Azharuddin was born on 8 February 1963 in Hyderabad to Mohammad Azizuddin and Yousuf Sultana. He attended All Saints High School and graduated from Nizam College, Osmania University with a ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Debut and early years
Azharuddin made his debut for the Indian cricket team in Test cricket against England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 31 December 1984 scoring 110 in his first ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Azharuddin was a right handed middle order batter and an occasional medium fast bowler. He was known for his graceful and fluid batting style. John Woodcock, a cricket writer, said of him, "It's no use asking an Englishman to bat like Mohammad … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Predominantly a middle order batsman, Azharuddin played 99 test matches for India and scored 6,215 runs at an average of 45.03, including 22 centuries and 21 half-centuries. He scored 9,378 runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs) from 334 matches at an … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Azharuddin joined Indian National Congress party on 19 February 2009. He won the 2009 Indian general election from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh to become a member of parliament. … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Azharuddin was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1986 and India's fourth-highest civilian award Padma Shri in 1988. He was named one of five Wisden's cricketers of the year for 1991. ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

A Bollywood film Azhar, directed by Tony D'Souza, was based on his life. The film featured Emraan Hashmi as Azharuddin and was released on 13 May 2016. A Netflix film … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