Mohammad Azharuddin 109 (77) vs South Africa (2nd Test) at Kolkata 1996

[@vinayakraju3086]

4:19 what a shot... I am watching cricket from 30 years but Azhar's shots are treat to watch...

[@mohsinasgarali]

Yes

[@sauravmukerji6242]

No doubt

[@ayasswain]

Yes that was a class act against quality leg spin. Inside out shot. ❤️❤️

[@rupaljain5449]

Similar shot was played by vvs laxman to warne in 2001 when he scored 281

[@hussainap5875]

@@ayasswain 8/

[@anitakashyap3132]

azhar bhai is a great batsman a great player he is the prince of Hyderabad. I always respects azhar bhai .

[@fakhan499]

Anita Kashyap Hyderabadian ??

[@sunayandasgupta248]

M.khan- hahaha

[@mirzahasan8843]

I am also Hyderabadi, I love AzharBhai since Childhood Days...

[@mirzahasan8843]

I Always Respect AzharBhai

[@ZeeshanAli1]

@@sunayandasgupta248 aa

[@gangavi3]

I remember I was at the stadium that day... Was in Class 4 then 😛 Azhar was sensational... Didn't leave my seat for a minute.. the first experience with a crowd of 1,00,000 was mesmerizing!!!

[@ahriffsheriff5882]

Lucky Avishek

[@Unknown-yv7xy]

I was in class 7th and watched next Kanpur match from stadium 😊

[@kaushikdey4464]

I was in college, i was in d field, 5fours in a over

[@Unknown-yv7xy]

@@kaushikdey4464 to Zulu

[@harshmathur007]

Same here! Me too was at the stadium that day. My 1st match at Eden gardens. :-) I remember telling a friend that when Donald bowls, i don't see the ball! He is so fast! But maybe it was just from the place where i was sitting in stands. :-)

[@pm_91_]

Test doesnt mean playing slow. It means analysing the situation and playing to your abilities. This was one of the greatest test knocks. Take a bow Azharuddin!

[@ashokkotiya6121]

when your team need it. you play slow or fast n save wicket to follow on or draw.. this is the most idiotic knock by azzi when team needed him to stay he played rough.. and throw his wicket.. india face defeat in this test..

[@AteeqRahman-b4x]

@@ashokkotiya6121 Azhar was a middle order batsman and a stroke player, agreed, he could have stayed longer, but, what others did to save the match? The way Azhar demoralized bowlers, others should have capitalized on the situation created by Azhar.

[@apecmmr]

​@@ashokkotiya6121use brain, anil kumble is in the other side, so he tried to score as much as possible before india gets all out

[@arjunghose8614]

You are stupid he is batting with the tai lenders like anil Kumble he was trying to get as many runs as possible as fast as possible.Not reading the match situation is your stupidity not Azhars.

[@sonudelhihaircutfirsttimei2142]

Sachin ji ko great batsman banane m or bowling m kamal krne ke piche azhar bhai ka hi hath tha aaj world cricket ko jo heera mila uske piche azhar bhai ka haat tha thanks 7

[@AnilSingh-qd2so]

Tere pichhe bhi uska hi haath h pata karliyo ek baar

[@sonudelhihaircutfirsttimei2142]

@@AnilSingh-qd2so bhai tumko bura kiyo lag raha h

[@RashidRashid-jv6jl]

@@sonudelhihaircutfirsttimei2142 kiyun ke Anil bhagwa atangi hai

[@faizalkhan1691]

@@RashidRashid-jv6jl Sahi bola Bhai Ye suar kahi Urdu naam a jaye to jalne lgti hai

[@mdshamsiralam8460]

@@faizalkhan1691 sahi kahe aap bhaijaan..kya dikkat hai in logon ko

[@CHIRAGGOWDA]

My childhood favorite player... Just love his wrist shots... No one can even come closer or bat like him on onside!

