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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|02|08|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br>(now in [[Telangana]]), India
|nickname = Azhar, Ajji, Azzu<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article1498691.ece|title=Of comparisons and imitations|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 March 2011|access-date=14 July 2012}}</ref>
|family = [[Mohammad Asaduddin]] (son)
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|date = 13 February
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| name = Mohammad Azharuddin
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Moradabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Moradabad]]
| term_start = {{Start date|2009|05|16|df=yes}}
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| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
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'''Mohammad Azharuddin''' (born 8 February 1963) also known as '''Azhar''' or '''Azzu''' among cricket fraternity, is an Indian politician, former [[cricket]]er who was the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from [[Moradabad (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Moradabad]]. Renowned as an elegant middle-order [[batsman]] and one of India's most successful captains, he played 99 tests and 334 one day matches for India. His international playing career came to an end when he was found to be involved in a [[South Africa cricket match fixing|match-fixing scandal]] in 2000 and subsequently banned by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] for life. In 2012, the [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]] declared the life ban illegal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Andhra Pradesh High Court Clears Azhar |url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/the-mohammad-azharuddin-timeline-how-the-cricketer-went-downhill |website=thequint.com |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref>

In 2009, Azharuddin was elected as a member of the Parliament from [[Moradabad (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Moradabad]] on an [[Indian National Congress]] party ticket.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/803242/mohammad-azharuddin-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-nawab-of-hyderabad|title=Mohammad Azharuddin: The rise and fall of the Nawab of Hyderabad|last=Choudhury|first=Angikaar|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=1 April 2016}}</ref> In September 2019, Azharuddin was elected as the President of [[Hyderabad Cricket Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/former-india-captain-mohammad-azharuddin-hca-president-hyderabad-cricket-1604011-2019-09-27 |title=Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin elected as HCA president |work=India Today |access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Azharuddin was born in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] to Mohammad Azizuddin and Yousuf Sultana. He attended [[All Saints High School, Hyderabad]] and graduated from [[Nizam College]], [[Osmania University]] with a [[Bachelor of Commerce]] degree.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.azhar.co/biography.html|title=Biography of Azhar|work=azhar.co.in|access-date=12 May 2016}}.</ref>

==Cricket career==
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Born in the [[Nizam]] town of [[Hyderabad]] in the then state of [[Andhra Pradesh]],(now [[Telangana]]).

He was known for his wristy strokeplay, much like Indian cricketer [[Gundappa Viswanath|Vishwanath]] and Pakistani cricketer [[Zaheer Abbas]]. Azharuddin made his debut for the [[Indian national cricket team|Indian cricket team]] in [[Test cricket]] in 1984 against [[England national cricket team|England]] at [[Eden Gardens]] in [[Kolkata]] on 31 December 1984, where he scored 110 in his first innings from 322 deliveries, alongside Ravi Shastri who scored 111, in what was ultimately a drawn match. He subsequently scored two more centuries in his next two Test matches. He scored an aggressive 121 against England at [[Lord's]] in 1990. India was faced with the prospect of a follow-on when Azharuddin came in to bat at number five and scored his hundred off 88 balls in a losing cause. Former England cricketer [[Vic Marks]] called it "the most dazzling Test century" he had ever witnessed, in his column for ''[[the Observer]]''.<ref name="guardian1">{{cite web |last1=Smyth |first1=Rob |title=The Joy of Six: England v India memories |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/jul/22/joy-of-six-england-india-cricket |website=The Guardian |access-date=12 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012182454/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/jul/22/joy-of-six-england-india-cricket |archive-date=12 October 2018 |language=en |date=22 July 2011}}</ref> In the Second Test in [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Manchester]], Azharuddin made 179 in reply to England's first innings total of 519. Playing attacking cricket, he made 103 runs off 107 balls between lunch and tea on day three, while putting on a 112-run stand with [[Sachin Tendulkar]]. Playing his 39th Test, he reached his 10th Test century off 155 balls.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Santhanam |first1=S. |title=Azhar (179), Manjrekar (93) put English attack to the sword |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=12 August 1990 |page=16}}</ref> The match ended in a draw.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Santhanam |first1=S. |title=Tendulkar (119 n.o.), Prabhakar rescue India |work=The Indian Express |date=15 August 1990 |page=18}}</ref> Azharuddin ended the series with 426 runs at 85.20.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bland |first1=Gareth |title=In praise of Azhar |url=http://www.cricketweb.net/in-praise-of-azhar/ |website=cricketweb.net |date=17 February 2016}}</ref> This tally was the highest by an Asian captain in a Test series in England [[Indian cricket team in England in 2018|until 2018]] when it was broken by [[Virat Kohli]].<ref>{{cite news |title=King Kohli Slams 23rd Test Ton, Pips Dhoni & Records he Broke |url=https://www.india.com/sports/india-vs-england-3rd-test-day-3-trent-bridge-icc-no-1-test-batsman-virat-kohli-slams-23rd-test-century-pips-ms-dhoni-joins-sachin-tendulkar-and-other-records-he-broke-3246770/ |access-date=1 May 2020 |work=India Today |date=20 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

