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Mohammad Azharuddin: News

The world has seen many talented cricketers but it has seen only a few who made cricket look easy. Those few made the ground their canvas and the willow or the ball their brush. They created masterpieces with their tools. Mohammad Azharuddin was one of those few who made the cricket ground his canvas. Hailing from Hyderabad, Azharuddin was considered a prodigious talent. His crafty stroke play reminiscent of greats such as Greg Chappel and Zaheer Abbas made him a favorite of the purists. At the same time, his instinctive gameplay with complete disregard to the match situation was a joy to watch for those who sought entertainment. Azharuddin made his Test debut against England in 1985. He has the distinction of being the only player to score three centuries in the first three Tests he played. Apart from being a master with the willow, Azhar was India’s best fielder throughout his career. He also captained the Indian team through the best part of the 90s and was one of the best captains India has ever seen. BCCI banned him for life in 2000 after match-fixing allegations were leveled against him.

03 Jul 2025
Shubman Gill

These Indian captains hammered hundreds in consecutive Tests vs England

Shubman Gill made history on Wednesday by becoming the third Indian captain to score a century in consecutive Tests against England.

03 Jul 2025
Shubman Gill

Indian batters with hundreds in three consecutive Tests vs England

Shubman Gill scripted numerous records by scoring an unbeaten century on Day 1 of the second Test match between India and England.

03 Jul 2025
Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill joins elite list with centuries in successive Tests 

Indian captain Shubman Gill has made history by becoming only the second Indian skipper to score centuries in both the first and second Tests of a series in England.

15 Jun 2025
Rahul Gandhi

Azharuddin's son enters politics, named Telangana Congress general secretary

Mohammad Asaduddin, the son of former cricketer and ex-India captain Mohammad Azharuddin, has been appointed as a general secretary of the Telangana Congress.

05 Mar 2025
Virat Kohli

Presenting players with most catches as a fielder in ODIs

India defeated Australia by four wickets in the first semi-final of the 2025 Champions Trophy, driven by Mohammed Shami's three-fer (3/48) and Virat Kohli's (84 off 98 balls) brilliant half-century.

24 Feb 2025
Mahela Jayawardene

A look at players with 150-plus catches in ODI cricket

Fielding is one of the most important aspects of cricket, sometimes even deciding the fate of matches.

23 Feb 2025
Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli surpasses Azharuddin to become India's top ODI fielder

Legend Virat Kohli has created history by becoming India's most successful fielder in ODI cricket.

20 Feb 2025
Virat Kohli

Kohli equals Azharuddin's record for most ODI catches by Indian

Virat Kohli has equaled Mohammad Azharuddin's record for most catches by an Indian fielder in ODIs.

26 Jan 2025
Suryakumar Yadav

Basit Ali recalls Azharuddin's prediction about Tilak Varma

Former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali recently revisited a past conversation with ex-Indian cricket team captain, Mohammad Azharuddin.

Mohammad Azharuddin summoned by ED in HCA corruption case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a summons to former cricketer and Congress leader, Mohammad Azharuddin, in relation to a money laundering case involving the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).

28 Jun 2024
Indian Cricket Team

Presenting batters with 5,000-plus international runs as Indian captain

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma hit a superb 57-run knock versus England in the second semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 at Providence Stadium, Guyana.

22 Oct 2023
Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli becomes fourth player to complete 150 ODI catches

India's batting talisman Virat Kohli has accomplished yet another milestone but this time in the fielding department.

06 Oct 2023
ICC Cricket World Cup

Revisiting iconic World Cup matches between India and Australia

India will kick-start their 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup campaign against none other than their bitter rivals Australia.

23 Jun 2023
West Indies Cricket Team

CWC Qualifiers: Hope, Pooran script record 216-run stand against Nepal

West Indies on Thursday (June 22) recorded their second successive win at the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.

04 Jun 2022
Indian Premier League (IPL)

There is nothing wrong with Virat Kohli's technique: Mohammad Azharuddin

Former India cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin has backed Virat Kohli in spite of the latter's lean patch in international cricket.

01 May 2022
Cheteshwar Pujara

Decoding Cheteshwar Pujara's sensational run for Sussex in County Cricket

Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara hammered his second double-century in the ongoing County Championship Division Two.

10 Feb 2022
Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma set to break this record of Mohammad Azharuddin

Rohit Sharma is set to lead India in the third ODI against West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

#ThisDayThatYear: Azhar, Sidhu help India win 4th Asia Cup title

On April 14, 1995, the Indian cricket team went on to lift its fourth Asia Cup title.

12 Apr 2020
Indian Premier League (IPL)

Coronavirus outbreak: Mohammad Azharuddin vouches to tweak FTP

Former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin believes all the cricket boards should ponder over the international cricket calendar in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.

27 Mar 2020
Virat Kohli

#ThisDayThatYear: Sachin's maiden opening stint, Kohli wins Mohali

On this day, two Indian legends defied all odds and gave a moment of glory to their respective generations.

12 Feb 2020
Bishan Singh Bedi

Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin demand action against U-19 players

India failed to win their record-extending ICC U-19 World Cup title as they were outplayed by Bangladesh.

07 Oct 2019
Paris

Sania Mirza's sister Anam to marry Azharuddin's son Asad

Sania Mirza's younger sister Anam is set to marry former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin's son Asad, this December.

04 Jul 2019
India

ICC World Cup: Ranking the top conspiracy theories

The ICC World Cup is the most prestigious cricketing tournament in the world.

Records which MS Dhoni can script in 2019 World Cup

MS Dhoni is all set to feature in his fourth ICC World Cup and it looks like this would be his final appearance in the coveted event.

17 May 2019
India

Rating the performance of the Indian captains in World Cup

The upcoming ICC World Cup in England will be the 12th edition of the tournament, since its inception in 1975.

16 Jan 2019
Virat Kohli

#IndiaInAustralia: Virat Kohli can reach 100 hundreds, says Azharuddin

Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli smashed his 39th career ODI hundred on Tuesday against Australia in Adelaide.

11 Nov 2018
Australian Cricket Team

South Africa beat Australia in third ODI: Here're records broken

All-round South Africa beat Australia in the third and final ODI to win the series 2-1.

05 Nov 2018
India

Gautam Gambhir slams BCCI, CoA and CAB, here's why!

Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin was handed the onus of ringing the bell, prior to the start of the first T20I at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

16 Oct 2018
Virat Kohli

What's the fuss about SG balls, asks Azharuddin

Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin has been left surprised with the wave of Indian players criticizing the SG balls.

26 Jul 2018
Imran Khan (Pakistan PM)

Cricketers who turned politicians post retirement

Former Pakistan World Cup winning captain, Imran Khan, had a successful career.

30 Mar 2018
Mohammad Amir

5 incidents that rocked the cricket fraternity over the years

Over the years, the world of cricket has witnessed several dark phases that rocked the fraternity and fans all over the world.

As Md. Azharuddin turns 55, here are his career highlights!

Mohammad Azharuddin, one of India's longest-serving Indian captains, has turned 55 today.

09 Aug 2017
Indian Premier League (IPL)

CoA to discuss Azhar's compensation issue today

The Committee of Administrators (CoA) will discuss former cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin's request for compensation in a meeting with BCCI officials today.

What to expect from Sachin, A Billion dreams?

Sachin Tendulkar's biopic "Sachin: A Billion Dreams" is set to release this Friday.