Editing Mohammad Azharuddin (section)

{{short description|Indian cricketer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Mohammad Azharuddin
| image               = Mohammad Azharuddin (1).jpg
| caption             = 
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1963|02|08|df=yes}}
| birth_place         = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India
| nickname            = Azhar, Azzu<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/Of-comparisons-and-imitations/article14929207.ece|title=Of comparisons and imitations|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 March 2011|access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref>
| children            = [[Mohammad Asaduddin]]
| office              = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency        = [[Moradabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Moradabad]]
| term_start          = {{Start date|2009|05|16|df=yes}}
| term_end            = {{End date|2014|05|16|df=yes}}
| predecessor         = [[Shafiqur Rahman Barq]]
| successor           = [[Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh]]
| party               = [[Indian National Congress]]
| office2             = 27th President of [[Hyderabad Cricket Association]]
| term_start2         = 27 September 2019
| predecessor2        = [[Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy]]
| office3             = [[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee| Working President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee]]
| term_start3         = 2 June 2014
| term_end3           = 
| height              = 179 cm<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/mohammad-azharuddin|title=Mohammad Azharuddin's profile|publisher=[[Sportskeeda]]|access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
| spouse              = {{Unbulleted_list|{{Marriage|Naureen|1987|1996|reason=divorce}}|{{Marriage|[[Sangeeta Bijlani]]|1996|2010|reason=divorced}}|{{Marriage|Shannon Marie|2017|}}}}
| module              = {{Infobox cricketer
| embed               = yes
| batting             = Right-handed
| bowling             = Right-arm [[Medium pace bowling|medium]]
| role                = [[Batting (cricket)|Batsman]]
| international       = true
| internationalspan   = 1984–2000
| country             = India
| testcap             = 169
| testdebutagainst    = England
| testdebutdate       = 31 December
| testdebutyear       = 1984
| lasttestagainst     = South Africa
| lasttestdate        = 2 March
| lasttestyear        = 2000
| odicap              = 51
| odidebutagainst     = England
| odidebutdate        = 20 January
| odidebutyear        = 1985
| lastodiagainst      = Pakistan
| lastodidate         = 3 June
| lastodiyear         = 2000
| club1               = [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]
| year1               = {{nowrap|1981–2000}}
| club2               = [[South Zone cricket team|South Zone]]
| year2               = {{nowrap|1983–2001}}
| club3               = [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]]
| year3               = {{nowrap|1991–1994}}
| columns             = 4
| column1             = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| column2             = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| column3             = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| column4             = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches1            = 99
| matches2            = 334
| matches3            = 229
| matches4            = 433
| runs1               = 6,215
| runs2               = 9,378
| runs3               = 15,855
| runs4               = 12,941
| bat avg1            = 45.03
| bat avg2            = 36.92
| bat avg3            = 51.98
| bat avg4            = 39.33
| 100s/50s1           = 22/21
| 100s/50s2           = 7/58
| 100s/50s3           = 54/74
| 100s/50s4           = 11/85
| top score1          = 199
| top score2          = 153[[not out|*]]
| top score3          = 226
| top score4          = 161[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1         = 13
| deliveries2         = 552
| deliveries3         = 1,432
| deliveries4         = 827
| wickets1            = 0
| wickets2            = 12
| wickets3            = 17
| wickets4            = 15
| bowl avg1           = –
| bowl avg2           = 98.44
| bowl avg3           = 46.23
| bowl avg4           = 47.26
| fivefor1            = –
| fivefor2            = 0
| fivefor3            = 0
| fivefor4            = 0
| tenfor1             = –
| tenfor2             = 0
| tenfor3             = 0
| tenfor4             = 0
| best bowling1       = –
| best bowling2       = 3/19
| best bowling3       = 3/36
| best bowling4       = 3/19
| catches/stumpings1  = 105/0
| catches/stumpings2  = 156/0
| catches/stumpings3  = 220/0
| catches/stumpings4  = 200/0
| source              = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/26329.html ESPNcricinfo
| date                = 13 February
| year                = 2009
| medaltemplates      =<!--MENTION HOST NATIONS FOR TEAM SPORTS-->
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asia Cup]]}}
{{Medal|1st|[[1988 Asia Cup|1988 Bangladesh]]|}}
{{Medal|1st|[[1990-91 Asia Cup|1990-91 India]]|}}
{{Medal|1st|[[1995 Asia Cup|1995 United Arab Emirates]]|}}
{{Medal|2nd|[[1997 Asia Cup|1997 Sri Lanka]]|}}
}}
| termend2            = 2022
}}

'''Mohammad Azharuddin''' (born 8 February 1963) is an Indian [[politician]] and a former [[cricketer]] who also served as the [[Indian national cricket team]]'s captain. He was a right-handed [[Batting order (cricket)|middle order batter]] and an occasional [[Fast bowling|medium fast]] bowler. He played 99 [[Test cricket|Test matches]] and 334 [[One Day International]]s for India. As a captain, he led the team to wins in the [[1990-91 Asia Cup|1990-91]] and [[1995 Asia Cup]]s and reached the semi-finals of the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]]. He was considered as one of the best ODI batsmen in the world and one of the greatest of his era. He captained India in three [[Cricket World Cup]]s, the most by any Indian captain, all during the 1990s. He was also a part of the Indian squad which won the 1985 [[World Championship of Cricket]].

His cricketing career came to an abrupt end in 2000 after he was banned by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] for life due to his alleged involvement in a [[South Africa cricket match fixing|match fixing scandal]]. In 2012, the [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]] lifted the life ban after appeal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andhra Pradesh High Court Clears Azhar |url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/the-mohammad-azharuddin-timeline-how-the-cricketer-went-downhill|website=Quint|date=11 May 2016|access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> In September 2019, he was elected as the president of [[Hyderabad Cricket Association]].<ref name="HCA">{{cite news|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]]|date=27 September 2019|access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref>

In 2009, Azharuddin joined [[Indian National Congress]] and was elected as a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|member of parliament]] for [[Moradabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Moradabad]]. He was appointed as the [[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee|President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee]] in 2018.<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|date=15 February 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=1 April 2016}}</ref>