SUNDAY, November 17, 2013
Born on February 8, 1963, Mohammad Azharuddin is an Indian politician and former cricketer. He was an accomplished batsman and captained the Indian cricket team for much of the 1990s, until being banned for his involvement in a match-fixing scandal. The lifetime ban for his alleged match fixing was later found illegal by Andhra Pradesh High Court. A member of the Indian National Congress, Azharuddin won from the Moradabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India.
In his prime, he had a graceful, fluid batting style, comparable to that of his English contemporary, David Gower and Australian batsman Greg Chappell. The wrist flick was his most characteristic shot and he fared best against spinners. The grace and fluidity of his wrist once prompted John Woodcock, a noted cricket writer, to say, “It’s no use asking an Englishman to bat like Mohammad Azharuddin. For, it would be like expecting a greyhound to win the London Derby!”
On 8 November 2012, the Andhra Pradesh High Court lifted the life ban on Azharuddin, implicated in the match-fixing scandal of 2000. The High Court said the ban was “unsustainable”.
Former Indian captain and International umpire Venkataraghavan stated “Azharuddin had the best wrists in the game, but Tendulkar isn’t too far behind” while praising Sachin Tendulkar.In Oct 2010, Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan called him one of the best players in cricket at par with Sachin Tendulkar.
Towards the end of his career Azharuddin was accused of match-fixing;South African captain Hansie Cronje, in his confession for match-fixing, had indicated that Azharuddin was the one to introduce him to the bookies. India’s premier investigating agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation, conducted an investigation and published a report.
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Questions of this week:
1. How many runs Sachin Tendulkar scored in the first innings of the last Test of his career against West Indies at Mumbai?
2. For which team Abhimanyu Mithun played in Indian Premier League (IPL) Season-6?
3. How many runs Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara scored in the second Test against West Indies at Wankhade Stadium in Mumbai?
4. Which team won finals of the Inter-Collegiate Hockey (Men) Tournament at MA Stadium recently?
5. Who is Chetan Chauhan?
Answers of the last week:
1. Innings and 51 runs 2. Did not play in IPL-6 3. 177 runs 4. JKP XI 5. Former J&K Ranji trophy player.
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