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[[Mohammad Azharuddin]] is a former international [[cricket]]er who represented and captained the [[Indian cricket team]]. Considered to be one of the greatest [[batsman]] to emerge from [[History of the Indian cricket team|Indian cricket]],<ref name=Azhar_3tons>{{cite web|title=Azharuddin's laid-back talent|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2000/corruption_in_cricket/1001662.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|accessdate=3 December 2012|date=5 December 2000|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306020925/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2000/corruption_in_cricket/1001662.stm|archivedate=6 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> he was well known for his "wristy strokeplay".<ref>{{cite web|title=India: Player Profiles – Mohammad Azharuddin (captain)|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/1999_cricket_world_cup/teams/india/320764.stm|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=3 December 2012|date=16 April 1999|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226214450/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/1999_cricket_world_cup/teams/india/320764.stm|archivedate=26 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> A right-handed [[middle order]] batsman, Azharuddin scored 29 international [[Century (cricket)|centuries]] before the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) accused him of [[Match fixing|match-fixing]] in 2000, which marked the end of his cricket career.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ravindran|first=Siddarth|title=A decade's worth of scandal|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/match-fixing-anniversary/content/story/464111.html|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|accessdate=4 April 2013|date=3 July 2010|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702123240/http://www.espncricinfo.com/match-fixing-anniversary/content/story/464111.html|archivedate=2 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In a career that spanned 15 years, he played 99 [[Test cricket|Tests]] and 334 [[One Day International]]s (ODI) accumulating 6,215 and 9,378 runs respectively.<ref name=profile>{{cite web|last=Premachandran|first=Dileep|title=India / Players / Mohammad Azharuddin / Profile|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/26329.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=3 December 2012|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113143736/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/26329.html|archivedate=13 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Azharuddin was the first cricketer to score 9,000 [[Run (cricket)|runs]] in ODI cricket and remained the leading run-scorer until October 2000.{{#tag:ref|Azharuddin surpassed [[Desmond Haynes]]' aggregate of 8,648 runs in November 1998, and held the record for two years when [[Sachin Tendulkar]] overtook the total.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Travis|last1=Basevi|first2=George|last2=Binoy|date=25 February 2009|title=The progression of record holders for most wickets and runs in ODIs|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/columns/content/story/392014.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=9 March 2013|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808164342/http://www.espncricinfo.com/columns/content/story/392014.html|archivedate=8 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Landmark – Azharuddin setting marks in longevity|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/cricket/1999/world_cup/news/1999/05/29/india_captain/|publisher=[[CNN]]|accessdate=9 March 2013|date=29 May 1999|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106232519/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66141.html|archivedate=6 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>|group=Note}} He was named the "''[[Indian Cricket (annual)|Indian Cricket]]'' Cricketer of the Year" before being included by ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' as one of their [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year|five Cricketers of the Year]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Cricket Cricketers of The Year|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/Overall/Indian_Cricket_Cricketers_of_the_Year.html|publisher=[[CricketArchive]]|accessdate=3 December 2012|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823025956/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/Overall/Indian_Cricket_Cricketers_of_the_Year.html|archivedate=23 August 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wisden Cricketers of The Year|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/Overall/Wisden_Cricketers_of_the_Year.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=3 December 2012|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628174616/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/Overall/Wisden_Cricketers_of_the_Year.html|archivedate=28 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
[[Mohammad Azharuddin]] is a former international [[cricket]]er who represented and captained the [[Indian cricket team]]. Considered to be one of the greatest [[batsman]] to emerge from [[History of the Indian cricket team|Indian cricket]],<ref name=Azhar_3tons>{{cite web|title=Azharuddin's laid-back talent|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2000/corruption_in_cricket/1001662.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|accessdate=3 December 2012|date=5 December 2000|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306020925/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2000/corruption_in_cricket/1001662.stm|archivedate=6 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> he was well known for his "wristy strokeplay".