Mohammad Azharuddin
On scorecards: M Azharuddin
In-game rating: 92/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Mohammad Azharuddin played 99 Tests for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1984 to 2000. The first came against England at Eden Gardens, with a score of 110, and the last against South Africa at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2000.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 3,880 runs at 44.1 in 64 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 199 against Sri Lanka at Green Park in 1986. In all: 22 hundreds, 21 fifties.
At home the average was 55.9 across 46 Tests; away it was 36.4 across 53 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 1,278 runs at 58.1 in 15 Tests. MA Chidambaram Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 8 Tests and 465 runs at 38.8. Mohammad Azharuddin captained India in 47 Tests, winning 14 and losing 14. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. India won 22 of the Tests Mohammad Azharuddin played and lost 25, with 51 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 99 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199 | – | Sri Lanka | Green Park | 1986 | Drawn |
| 192 | 259 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1990 | Drawn |
| 182 | 197 | England | Eden Gardens | 1993 | Won |
| 179 | 243 | England | Old Trafford | 1990 | Drawn |
| 163* | 229 | South Africa | Green Park | 1996 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 17 | 1,215 | 55.23 | 5/4 |
| Australia | 15 | 780 | 39.00 | 2/3 |
| England | 15 | 1,278 | 58.09 | 6/3 |
| West Indies | 14 | 539 | 28.37 | 0/3 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 796 | 61.23 | 2/3 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 769 | 40.47 | 3/3 |
| South Africa | 11 | 779 | 41.00 | 4/2 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 59 | 14.75 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 46 | 3,412 | 55.93 | 13/11 |
| Away | 53 | 2,803 | 36.40 | 9/10 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34 | 2,224 | 46.33 | 7/9 |
| 1990s | 64 | 3,880 | 44.09 | 14/12 |
| 2000s | 1 | 111 | 55.50 | 1/0 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | 8 | 465 | 38.75 | 1/2 |
| Eden Gardens | 7 | 860 | 107.50 | 5/2 |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 6 | 438 | 48.67 | 2/1 |
| Wankhede Stadium | 6 | 126 | 12.60 | 0/0 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 4 | 298 | 42.57 | 1/1 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 4 | 185 | 37.00 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1984 at Eden Gardens
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 2000 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium
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