[@williamsatish25]

You forgot VVS from the same land

[@huzaifagodhrawala4355]

Sem dear

[@adsdynamic9219]

Absolutely.

[@LoveBharath]

Azhar is amazing batsman... can play all over the ground...fine touches.. flicks..cuts ..powerful shots.. aerial route...

[@wheeloflife17]

People will never remember this but this is one of the best ever century of all time

[@YahyaRavian]

True

[@rizwanali1221]

Ajju bhai love you

[@indrajitsengupta3238]

Incredible

[@sauravmukerji6242]

Magical innings

[@richardoshea2071]

I remember him scoring 100 off 88 balls v England at lords. I will never forget that eotjer

[@suyogpatil434]

Azharuddin was way ahead of today's batsmen he also played a mind boggling fast century at lords

[@ayasswain]

Yes that was gen of an innings. When I watch that innings on KZbin I just get mesmerized by his style of play. Elegant and artistic.

[@jazzmemumbaikar1190]

​@@ayasswainpl share that link

[@supirush]

★Sachin's Classy timings+Brian Lara's back foot Power punch+Ricky Ponting's Pull Shot+Kohli's wristy flicks+Dhoni's Helicopter=highlights of AZHAR's batting

[@pulkit8628]

Bhak!

[@NagaRaju-ex1ep]

Yes correct

[@sharukhkhan6908]

-o

[@pandiyanv747]

Yes he can play all of above player..

[@supirush]

@@ajaykhakh Court itself had proven he is not involved,,

[@vijethcm]

Possibly the best ever player of spin. He evoked so many emotions! Even his last test innings was of this quality. He still happens to be my most favourite indian batsman... Purely because of his effortless batting and fielding...

[@abhijitdas9697]

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

[@shujahmohammed9173]

I agree that he is one of the best player of spin,but i feel that best ever player of spin is Sir Brian Charles Lara.

[@beingmanish491]

Our Eden Gardens always lucky and happiest ground for Azharuddin.

[@ghamith]

He was not luck in 96 World Cup semi finals though ....I think that match cost his captaincy

[@beingmanish491]

@@ghamith yeah 1996 Wc semis was just like a Black holes on moon. I also went to see that match when Sachin got out my heart broke and me and my father left the stadium and returned back home since we knew that now it was impossible for India to make a rare comeback from that position.

[@ghamith]

@@beingmanish491 Mate I was 16 at that time , was front of the tv with my family laughing and enjoying that collapse ... Sri Lankan team was very strong at that time. but now things have changed .India is a very strong team these dayssss..

[@sayantanchakraborty3221]

@@ghamith your SriLankan batch of 96 was extraordinary - and led by one of the finest skippers ever . They deservingly won the WC and more importantly , the opening pair changed the whole concept of opening forever .

[@anandshirodkar8458]

@@sayantanchakraborty3221 Sorry bro compare to Srilanka, India was too good. Srilanka by luck and due to fixing done by Indians in semis they got the world Cup.

[@Aahilsonu]

Flicker Legend no body can Replace #mohammadazaruddin ❤

[@sivasankarpresingu2088]

Yes 100% true

[@kaziidris]

It was a Saturday and we use to have half days in school. I came home by 11am and saw Azhar has already been dismissed. Was upset until i saw the scorecard. He was a genie. A true wizard!! It was sheer delight to see him bat. ..

[@ravihjkdslahdjs]

I remember My school was somewhat near to eden garden and we were having chemistry practicals in lab. Pin drop silence in lab and could hear the noise of the crowd. I knew something amazing was happening.

[@Shubham_Sir_Spoken_English]

Which school? I'm from Kolkata

[@thesamirkhan4986]

Which school I 'm from Kolkata

[@syedfayaz1428]

Indian cricket politics must learn from 1203....??