<ref>{{cite web|title=India: Player Profiles – Mohammad Azharuddin (captain)|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/1999_cricket_world_cup/teams/india/320764.stm|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=3 December 2012|date=16 April 1999|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226214450/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/1999_cricket_world_cup/teams/india/320764.stm|archivedate=26 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> A right-handed [[middle order]] batsman, Azharuddin scored 29 international [[Century (cricket)|centuries]] before the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) accused him of [[Match fixing|match-fixing]] in 2000, which marked the end of his cricket career.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ravindran|first=Siddarth|title=A decade's worth of scandal|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/match-fixing-anniversary/content/story/464111.html|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|accessdate=4 April 2013|date=3 July 2010|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702123240/http://www.espncricinfo.com/match-fixing-anniversary/content/story/464111.html|archivedate=2 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In a career that spanned 15 years, he played 99 [[Test cricket|Tests]] and 334 [[One Day International]]s (ODI) accumulating 6,215 and 9,378 runs respectively.<ref name=profile>{{cite web|last=Premachandran|first=Dileep|title=India / Players / Mohammad Azharuddin / Profile|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/26329.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=3 December 2012|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113143736/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/26329.html|archivedate=13 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Azharuddin was the first cricketer to score 9,000 [[Run (cricket)|runs]] in ODI cricket and remained the leading run-scorer until October 2000.{{#tag:ref|Azharuddin surpassed [[Desmond Haynes]]' aggregate of 8,648 runs in November 1998, and held the record for two years when [[Sachin Tendulkar]] overtook the total.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Travis|last1=Basevi|first2=George|last2=Binoy|date=25 February 2009|title=The progression of record holders for most wickets and runs in ODIs|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/columns/content/story/392014.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=9 March 2013|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808164342/http://www.espncricinfo.com/columns/content/story/392014.html|archivedate=8 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Landmark – Azharuddin setting marks in longevity|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/cricket/1999/world_cup/news/1999/05/29/india_captain/|publisher=[[CNN]]|accessdate=9 March 2013|date=29 May 1999|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106232519/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66141.html|archivedate=6 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>|group=Note}} He was named the "''[[Indian Cricket (annual)|Indian Cricket]]'' Cricketer of the Year" before being included by ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' as one of their [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year|five Cricketers of the Year]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Cricket Cricketers of The Year|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/Overall/Indian_Cricket_Cricketers_of_the_Year.html|publisher=[[CricketArchive]]|accessdate=3 December 2012|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823025956/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/Overall/Indian_Cricket_Cricketers_of_the_Year.html|archivedate=23 August 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wisden Cricketers of The Year|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/Overall/Wisden_Cricketers_of_the_Year.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=3 December 2012|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628174616/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/Overall/Wisden_Cricketers_of_the_Year.html|archivedate=28 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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Azharuddin made his Test and ODI debuts during [[English cricket team in India in 1984–85|England's 1984–85 tour of India]]. In Tests, he made centuries against all nations except [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] and [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]].{{#tag:ref|[[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] attained the status of a Test playing nation on 26 June 2000, three months after Azharuddin made his final Test appearance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bangladesh delight at Test status|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/807107.stm|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=4 April 2013|date=26 June 2000|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306060125/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/807107.stm|archivedate=6 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>|group=Note}} In his first Test appearance Azharuddin made 110, thus becoming the [[List of Test cricket centuries scored on debut|eighth Indian player to score a century on debut]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / Test matches / Batting records / Hundred on debut|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/239555.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=3 December 2012|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423045312/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/239555.html|archivedate=23 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> With scores of 105 and 122 in the subsequent matches of the series, he became the first player to score a century in each of his first three Tests.<ref name=Azhar_3tons/><ref name=profile/> Azharuddin equalled the record of [[Kapil Dev]] for the fastest century by an Indian in Test cricket, when he scored a century from 74 [[Delivery (cricket)|balls]] against [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / Test matches / Batting records / Fastest hundreds|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/content/records/210170.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=3 December 2012|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917010500/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/content/records/210170.html|archivedate=17 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His highest score of 199 came against [[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] at [[Kanpur]] in 1986. Azharuddin's 22 Test centuries were made at fifteen cricket grounds, nine of which were outside India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistics / Statsguru / M Azharuddin / Test matches / away|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26329.html?class=1;filter=advanced;home_or_away=2;home_or_away=3;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=9 March 2013|deadurl= |
