Azhar knows how to bring out the best what is in each player....He knows how to win a match ( especially Finals ) with limited resources...He knows how to use a player according to the course of the Match - THis is true captaincy...Remember He became captain in 1990...Those days Indian Team was not very strong...No legends in the team ( Except Sachin )...But he proved that he can win a match with prevailing resources and he succeeded. Remember He won 10 Finals in his career...Our new generation are not bother about it..They just concern with winning,,,how India wins is the big concern. According to me , The Year 2000 - 2012 , India maintained a very good TEAM...Remember, During this time India was blessed with the legends like Sachin, Sehwag, Ganguly , Dravid , Yuvraj ,Gambhir , Kohli, Dhoni...and there is a clear cut formula to win a game . First , Sachin - Sehwag - Ganguly make a flying start...Dravid - Kohli - Gambhir maintain the runrate in the middle overs then finally Youvraj- Dhoni - Raina end the innings with a huge total.Remember India produced lots of wins because of strong batting line up. INdian bowlers were not contributing much where a captain has to learn how to use the bowlers.In this regard captains are just counted among the batsmen. He, who ever it is can be the captain for this best team. There comes Mohammad Azharuddin ,who never had a series of legends like this. But still managed to win lots of matches including 10 tournaments. Remember those days the way he used the bowlers where a captain can do a lot . and he did it. Again , Let us take the example of Sachin, He came into team in 1989. He took 5 years to make his first century and he was a middle order batsmen during these years. Azhar promoted him to the opener place and then he started playing long innings and centuries. sachin became SACHIN when he became an opener. So we can rightly conclude that AZHAR WAS THE BEST CAPTAIN FOR INDIAN TEAM AND GANGULY AND DHONI WERE THE CAPTAINS OF THE BEST INDIAN TEAM. "How India win" , gives right answer of the role of a captain.
Absolutely true Absolutely right bro It's 100% true Before azharuddin there was no good captain in india if u have any dout se the records of kapil Dave or gavasker or before that u will come to no . Today india is successful team there is a huge efforts azharuddin in makings the team But 90s eraa was great for Indian cricket. That was the foundation of Indian cricket.
Azar himself was a fine all rounder , could play long innings, quick innings, field . Had talent to bowl too but concentrated on batting mostly. He was destined to become captain. Sachin , Dravid, Ganguly grew up under him.
Azar is the man he made cricket look easy one heck of great exquisite timer and his fans love him more better than sachin tendulker you ask the majority of Indian who they prefer watching and who is the better player and majority would say Muhammad azarudin his the only Indian player to score three century in a row on debue sachin is no way in his league thumbs up master blaster
Sachin is the greatest batsmen India has ever produced, while Azhar is the most elegant batsmen ever. Don't disrespect Sachin. He is every Indian's favourite
Azhar's range of shot is unique. No any player can play like him even today. Not using straight bat, no heaves, shots are not with full hands- All shots are perferct combination of wrists+timing.. Simply using wrists for Drives, Cuts & Flicks.. Even 6s are not heaves but well timed wrist strokes... Those Class, elegance & Wrists 💯❤.. World's best batsmen ever.. Master of crisp ground shots.... #AzharFlicks🏏
Azharuddins record: Tests 1 3 centuries in first 3 tests 2. Joint fastest test century scorer along with kapil dev 109 against south africa 1996.The record stood for many years 3 Only Asian batsman to score century in first and last test match of his career 4 . Best fifty to hundred conversion ratio by an Indian . After many years broken by virat kohli. ie. Szhar scored 22 centuries in just 147 test match innings and his fiffties were only 21.when azhar scored fifty invariably he converted it into hundered 5 Highest test runs accumulater by any Indian at number 5 position. He is our most successful number 5 test batsman . 6 Only indian to take 5catches in a single test against pakistan . 7 Fastest century scorer as captain in an away test match between lunch and tea. old trafford england 1990 ODi 1.first. in history yo cross 9000 odi runs 2 Fastest century scorer in odi 1988 against newzealand off 62 balls.Record was unbroken for quite a few years 3 Only batsman to score fifty half centuries in 1990s decade. 4 Most runs by any Indian in odi batting at number 4 position.He was the greatest at number 4 in 1990s 5 First Indian to take 4.catches in single match against biggest rival pakistan 6 most catches in an odi . 156 .it was world record for many years. Now its still an indian record Captaincy Most odi wins by any captain post independence. Later record broken by dhoni Most test wins by any captain post independence .Later tecord broken by ganguly. But Azhar stands out by the style of his batting and fielding. He was elegant, graceful and a joy to watch. His genius was compared to brian lara and when azhar at his best he could overshadow sachin by his sheer artistry and delightful style. From 1985to 2000he was the most beautiful batsman to watch in the world. Azhars greatness as a batsman was slightly less than sachin but as a player in total ( batting fielding captaincy) he was as great as Sachin. He was a simple man till he met sangeeta and the air of bollywood and expensive tastes perhaps made him greedy and sadly he had to go while in full form .