[@mohsinasgarali]

Azhar effect had happened

[@ranganathann2020]

@@syedfayaz1428 jk by up in by by by

[@mohammadshad5026]

What a man feeling very sad no one stand with u when ur carrier had spoiled without any proof. Love u Azhar sir

[@Aahilsonu]

Just look at the Crowd.. Craze Just for #mohammadazaruddin ❤

[@shoukatali-sw7jt]

Yes

[@pandiyanv747]

Now a days there is no single player like him. This is a gold videos in cricket..

[@sayyedamahejabeen1906]

Wata inning man..under pressure..I never seen some one playing like him under pressure.. classic batsman..

[@tanveerulislam964]

Absolutely right.

[@rajkirancr2191]

This innings in 1996, still hold the record of Fastest Century by an indian in test cricket.

[@achyuthvocals415]

Kapil also has the same record

[@TheBOND466]

​@@achyuthvocals415azhar have 22 centuries in Test cricket, what does kapil have

[@heathledger1345]

@@TheBOND466 A World Cup

[@mohammedazharuddin1754]

I have never seen such a big crowd watching test matche . Really well played Mohammed azharuddin I am your big fan What a batting Just love bro

[@vamseemanohar]

those were the days of fierce competitive and quality cricket..fabulous..

[@incognitobrown7782]

What a player - what a player! Best batsman to watch ever!! No one comes close in elegance - Not Gower, not Mark Waugh, not Laxman. They are all elegant and flamboyant in their own right but Azhar stands alone. Not just his elegant strokes but the ability to find the smallest of gaps.

[@abdulshaik6736]

Stadium gone pin drop silent when he’s caught that shows how legendary he was

[@abhijitdas9697]

True,indeed! 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌳

[@kkhanatg]

Sweet memories. I remember watching this live, absolute pleasure. Even after 20 years it’s still give goosebumps. One thing to watch live vs highlights.

[@prashraj1006]

I miss this style of cricket so much. I was in school back then. That "wills" on their jerseys evokes nostalgia.

[@technologysharing4882]

Look at the crowd at stadium. Imagine a test match now. Good old days.

[@ananduhyd]

In my opinion he was the only classy wristy batsman of all the time.if we observe his innings it is clear.if he was not in match fixing allegations,he might have been one of great legends of cricket..

[@yasararafatha3139]

Anand Kumar he was not in match fixing

[@theemperor2506]

Kapil Sir and Azhar Bhai always played only and only for the Country. Court of Law of our Country dismissed the case against him. BCCI gave the clean chit to Azharuddin. But by then it was too late. He lost his best years. His image was tarnished. Feel pity for Kapil Sir and Azharuddin.

[@bharatkapoor4062]

Vvs laxman

[@ghulamjeelani339]

@@theemperor2506 this was planned by bcci that time... Bcci responsible for for azhar uddins ban... We missed our Wristy legend... Politics always dominate good player's like Azhar Uddin

[@yongzeal]

He is already a legend. Mind it!

[@waz2026]

That standing ovation from the crowd 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Amazing

[@mohsinasgarali]

The favourite player of my late grandfather. He even wrote a letter to BCCI to restore him back.

[@debjyoti198o]

This man makes batting look like a poetry.....

[@shanigladiators3118]

i m 4m pakisatn kaptan azhr o din ko out krna bht mushkil hota tha...... ya akser pakistan k khilaf bht achi batting krty thy.......so nice batsman

[@agentravi00007]

Best wrist player

[@tiktok1449]

Or acha fixer bi tha

[@muhammadfawad1505]

No doubt yar ye waseem akram ko aram se khelta ta even around the world waseem akram was tough to everyone. Waseem akram sir ne b fixing azhar sahb se sekhi ti hahahaha. Huge respect to Muhammad azharuddin.

[@sailendarsingh7194]

Us samay ajahar uddin world ke sabse best classical batsman the.

[@Niktodie4]

shani gladiators yes he was one of our better performers against pakistan.