Azharuddin made his Test and ODI debuts during [[English cricket team in India in 1984–85|England's 1984–85 tour of India]]. In Tests, he made centuries against all nations except [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] and [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]].{{#tag:ref|[[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] attained the status of a Test playing nation on 26 June 2000, three months after Azharuddin made his final Test appearance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bangladesh delight at Test status|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/807107.stm|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=4 April 2013|date=26 June 2000|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306060125/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/807107.stm|archivedate=6 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>|group=Note}} In his first Test appearance Azharuddin made 110, thus becoming the [[List of Test cricket centuries scored on debut|eighth Indian player to score a century on debut]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / Test matches / Batting records / Hundred on debut|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/239555.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=3 December 2012|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423045312/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/239555.html|archivedate=23 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> With scores of 105 and 122 in the subsequent matches of the series, he became the first player to score a century in each of his first three Tests.<ref name=Azhar_3tons/><ref name=profile/> Azharuddin equalled the record of [[Kapil Dev]] for the fastest century by an Indian in Test cricket, when he scored a century from 74 [[Delivery (cricket)|balls]] against [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / Test matches / Batting records / Fastest hundreds|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/content/records/210170.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=3 December 2012|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917010500/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/content/records/210170.html|archivedate=17 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His highest score of 199 came against [[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] at [[Kanpur]] in 1986. Azharuddin's 22 Test centuries were made at fifteen cricket grounds, nine of which were outside India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistics / Statsguru / M Azharuddin / Test matches / away|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26329.html?class=1;filter=advanced;home_or_away=2;home_or_away=3;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=9 March 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130409044517/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26329.html?class=1;filter=advanced;home_or_away=2;home_or_away=3;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|archivedate=9 April 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He scored a century in his last Test innings—against South Africa—in March 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ban on India cricketer Azharuddin overturned|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20248113|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=22 February 2013|date=8 November 2012|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123100634/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20248113|archivedate=23 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> As of {{Monthyear}}, he is joint twenty-fifth among all-time century makers in Test cricket,{{#tag:ref|Azharuddin shares the position with [[Kevin Pietersen]], [[Geoffrey Boycott]], [[Colin Cowdrey]] and [[Wally Hammond]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / Test matches / Batting records / Most hundreds in a career|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/227046.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=9 March 2013|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215215132/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/227046.html|archivedate=15 December 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>|group=Note}} and fifth in the equivalent list for India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / India / Test matches / Most hundreds|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_hundreds_career.html?class=1;id=6;type=team|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=9 March 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811053525/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_hundreds_career.html?class=1%3Bid%3D6%3Btype%3Dteam|archivedate=11 August 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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Azharuddin's first ODI century came two years after his debut when he made 108 against Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistics / Statsguru / M Azharuddin / One-Day Internationals / Greater than or equal to 100|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26329.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=9 March 2013|deadurl= |