Azharuddin scored a record-equalling century for an Indian player in the Second Test at [[Eden Gardens|Calcutta]] during [[South African cricket team in India in 1996–97|South Africa's India tour in 1996–97]]. In reply to South Africa's first innings score of 428, Azharuddin brought up his century off 74 deliveries, equalling [[Kapil Dev]]'s record for the fastest Test century by an India player and fourth overall, in terms of balls faced.<ref name="109record">{{cite news |last1=Menon |first1=Mohandas |title=Azhar's record breaking knock |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961130/33550632.html |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=30 November 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970424082104/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961130/33550632.html |archive-date=24 April 1997}}</ref><ref name="109Calcutta">{{cite news |last1=Jaishankar |first1=Vedam |author-link1=Vedam Jaishankar |title=Amazing Azhar onslaught revives India at Eden |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961130/33550332.html |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=30 November 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970424081844/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961130/33550332.html |archive-date=24 April 1997}}</ref> Resuming batting on day three on the fall of [[Javagal Srinath]]'s wicket after [[Retired (cricket)|retiring hurt]] the previous evening, Azharuddin reached 50 in 35 balls, then the second fastest for India and scored 91 runs in the first session of play. He struck a 161-run partnership with [[Anil Kumble]] for the eighth wicket, another India national record, "hooking and pulling" while dealing with his "weakness against the short-pitched delivery". He particularly attacked [[Lance Klusener]] scoring 20 runs off his 14th over. It was his fourth century at this venue and 15th overall.<ref name="109Calcutta"/><ref name="109record"/> However, India was handed one of its biggest defeats despite another attacking innings by Azharuddin in the fourth innings.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jaishankar |first1=Vedam |title=Indians remain clueless to Klusener |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961202/33751042.html |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=2 December 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970422105125/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961202/33751042.html |archive-date=22 April 1997}}</ref> Azharuddin followed this up with a second-innings century in the next Test, also the last, of the series. He made an unbeaten 163 and helped his team record their hitherto biggest win in Test history in terms of runs (280).<ref>{{cite web |title=Biggest margin |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961213/34850532.html |work=The Indian Express |access-date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970422174133/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961213/34850532.html |archive-date=22 April 1997 |date=13 December 1996}}</ref> He was named the [[Player of the Match awards (cricket)|man of the match]], and the series.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Magazine|first1=Pradeep|title=India wrap up victory quickly |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961213/34850522.html|access-date=19 October 2018|work=The Indian Express|date=13 December 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970422172139/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961213/34850522.html|archive-date=22 April 1997}}</ref> He aggregated 388 runs for the series at 77.60.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cricket Records / Records / South Africa in India Test Series, 1996/97 / Most runs |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=376;type=series |website=ESPN cricinfo |access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref>

Predominantly a middle-order batsman, Azharuddin was known for his attacking brand of cricket and strong slip catching, though continuously struggled against the short ball. Azharuddin played 99 test matches for India and scored 6,215 runs at an [[Batting average (cricket)|average]] of 45.03, including 22 centuries and 21 half-centuries. His record in [[One Day International|ODIs]] was more impressive, with 9,378 runs from 334 matches at an average of 36.92. As a fielder, he took 156 catches in [[One Day International|ODI cricket]]. Azharuddin started his career with a 110 [[English cricket team in India in 1984-85#3rd Test|against England]] in Kolkata in 1984 and ended with a 102 [[South African cricket team in India in 1999–2000#2nd Test|against South Africa]] in Banglaore in 2000 thus, becoming the only Indian and the fifth batsman ever to score a century in his first and last Test matches.

Azharuddin was convicted of match-fixing in 2000, and banned for life by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]. During India's 2000 tour of South Africa, a series that was won by India 3–2, Azharuddin scored 112 runs at an average of 28.<ref name="sportskeeda.com">https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/mohammad-azharuddin-match-fixer-full-story-his-ban-lifted</ref> Other key Indian cricketers whom Azharuddin groomed and also brought into the match-fixing fold displayed similarly dismal performances.