[@swatirai2627]

Dont forget he was highest run getter in ODI before Schin cross him And he was faster ODI century 100 run in 59 ball before jasuriya break his record with 47 ball century

[@rajeevdash881]

Swati ji that was 62 balls

[@sauravmukerji6242]

Yes

[@Aahilsonu]

Crowd seems like ODs And #t20's It's craze of #mohammedazaruddin

[@raomanzoor3792]

I still remembers that match...an drip was given to him after hurting..but to avoid follow on azhar came to bat although he is struggling and smashes consecutive fours and still manages india to avoid follow on....and he played selflessly....When paul adam caught him out i bacame so sad....

[@javedalihuma]

I was in the Eden gardens that day, never forget

[@sbabukhajapeer2772]

I started listening to cricket and watching to cricket since Azharuddin was playing his 3 rd test match... And i have been a very big fan of him... I named my son Mohammad Azharuddin... I stopped watching cricket as he left cricket..

[@rays7756]

Azhar + Eden Garden = Fireworks !! Always.

[@TheAarif123]

He is a painter with whole outfield as his canvas.... I love sachin but he never acknowledged it was azhar who promoted him from middle order to open the innings.

[@haribhaskar6949]

what a style batting.superb

[@ABCXYZ747]

What a Great player he was, treat to watch him batting

[@balaramrao1644]

It's great innings by azhar under pressure played one of the fastest 100 is just unbelievable

[@anikt12]

Azhar in full flow.. there's no better sight. Brought back fond memories

[@krissivamurthy5810]

Wristy elegance,calm demeanor and a sharp cricketing brain makes Azhar a perfect combo of timing and skill.VVS Laxman comes close to him in wristy batting

[@rajeevdash881]

What a beautiful stance in walk... Through only 100 thousand people.. Just like a general in a battlefield So proud of you my boy.. Azhar bhai 🙏🙏🙏

[@anandparmeswaran6681]

Remembering watching this match on tv. Azharuddin was playing very aggressively and Sachin at the opposite end was trying to calm him down. Usually it the opposite with Sachin going all blonkers and batsmen trying to calm him down. Nevertheless a classic innings by Mohammad Azharuddin! Amen.

[@vishalmakhijani2198]

Koun sa match dekha Bhai. Kyunki mujhe to kumble dikhai de raha hai Kyunki wahi tha.

[@souravpakrashi7135]

I was in class 6 then. Match was at eden garden kolkata. I heard live match relay in bengali in Radio. Aahar- kumble made a magical partnership

[@qamararif2661]

A living legend...no bowler could trouble him... except he himself created trouble...a rare batsman cricket ever produced...

[@kulwindersingh-ov7fy]

Mohammad Azharuddin was an amazing batsman

[@nevillecoelho2667]

Ye hai Aazhaa, Rahe saat apne, Tuj pe dil machle, Jab nikle sab ke dum, Peeche hatte naa kadam, Tuj pe dil machle !!! Wat a player !!

[@hyderali2538]

Brave Inning and Brave captain n player he was..

[@rahulbhomiya]

Hyder Ali but was a fixer

[@yasararafatha3139]

Rahul Bhomiya no bjp politics ruined him

[@sahilpooja]

@@yasararafatha3139bullshit

[@vidyasagar6592]

this is some exhibition of batting, artist in full flow

[@sivasankarpresingu2088]

Great entertainer with bat

[@smithrajbhattacharjee4223]

This is not a Cricket Inning But an Onslaught laid against The proteas by our Beloved Azzu Bhai 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@nasarambaaz2150]

World me sab se phle helicopter short Azhar sir hi lagate the great batsman

[@ayanphani9361]

This innings is a gem of cricket history.

[@psychicspy1234]

WOW!...........this video took me to a flashback,..I was in 10th Standard,snuck in a radio to class-room to listen to the commentary in school,..life was smooth back then..from a great achiever to a sore loser..now am a fuckin robot with no life. ..FML T_T.. Also the next day sports' column in THE HINDU newspaper headlined this-->> "Azhar and eden gardens :the love story continues"!!

[@varunsrivatsan9482]

You have said everything I wanted to say including the Hindu headline.

