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==Playing style== Azharuddin was a right handed middle order [[Batting (cricket)|batsman]] and an occasional [[Fast bowling|medium fast]] bowler. He was known for his graceful and fluid batting style.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohammad Azharuddin: The magician who made batting look stunningly surreal |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/mohammad-azharuddin-the-magician-who-made-batting-look-stunningly-surreal-22855 |website=cricketcountry.com|access-date=10 August 2018|date=7 February 2016}}</ref> [[John Woodcock (cricket writer)|John Woodcock]], a cricket writer, said of him, "It's no use asking an Englishman to bat like Mohammad Azharuddin. It would be like expecting a greyhound to win [[Epsom Derby|The Derby]]."<ref>{{cite book|last=Astill|first=James|title=The Great Tamasha: Cricket, corruption and the turbulent rise of modern India |year=2013|page=132|publisher=Wisden Sports Writing|isbn=978-1408156926}}</ref> Former cricketer and umpire [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]] stated that "Azharuddin had the best wrists in the game".<ref name="Express"/> [[Mike Atherton]] and [[Angus Fraser]] said Azharuddin's "genius was second only to [[Brian Lara]] among batsmen of their generation."<ref name="guardian1"/>
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