===Captaincy===
Azharuddin became the captain of the [[Indian national cricket team|Indian team]] succeeding [[Krishnamachari Srikkanth]] in 1989. He led the Indian team in 47 Test matches and 174 One Day Internationals. He led the team to victory in 90 ODIs, the highest until surpassed by [[M.S. Dhoni]] on 2 September 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Virat Kohli has to behave like a captain, says Mohammad Azharuddin|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/virat-kohli-has-to-behave-like-a-captain-says-mohammad-azharuddin/1148650/|access-date=6 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=30 July 2013}}</ref> His 14 test match wins as captain was a record until it was beaten by [[Sourav Ganguly]], who has 21 test match wins to his name.<ref name="Express">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/azhar-movie-trailer-mohammad-azharuddin-emraan-hashmi-2797198/|title=Azhar: Here's all the real-life drama from Mohammad Azharuddin's life|newspaper=[[Indian Express]]|date=13 May 2016|access-date=14 May 2016}}</ref>

===Match Fixing===

Azharuddin was convicted of [[match-fixing]] in the [[South Africa cricket match fixing|match-fixing scandal]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite report|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2000/nov/01full26.htm|title=The CBI Report in Full – Part 26|via=[[Rediff.com]]|date=1 November 2000|access-date=21 December 2010}}</ref> The CBI report states that Azhar was the one to introduce then South African Captain, [[Hansie Cronje]] to the bookies.<ref>{{cite report|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2000/nov/01full25.htm#azza1| title=The CBI Report in Full – Part 25|via=[[Rediff.com]]|date=1 November 2000|access-date=21 December 2010}}</ref> The [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] and the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] banned Azharuddin for life based on a report by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]].<ref>{{cite report|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2000/nov/01full.htm |title=Full text of the CBI|date=1 November 2000|via=[[Rediff.com]]|publisher=Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi|access-date=21 December 2010}}</ref>

On 8 November 2012, a [[Division bench|Divisional Bench]] consisting of Justice [[Ashutosh Mohunta]] and Krishna Mohan Reddy of the [[High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad|Andhra Pradesh High Court]] revoked the ban imposed based on the evidence found,court verdicted that ban was illegal although Azhar never come back on field due to age,right now he is chairman of Hyderabad cricket board since 2019.<ref name="Wisden India">{{cite news|date=8 November 2012|title=AP high court lifts ban on Azharuddin|work=Wisden India|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/ap-high-court-lifts-azharuddins-life-ban/34123|access-date=14 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/i-have-come-out-clean-and-proven-many-wrong/article4077225.ece|title=Match fixing scandal|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 November 2012|access-date=21 March 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/199015-high-court-relief-for-mohammad-azharuddin|title=Match fixing charges: Andhra court says life ban on Azharuddin illegal|date=8 November 2012|work=[[NDTV]]|access-date=21 March 2015}}</ref>

===Style===
Azharuddin was a middle-order batsman of India. He was known for a graceful and fluid batting style. [[John Woodcock (cricket writer)|John Woodcock]], a cricket writer, said of him, "It's no use asking an Englishman to bat like Mohammad Azharuddin. It would be like expecting a greyhound to win [[Epsom Derby|The Derby]]."<ref>{{cite book|last=Astill|first=James|title=The Great Tamasha: Cricket, corruption and the turbulent rise of modern India |year=2013|page=132|publisher = Wisden Sports Writing|isbn=978-1408156926}}</ref> Retired cricketer [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|Venkataraghavan]] stated that "Azharuddin had the best wrists in the game".<ref name="Express"/> [[Mike Atherton]] and [[Angus Fraser]] said Azharuddin's "genius was second only to Brian Lara among batsmen of their generation."<ref name="guardian1"/>

Novelist and cricket historian [[Arunabha Sengupta]] said of Azharuddin:
<blockquote> Mohammad Azharuddin, was one of the most delightful batsmen to watch and a superb fielder to boot, whose career ended under a cloud of allegations. Azhar was simply magical. Be it batting or fielding, his willow was a wand, his strokes cast a spell and his motion in the field was hypnotic.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohammad Azharuddin: The magician who made batting look stunningly surreal |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/mohammad-azharuddin-the-magician-who-made-batting-look-stunningly-surreal-22855 |website=cricketcountry.com |access-date=10 August 2018 |date=7 February 2016}}</ref></blockquote>

=== Test career statistics ===
[[File:Mohammad Azharuddin Graph.png|thumb|300px|Mohammad Azharuddin's career performance graph]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!Runs
!Average
!100s
!Highest Score
|-
|Australia||780||39.00||2 || 163*
|-
|England
||1978||58.09||6 || 182
|-
|New Zealand||1152||61.23||2 || 192
|-
|Pakistan||1089||40.47||3 || 141
|-
|South Africa||915||41.00||4 || 163*
|-
|Sri Lanka||1215||55.23||5 || 199
|-
|West Indies||539||28.37||0 || 97
|-
|Zimbabwe||59||14.75||0 || 42
|-
|'''Total'''||'''6215'''||'''45.04'''||'''22'''||'''199'''
|}