[@fuelpowerz2512]

The best stylish batsman

[@vijayagra2011]

I once forget that it's a test match. When commentator said at the end that, this century will known as most memorable century in the Test cricket history. Lol 😁

[@PublicPoints07]

One of the greatest captain of India, one of finest player in the world for all time, love from Bangalore the fan of Great Wall 'Rahul Dravid'

[@krishnamehra3521]

One of best classic captain n batsman in Indian cricket history

[@sarfarazalam8479]

Azharuddin one of the greatest batsman in the cricket

[@abhisheksrivastava5070]

Dhekh ke to ni lag rha

[@divine-world-connect2god]

Inn jaise chutiye bando ka kuchh ni ho skta....saale har jgah dharam ghused k apni maa chudwa lete hai haramkhor saale.....Azhar played for india and did great.....but yeh chutiye gobar kha kha k pagal ho gye hain

[@anandparashar8442]

And the biggest match fixer

[@dipanghosh4672]

Fixer

[@abhisheksrivastava5070]

@@divine-world-connect2god fixer tha wo apne desh ki ijjat bech di sale ne fixer bekar player

[@prashanthreddy8289]

Phenomenal. He was a class batsman but created mass hysteria all around the globe especially in Eden gardens. Kolkata people never forget azhar theKing of elegance. He introduced attacking game in test cricket.

[@fakhan499]

prashanth reddy Wow What a comment Prashanth garu

[@manishpatel-on1is]

Wot a majestic innings... great to watch ajju my favrate bastmen...

[@sabyasachimukhopadhyay1256]

Amazing batting by Azhar!

[@rahulbhalerao1318]

India's One Of The Best Cricket Player . He Was Dependable Player In His Era.. 3 Consecutive Centuries In Starting Matches On Debuted Series. No-one Can Replace Him At These Days

[@lalitdvyas6777]

I remember those days i was in 8th or 9th class and after school Time when I came out and saw on road at one corner huge crowd I just ran away so fast at home and watched his inning he was truly a class player those days were golden days

[@neerajact4195]

He had a bad memories of WC semi final 1996 and he was angry with the crowd after making this most devastating century of his career. He even not greeted the crowd . He was the man of the series ......azzu bhai. U were the most stylish player of 1990s. Your walk, collars, helmet , fielding ,your throw down. My all time favourite player Mohd azharuddin ....respect man. For you 👌👌👌👌🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@deepak-uz4ge]

Correct

[@arjunveer-mn8yy]

My childhood hero.....mohd Azharuddin

[@kanchan2712]

Agreed

[@parvezsheliya5581]

​@vasudevananda saraswathi He was released of all charges by court. We are nobody to go against the court.

[@yasararafatha3139]

@vasudevananda saraswathi like giving clean chit modi

[@Sports-id9qc]

During those days he had lot of fan following..He is one of the best Indian captains..Now a days generation does not know about his stardom

[@gautamnath8199]

My love and respect to the legend

[@sahilwajid5532]

Please upload Azhars then-fastest ODI century (62 balls) against New Zealand

[@vectorbuildings2669]

He has got god gifted wrist. ...recently i saw him closely in a tournament near mangolore karnataka first time..to see my childhood hero for I bunk so many classes...to see his game in tv I have to walk lot ...I felt happy...I felt very sad seeing present status of azar...Player like such a calibers present status. ...I thought god planned something else for him...such a classical player I never seen in my life...

[@pureindian1234]

I have seen matches in all the stadiums of the world but kolkatta people are amazing.everybody is clapping enjoying every movement.true cricket lover

[@fuzailkhan1209]

class Batsman at that time Azhar Dravid Laxman but Azhar is a classic batting stylist

[@AjithKottarakkara]

When Azharudin left from cricket..I also left from watch cricket in Television. He was the real hero of cricket..

[@777everywhere]

Azhar was one batsman who used to play aggressively even in the era when many great batsmen wasted many deliveries to make runs to ensure their place in the team.

