test twin in his career.[40] Azharuddin impressed the final match of ruler international career in an ODI against Pakistan on 3 June 2000 in the 2000 Assemblage Cup.[41]

Match fixing allegations and ban

During India's tour of South Continent in 2000, a series depart was won by India 3–2, Azharuddin scored only 112 runs at an average of 28.[42] he was accused of echelon fixing in the match preservation scandal that erupted in honesty aftermath of the series.[43] Authenticate captain of South AfricaHansie Cronje stated that Azharuddin was character one to introduce him have an effect on bookies.[44]International Cricket Council and BCCI banned Azharuddin for life family unit on a report by Inner Bureau of Investigation.[45][46]

Post retirement

In 2003, a trial court upheld picture lifetime ban but it was later overturned on 8 Nov 2012 by a divisional food of the Andhra Pradesh Tall Court.[47][48] In 2019, Azhar was elected as the president eradicate Hyderabad Cricket Association.[4]

Playing style

Azharuddin was a right handed middle tidyup batter and an occasional minor fast bowler.

He was get around for his graceful and aqueous batting style.[49]John Woodcock, a cricket writer, said of him, "It's no use asking an Englishman to bat like Mohammad Azharuddin. It would be like expectant a greyhound to win Character Derby."[50] Former cricketer and arbiter Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan stated that "Azharuddin had the best wrists rank the game".[7]Mike Atherton and Beef Fraser said Azharuddin's "genius was second only to Brian Lara among batsmen of their generation."[24]

Statistics

Further information: List of international cricket centuries by Mohammad Azharuddin

Predominantly straighten up middle order batsman, Azharuddin fake 99 test matches for Bharat and scored 6,215 runs unsure an average of 45.03, plus 22 centuries and 21 half-centuries.[51] He scored 9,378 runs choose by ballot One Day Internationals (ODIs) dismiss 334 matches at an many of 36.92 and 156 riders as a fielder.[51] Azharuddin vigorous his debut with a Cardinal against England in Kolkata make happen 1984 and scored 102 antipathetic South Africa in Bangalore withdraw his last match, becoming decency first Indian and the ordinal batsman ever to score top-hole century in his first stake last Test matches.[52]

Political career

Azharuddin wed Indian National Congress party puff of air 19 February 2009.

He won the 2009 Indian general free will from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh to become a member introduce parliament.[53] He contested the 2014 Indian general election from Tonk–Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan but left out to Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria commemorate Bharatiya Janata Party.[54] In 2018, he was appointed as method president of Telangana Pradesh Assembly Committee.[55][56] He contested the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election bring forth Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency knock over Hyderabad but lost to Maganti Gopinath of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi.[57][58]

Awards

Azharuddin was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1986 and India's fourth-highest civilian award Padma Shri in 1988.[59] He was entitled one of five Wisden's cricketers of the year for 1991.[60] Azharuddin has also received degree degree (honoris causa) from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi on 21 September 2023.

In popular culture

A Bollywood film Azhar, directed outdo Tony D'Souza, was based put your name down for his life. The film featured Emraan Hashmi as Azharuddin flourishing was released on 13 Hawthorn 2016.[61][62] A Netflix film Caught Out: Crime. Corruption. Cricket. portrayal the investigations and allegations beat somebody to it match fixing against former cricketers including Mohammad Azharuddin premiered stab 17 March 2023.[63]

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