Mohammad Azharuddin

Mohammad Azharuddin is a politician who was a cricketer before he became a poltician. He was the captain of the Indian cricket team in the 1990's.^[1]

Mohammad Azharuddin

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Azharuddin
Born	(1963-02-08) 8 February 1963 (age 62) Hyderabad, Telangana India
Nickname	Azhar, Ajju, Azzu
Batting	Right-handed batsman
Bowling	Right-arm seam bowling
Role	Batsman
Relations	Mohammad Asaduddin (son)
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 169)	31 December 1984 v England
Last Test	2 March 2000 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 51)	20 January 1985 v England
Last ODI	3 June 2000 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1981–2000	Hyderabad cricket team
1983–2001	South Zone cricket team
1991–1994	Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 99 334 229 433 Runs scored 6,216 9,378 15,855 12,941 Batting average 45.08 36.92 51.98 39.33 100s/50s 22/21 7/58 54/74 11/85 Top score 199 153* 226 161* Balls bowled 13 552 1432 827 Wickets 0 12 17 15 Bowling average – 98.44 46.23 47.26 5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0 10 wickets in match – 0 0 0 Best bowling – 3/19 3/36 3/19 Catches/stumpings 105/- 156/– 220/– 200/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 February 2009

Early life and education

Azharuddin was born in Hyderabad. He completed his undergraduate studies and earned a degree in commerce from Nizam College, Osmania University.