Editing Mohammad Azharuddin (section)

===Later years===
During the second test of [[South African cricket team in India in 1996–97|South Africa's India tour in 1996–97]] at Kolkata, Azharuddin scored a century off 74 deliveries equaling [[Kapil Dev]]'s record for the fastest test century by an India player and fourth overall, in terms of balls faced.<ref name="109record">{{cite news|last1=Menon|first1=Mohandas|title=Azhar's record breaking knock|url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961130/33550632.html|access-date=18 October 2018|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=30 November 1996|archive-date=24 April 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970424082104/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961130/33550632.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="109Calcutta">{{cite news|last1=Jaishankar|first1=Vedam|title=Amazing Azhar onslaught revives India at Eden|url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961130/33550332.html|access-date=18 October 2018|work=The Indian Express|date=30 November 1996|archive-date=24 April 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970424081844/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961130/33550332.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Azharuddin scored another century in the next test making an unbeaten 163 and helped India record their biggest win in Test history in terms of runs (280) at the time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biggest margin|url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961213/34850532.html|work=The Indian Express|access-date=19 October 2018|date=13 December 1996|archive-date=22 April 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970422174133/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961213/34850532.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was named the [[Player of the Match awards (cricket)|man of the match]] and the series after aggregating 388 runs at an average of 77.60<ref>{{cite news|last1=Magazine|first1=Pradeep|title=India wrap up victory quickly|url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961213/34850522.html|access-date=19 October 2018|work=The Indian Express|date=13 December 1996|archive-date=22 April 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970422172139/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961213/34850522.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cricket Records / Records / South Africa in India Test Series, 1996/97 / Most runs |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=376;type=series|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=31 October 2023}}</ref> Azharuddin scored seven centuries in ODIs with a best of 153 coming against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] on 9 April 1998 in [[Cuttack]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pepsi-triangular-series-1997-98-61024/india-vs-zimbabwe-5th-match-66141/full-scorecard|title=5th Match, Cuttack, April 09, 1998, Pepsi Triangular Series|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=31 October 2023}}</ref> He scored the last of his 22 centuries in tests against South Africa in Bangalore in March 2000, which also turned out to be the last test match in his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-tour-of-india-1999-00-61857/india-vs-south-africa-2nd-test-63871/full-scorecard|title=2nd Test, Bengaluru, March 02 - 06, 2000, South Africa tour of India|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=31 October 2023}}</ref> Azharuddin played the final match of his international career in an ODI against Pakistan on 3 June 2000 in the [[2000 Asia Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asia-cup-2000-61067/india-vs-pakistan-5th-match-65703/full-scorecard|title=5th Match (D/N), Dhaka, June 03, 2000, Asia Cup|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=31 October 2023}}</ref>