Azharuddin's first ODI century came two years after his debut when he made 108 against Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistics / Statsguru / M Azharuddin / One-Day Internationals / Greater than or equal to 100|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26329.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=9 March 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130409092121/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26329.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|archivedate=9 April 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 1987, he scored a 62-ball century against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] at the [[Moti Bagh Stadium]], [[Vadodara]];{{#tag:ref|The century was the fastest at that time in terms of balls faced. As of {{Monthyear}}, it is the eleventh fastest in the format.<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Fastest hundreds|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/content/records/211608.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=20 January 2013|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514065127/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/content/records/211608.html|archivedate=14 May 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>|group=Note}} the performance ensured India's victory and he was made the [[man of the match]].<ref name=108nzl>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64335.html |title=4th ODI: India v New Zealand at Vadodara, Dec 17, 1988 | Cricket Scorecard |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=26 November 2012 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703052947/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64335.html |archivedate=3 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> His highest score of 153 [[Not out (cricket)|not out]] was achieved in the later part of his career, against Zimbabwe, during which he was involved in a record partnership of 275 with [[Ajay Jadeja]].{{#tag:ref|The partnership was the highest for any wicket in ODIs at the time. As of {{Monthyear}}, it remains the highest for a fourth wicket pair and fifth highest for any wicket.<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / One-Day Internationals / Partnership records / Highest partnerships for any wicket|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283574.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=9 March 2013|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109102237/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283574.html|archivedate=9 November 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>|group=Note}} Azharuddin made scores between 90 and 99 seven times during his ODI career.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statsguru – Mohammad Azharuddin – ODI nineties|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26329.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=batted_score;runsmax1=99;runsmin1=90;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=3 December 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130122090625/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26329.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=batted_score;runsmax1=99;runsmin1=90;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|archivedate=22 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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Mohammad Azharuddin is a former international cricketer who represented and captained the Indian cricket team. Considered to be one of the greatest batsman to emerge from Indian cricket,[1] he was well known for his "wristy strokeplay".[2] A right-handed middle order batsman, Azharuddin scored 29 international centuries before the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) accused him of match-fixing in 2000, which marked the end of his cricket career.[3] In a career that spanned 15 years, he played 99 Tests and 334 One Day Internationals (ODI) accumulating 6,215 and 9,378 runs respectively.[4] Azharuddin was the first cricketer to score 9,000 runs in ODI cricket and remained the leading run-scorer until October 2000.[Note 1] He was named the "Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year" before being included by Wisden as one of their five Cricketers of the Year in 1991.[7][8]
Azharuddin made his Test and ODI debuts during England's 1984–85 tour of India. In Tests, he made centuries against all nations except West Indies and Zimbabwe.[Note 2] In his first Test appearance Azharuddin made 110, thus becoming the eighth Indian player to score a century on debut.[10] With scores of 105 and 122 in the subsequent matches of the series, he became the first player to score a century in each of his first three Tests.[1][4] Azharuddin equalled the record of Kapil Dev for the fastest century by an Indian in Test cricket, when he scored a century from 74 balls against South Africa in 1996.[11] His highest score of 199 came against Sri Lanka at Kanpur in 1986. Azharuddin's 22 Test centuries were made at fifteen cricket grounds, nine of which were outside India.[12] He scored a century in his last Test innings—against South Africa—in March 2000.[13] As of August 2024, he is joint twenty-fifth among all-time century makers in Test cricket,[Note 3] and fifth in the equivalent list for India.[15]
Azharuddin's first ODI century came two years after his debut when he made 108 against Sri Lanka.[16] In 1987, he scored a 62-ball century against New Zealand at the Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara;[Note 4] the performance ensured India's victory and he was made the man of the match.[18] His highest score of 153 not out was achieved in the later part of his career, against Zimbabwe, during which he was involved in a record partnership of 275 with Ajay Jadeja.[Note 5] Azharuddin made scores between 90 and 99 seven times during his ODI career.[20]
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* | Remained not out |