Ice blocks start melting in Greenland & Antarctica When Deepika Padukone smiling & Azharudhin batting.. That's the range of beauty & elegance in both...❤
Can't stop watching it over and over again. What a magician Azhar has been. Thank you Azhar Bhai for entertaining all of us through your magical batting. Love you Always. ❤️🙏👋👌👍
Worth watching his classical batting that was the true cricket just hitting the bat and scoring run is not a cricket playing according to the merit of batting is the real skill of cricket Another great legend is G R Viswanath Worth watching his batting too
Azhar was having grace,class,strokes,fast scoring,best runner,great cricketing mind with stylish batting, sharp fielding & great captaincy skills... He was the best... Bur lately with his being ambitious & bad habits he lost the magical touch... He career has been sabotage in well planned manner... He was falsely implicated Otherwise he would the best batsman in entire world... SAD...Such a tragic end to the most happening cricketer..
Azhar was the best middle order batsmen in his era, he was most slefless batsmen who could have play for records but he choose to play for team, thats why he remain captain Team India for a decade
@@NightRider0101 he actually did briefly. And btw I don't think India were a weak side. Actually SL were a very inexperienced side. India had some quality batsman - arguably the greatest of the lot on Tendulkar. They were a solid side. Sri Lanka did not really have that for the most part. It was harder for De Silva
I know it only u and I remembered this innings. A good partnership 150 runs with Sanjay manjrekar and one more thing Shahid mehboob was the main target of azharuddin in that match . I still remember wasim akram gave a bouncer which broke azharuddin helmet and then rest of the innings he played with a helmet provided by Imran Khan to him.....🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@neerajact4195 great information. Helmet provided by Pakistan player means great. Wasim bouncer broken Srikanth head with lot of blood in 1987 series.so that this match Wasim planned broke Azharuddin head
@@elanchelvan9164 I am ok . U take care of yourself and your family. Elan sir so happy to see your msg ...at least u remember this old man .... take care ....bye
Greatest number 5 test batman india has ever produced. Out of his 22 test centuries 16 were at number 5. No batsman before him or after him has achieved this record . And in odis azza was the greatest number 4 batsman india has produced . Almost 5000 runs at number 4 with 36 fifty pmus scores at an avg of 40 plus. No ther player before or after him has produced this record. Virat will cross this in a year or so . Azhar has taken 156 catches in odis , highest by any fielder produced by india. Virat will cross this in a year or two. India won 11 odi tournaments under azhars captaincy. Highest ever by any other captain produced by India. Thus , Azhar ranks as one of the greatest cricketers and a middle order batsman produced by India .
November 22 1997 Sat 1st Test Mohali India vs Sri Lanka azharuddion scored 53 runs with 8 fours. please provide 15 minutes of highlights this azharuddion innings. I am waiting for this azharuddion innings for 27 long years
August 06 1993 Friday 3st Test Colombo (PSS) India vs Sri Lanka azharuddion scored 50 runs with 7 fours. please provide 15 minutes of highlights this azharuddion innings. I am waiting for this azharuddion innings for 31 long years
How azharuddin azharuddin became Indian captain story in 1989.Please read following story . azharuddin under pressure before Pakistan tour 1989.very poor west Indies tour azharuddin dropped for one test match in west Indies.very poor series in Nehru cup azharuddin dropped for Pakistan in Eden garden match Deepawali day in 1989.1989 first test match India vs Pakistan Karachi test match Srikanth planned to drop azharuddin because of poor form.but azharuddin scored 35 runs scored both 2 innings and 5 five catches taken .so that only azharuddin not dropped for 2 test match .still azharuddin in the line of dropping .but 2 test match fizalabad azharuddin duck out in first innings azharuddin place danger for selection for 3 test match Lahore.but azharuddin scored 109 runs with beautiful century under pressure knock.next match azharuddin scored 77 runs vs Pakistan in Lahore.final test match azharuddin scored 52 runs.next test match azharuddin became the captain of New Zealand tour .and azharuddin captain for India 1990 to 1999.people have to know azharuddin talent and brilliant.azharuddin Shahjakhan of Indian cricket from 1990 to 1999.
Dear Sir, If possible, could you Please upload "The Inside Cricket" Programme's Starting music of ESPN / Star Sports telecast during the 1990's? I have been searching for that music theme from a very very long time. Thank You
OMG..see the wrist work of him both off and on side...bloody bugger why did he involve in match fixing who is having abundant of talent...very sad...Technically sound and an excellent fielder then....At times I feel he is classy on his shots than Sachin with much ease and elegance...
There was no better sight in international cricket than azharuddin in full flow between 1985to 2000. In terms of genius he was second only to brian lara. If azhar didnot have pressure of captaining a weak indian team ( except sachin there was no great batsman in the team)he would have maintained an average of 50plus which he did till 1991
Azhar is pointing fingure @ 13:00. Anyone clarify what he is intending to show. i think he is showing zero to his critics by rounding the fingers in air.
Azharuddin single handedly destroyed South Africa in this match. Hansie Cronje and Azharuddin might have fixed this match but in this test match, all South African bowlers got a big beating and also very stupid and poor batting by South African chokers. By the way I love South Africa but hate their choking habit.
Man with Great Potentials but ruined himself. If he had announced his retirement after 1999 world cup, perhaps this Hansie Cronje match fixing issue wouldn't have surfaced. Then he would have earned a great respect in Indian Cricket fraternity. Instead of giving opportunity to younger players by retirement after 1999 world cup defeat, he still desired to play at the age of 36 years, in India South Africa 1999,Series. This series ruined his name in Cronje match fixing case.