[@johnmoses2743]

cricket lovers surely like Azhar's shots

[@prashanthreddy8289]

Just killed the bowlers of SA and our dirty selection team of BCCI. He was the one captain having 4 Forman captains. He changed the game with his style made cricket more attractive.

[@sajjidlily7864]

The most stylish,elegant wristy batsmen world has ever seen after Zaheer Abbas.His fluency of stroke making was just a magic

[@djrulz123]

remember it as if i was yesterday....

[@MegaNarsinha]

@A Hindu Guy lost the match

[@shaikhmahum2599]

Azhar is no 1 stylish player. Waugh was not comfortable against spinner. Laxman was slow batsman and azhar was stylish and fast both in tests and one dayers

[@anandparashar8442]

And musalman also that's why you barking here

[@786uchihamadara]

@@anandparashar8442 stats speak for itself Azhar's stats are better than waugh and laxman, and you're just jealous hence vomitting gobar here

[@shujahmohammed9173]

@@786uchihamadara well said

[@sahilpooja]

@@786uchihamadara no one remembers the fixer

[@shujahmohammed9173]

@@sahilpooja only you don't remember the great man

[@ratnadebbandyopadhyay5746]

Unique batsman, incomparable to anyone as a batsman.

[@mudassirmehdi2789]

legend player in the cricket history azhar is the one of the best player azhar bhai ima from hyderabad ima proud of you have nice day

[@mohammedmudassirali6553]

One of the most stylish and gutsy batsmen of all time

[@ariyaanfardintanjir7010]

Fabulous batting by Mohammad Azhar Uddin ❤️From🇧🇩

[@sanatjena0501]

It was a treat to watch him bat. Brilliant player.

[@zas9612]

So many peoples in a test match shows their great taste in cricket.

[@sabyasachimukhopadhyay6498]

One of the greatest innings in Test cricket history by Azhar!

[@माझंमहाराष्ट्रमहान]

Like there cannot be another *Mohammad Rafi* (a very famous bollywood playback singer), same can be said about *Mohammad Azharuddin,* inspite of many controversies he stood tall, never afraid against any team in any situation, immaculate timing for each shot, never played defensively for himself to make & protect records like others.... but *Azhar* took risks & played like a warrior for the team.

[@CheerfulPatzer]

A treat to watch. A great batsman.

[@dharmeshdavey4842]

He deserves more success then what he received. Underplay his own talent. People like azar, laxman are class when they bat u wonder how they play so effortless cricket. Raw talent

[@SaiKrishna-ol8ie]

The crowd turn out is like -NEVER BEFORE...EVER AFTER 🙄😛😂

[@kimcrm2010]

The world of cricket is yet to see an artist of this stature ...he batted with a painter like dash his wrist work will be remembered forever...

[@haribhaskar6949]

Azhar great batsmen.superb

[@imtiyazalam1331]

Kya koota tha Azar Bhai 🌹 ne Ek dum zabardast gusse me the Radio me commentry suni thi Shandar innings

[@shaikkamalbashakamalshaik9141]

Mohammed azhar was a great batsman in cricket in 1980 -2000

[@ishtiaqahamd31]

Mohammad Azharuddin was one of the Main reason for our generation to become a madly fan of Cricket. What a payer Azhar was, he was a complete package of batting craft and sheer class, he was a magician. Still can't over watching his old batting videos over and over again. We still love you Azhar Bhai ❤ Thank you for entertaining all of us through your magical betting.❤️❤️❤️

[@kunalm15]

Azhar at Eden Gardens was magic.

[@vikasjuyaldehradundilse1202]

Azhar is Simply the best,classy, stylish batsma n..no match till date... Awesome player

[@ayasswain]

Cricket world will never ever see such an artistic, stylish and wristy batsman again. Azhar Bhai was my most favourite batsman those days till now also. Class apart ❤️

[@ajaypalsingh793]

Mo.Azharuddin world's best player