† | Captained the Indian cricket team |
‡ | Man of the match |
Balls | Balls faced |
Pos. | Position in the batting order |
Inn. | The innings of the match |
Test | The number of the Test match played in that series |
S/R | Strike rate during the innings |
H/A/N | Venue was at home (India), away or neutral |
Date | Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches |
Lost | The match was lost by India. |
Won | The match was won by India. |
Drawn | The match was drawn. |
No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
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1 | 110 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 3/5 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta[Note 6] | Home | 31 December 1984 | Drawn[22] |
2 | 105 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 4/5 | M. A. Chidambaram, Madras[Note 7] | Home | 13 January 1985 | Lost[24] |
3 | 122 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 5/5 | Green Park, Kanpur | Home | 31 January 1985 | Drawn[25] |
4 | 199 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1/3 | Green Park, Kanpur | Home | 17 December 1986 | Drawn[26] |
5 | 141 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 2/5 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta[Note 6] | Home | 11 February 1987 | Drawn[27] |
110 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 3/5 | Sawai Mansingh, Jaipur | Home | 21 February 1987 | Drawn[28] | |
7 | 109 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 2/4 | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Away | 23 November 1989 | Drawn[29] |
8 | 192 † | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3/3 | Eden Park, Auckland | Away | 22 February 1990 | Drawn[30] |
9 | 121 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1/3 | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | Away | 26 July 1990 | Lost[31] |
10 | 179 † | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 2/3 | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | Away | 9 August 1990 | Drawn[32] |
11 | 106 † | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 4/5 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Away | 25 January 1992 | Lost[33] |
12 | 182 ‡ † | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1/3 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta[Note 6] | Home | 29 January 1993 | Won[34] |
13 | 108 ‡ † | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 2/3 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Home | 26 January 1994 | Won[35] |
14 | 152 ‡ † | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3/3 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | Home | 8 February 1994 | Won[36] |
15 | 109 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 2/3 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta[Note 6] | Home | 27 November 1996 | Lost[37] |
16 | 163* ‡ | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3/3 | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | Home | 8 December 1996 | Won[38] |
17 | 115 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 2/3 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Away | 2 January 1997 | Lost[39] |
18 | 126 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1/2 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Away | 2 August 1997 | Drawn[40] |
19 | 108* | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 2/2 | Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo | Away | 9 August 1997 | Drawn[41] |
20 | 163* † | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 2/3 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta[Note 6] | Home | 18 March 1998 | Won[42] |
21 | 103* † | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2/2 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Away | 26 December 1998 | Lost[43] |
22 | 102 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2/2 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Home | 2 March 2000 | Lost[44] |
ODI centuries
No. | Score | Balls | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 108* | 94 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 114.89 | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay[Note 8] | Home | 17 January 1987 | Won[46] |
2 | 108* ‡ | 65 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 166.15 | Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara | Home | 17 December 1988 | Won[18] |
3 | 108 † | 116 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 93.10 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 25 April 1990 | Lost[47] |
4 | 111* | 117 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 94.87 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Away | 17 August 1997 | Lost[48] |
5 | 100 † | 111 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 90.09 | National stadium, Dhaka | Neutral | 11 January 1998 | Won[49] |
6 | 153* ‡ † | 150 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 102.00 | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | Home | 9 April 1998 | Won[50] |
7 | 101 † | 111 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 90.99 | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | Neutral | 20 September 1998 | Lost[51] |
Notes
- ^ Azharuddin surpassed Desmond Haynes' aggregate of 8,648 runs in November 1998, and held the record for two years when Sachin Tendulkar overtook the total.[5][6]
- ^ Bangladesh attained the status of a Test playing nation on 26 June 2000, three months after Azharuddin made his final Test appearance.[9]
- ^ Azharuddin shares the position with Kevin Pietersen, Geoffrey Boycott, Colin Cowdrey and Wally Hammond.[14]
- ^ The century was the fastest at that time in terms of balls faced. As of August 2024, it is the eleventh fastest in the format.[17]
- ^ The partnership was the highest for any wicket in ODIs at the time. As of August 2024, it remains the highest for a fourth wicket pair and fifth highest for any wicket.[19]
- ^ a b c d e Calcutta was renamed as Kolkata in 2001.[21]
- ^ Madras was renamed as Chennai in 1996.[23]
- ^ Bombay was renamed as Mumbai in 1995.[45]
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