==Political career==
Azharuddin formally joined the [[Indian National Congress]] party on 19 February 2009. He won the [[2009 Indian general election]] from [[Moradabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Moradabad]] in Uttar Pradesh to become Member of Parliament of India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/azharuddin-starts-new-innings-joins-congress/85805-37.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221062717/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/azharuddin-starts-new-innings-joins-congress/85805-37.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 February 2009|title=Azhar starts new innings|work=IBN Live|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=4265 | title= Detailed Profile: Shri Mohammed Azharuddin | access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref> Mohammed Azaharuddin had disclosed his intention to contest the 2019 elections from Secunderabad Parliamentary constituency in 2019.<ref>[http://indtoday.com/azaharuddin-keen-on-contesting-from-secunderabad-ls-seat/ Azaharuddin keen on contesting from Secunderabad LS seat]</ref>

He is currently holding the position of Working President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee.<ref>{{cite web|title=President of Pradesh Congress Committee|url=https://www.inc.in/en/pcc-presidents?page=5|website=Indian National Congress}}{{vn|date=October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mohammad Azharuddin appointed working president of Telangana Congress|date=30 November 2018|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/telangana-elections/mohammad-azharuddin-appointed-working-president-of-telangana-congress/story-oOt3c0remVQH8g9zPSOYuM.html|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New innings: Mohammad Azharuddin is Congress's working president in Telangana|date=30 November 2018|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/mohammad-azharuddin-congress-working-president-telangana-1399569-2018-11-30|author=Supriya Bhardwaj|work=India Today}}</ref>

==Awards==
Azharuddin was awarded the [[Arjuna Award#Arjun Awardees in Cricket|Arjuna Award]] in 1986 and the [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth highest civilian award, in recognition of his distinguished contribution in the field of sports, in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.odishabook.com/Aticle/More/General-Knowledge/2014/01/13/List-of-Arjun-Awards-for-Cricket|title=List of Arjuna Awardees|work=Odisha book|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508073747/http://www.odishabook.com/Aticle/More/General-Knowledge/2014/01/13/List-of-Arjun-Awards-for-Cricket|archive-date=8 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was named one of five ''[[Wisden]]'''s [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year|Cricketers of the Year]] for the year 1991.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Popham |first1=Peter |title=Azhar's world in ruins |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/azhars-world-in-ruins-623891.html |access-date=19 December 2018 |work=The Independent |date=5 November 2000 |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Azharuddin married Naureen in 1987 and had two sons with her. In 1996, he divorced her and married actress [[Sangeeta Bijlani]].<ref name="Express"/> The marriage reportedly ended in a divorce in 2010 due to Azhar's affair with badminton player [[Jwala Gutta]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/Jwala-in-Bijli-out-of-Azharuddins-life/articleshow/6207416.cms|title=Jwala in, Bijli out of Azharuddin's life?|date=24 July 2010|access-date=15 May 2016|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/India/Azharuddin_May_File_Divorce_From_Sangeeta_Within_A_Week_-3958.html|title=Azhar dating badminton player Jwala Gutta|work=India tv News|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref> However the former captain claims he is still married to Sangeeta, dismissing rumors of his 3rd marriage.

He had 2 sons Asaduddin and Ayazuddin. His younger son Ayazuddin died in a road accident in 2011. Ayazuddin's sportsbike, a [[Suzuki GSX-R1000]], was an Eid gift from his father on which the tragic accident occurred. A large number of VIP's, including Andhra Pradesh [[Chief Minister]] [[Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy|Kiran Kumar Reddy]] and other politicians arrived at the hospital to console Azhar and his family members.<ref>{{cite news |title=Speed thrilled, killed 200 kmph Ayaz|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/speed-thrilled-killed-200-kmph-ayaz |date=18 September 2011}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
A [[Hindi cinema|Bollywood]] film ''[[Azhar (film)|Azhar]]'', directed by Tony D'Souza, was based on his life. The film featured [[Emraan Hashmi]] as Azharuddin, [[Nargis Fakhri]] as Sangeeta Bijlani and [[Prachi Desai]] as first wife Naureen. It was released on 13 May 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Azhar Plot Summary|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Azhar-Plot-Summary/articleshow/52250296.cms |access-date=10 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> The film was criticized for whitewashing <ref>{{cite news |title=Sorry Bollywood, The Truth About Azhar Lies in His Own Confessions|url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/sorry-bollywood-the-truth_b_10001876 |access-date=14 July 2016 |language=en}}</ref> his complicity in the match-fixing scandal.

==See also==
*[[List of international cricket centuries by Mohammad Azharuddin]]

==References==
{{Reflist|25em}}

==External links==
*{{ESPNcricinfo|id=26329}}

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