00:00Mohamed Azruddin was one of the most stylish and elegant best men of his time.
00:05In the second test match against Pakistan at Faisalabad in November 1989, he played a
00:11superb knock.
00:12Azruddin scored a brilliant 109 runs of 174 balls, spanning 252 minutes at the crease
00:20and hitting 10 classy boundaries.
00:22Although the match ended in a dull draw, but Mohamed Azruddin innings in the second innings
00:27stood out as he came out to bat under pressure and showed great's composure timing and technique.
00:33His stroke play was a joy to watch for every cricket lover.
00:37Let's relive the golden memories of the classic India vs Pakistan clashes.
00:42Moments like these are what make this rivalry truly special.
00:45I say that's a fine shot because he got it right, but Maksud I rather suspect that in his
00:57present form.
00:58I say that's a fine shot because he got it right, but Maksud I rather suspect that in his
01:10present form.
01:12He just got it right, it was a fine shot, it was a nice shot.
01:24It was a good drive to Azuruddin
01:30It was a beautiful drive
01:33Beautiful drive
01:34Good fielding
01:36We were able to stop doing it
01:39But it didn't work for me
01:41Four runs
01:42It was a good drive
01:48Akram now around the wicket
01:50Azur, tucked away to Longleg
01:55Settled for two
01:57Abdul Qadir is the fielder
02:01Azur now 22
02:03121
02:05India for the loss of two wickets
02:12Well placed
02:13He found that gap between square leg and mid on
02:16Going towards the mid wicket boundary
02:18Cut off by Raja
02:19Three runs to the batsman
02:27Nice well timed
02:28Sort of half push half drive
02:30By Azur 125
02:31Azur now 26
02:36Good delivery
02:37You all buttedged that
02:38Well that one kept straight
02:49There's going to be runs here for Azuruddin
02:54At least two
03:01Azhar now 32
03:02And India go on to 141
03:06There are now six runs ahead on the aggregate
03:09We were able to hit it
03:11More of the
03:12The
03:16With the
03:18One
03:19With the
03:20One
03:21With the
03:22One
03:23The
03:24One
03:25One
03:26Of the
03:27and
03:29today
03:31has won
03:37today
03:39have
03:47133
03:53Sanjay Manjikar, who has been in this series with a great form in this series,
03:57He also has a great training in Karachi,
03:59He also has a great training in the first inning and in the second inning he also has a great training in that form.
04:04The training will be decisive one way or the other.
04:23Well bold, ladies and missis, single, Azurdeen, garter, bielder, and that's Azurdeen 50.
04:47This was an out of form Azurdeen, very lean patch, not amongst the runs but this last century.
05:02Single and might have been close had Karachi hit directly but a good bit of feeling by him.
05:12But, Ajars fumbling with the ball, allowing Azurdeen to get the single and also to get away from Vaseem Akram.
05:30To end the ground.
05:32Appeal for LBW, I think he might have got a nick to that.
05:35Then he went, I'm sure, totally unmoved.
05:44There is the replay.
05:46Yes.
05:47Yes.
05:52Nice shot.
05:53That's going to be runs.
05:54Beautifully played.
05:56That's going to be the first four of the morning.
05:59He got a lot of his runs in that area yesterday.
06:03Ball coming in and get some idea, Maksud also, of the pace of the wicket.
06:08Yes.
06:10This is as docile.
06:12Let's go now.
06:13Pye Talin is very was the revenge of Azurdeen.
06:15He's a great opportunity for the champion of the WP.
06:16Malika Pye, and for the champion of V2.
06:17He's a great winner.
06:19It looks great.
06:24The champion of the champion of V2.
06:29The champion of V2 is a great winner.
06:31A champion of V2.
06:32The champion of V2, the champion of V2.
06:34Muhammad Azruddin was one of the most graceful and stylish bestmen ever to play for India.
06:49He was a right-handed middle-order bestman known for his exceptional wrist work and elegant
06:54stroke play.
06:55Azhar's batting was a perfect plant of timing, placement, and flair.
06:59He had a unique ability to play shots through the leg side with astonishing ease, often flicking
07:04the ball past mid-wicket and square leg with nothing more than a gentle turn of the wrist.
07:10His cover drives were equally beautiful, carest more than stroke, and he rarely relied on brute
07:15power.
07:16Instead, his batting was based on pure technique and natural class.
07:20Azruddin made his test debut in 1984 against England and created history by scoring centuries
07:27in each of his first three test matches, a record that still stands.
07:32His batting brought a sense of calmness to the Indian middle-order.
07:35Whether playing against pace or spin, Azruddin showed great footwork, composure, and confidence.
07:41He was especially effective on slow-turning tracks, where his quick reflexes and sharp cricketing
07:47brain helped him dominate the opposition.
07:50Over the course of his test career, Azruddin played 99 test matches, scoring 6,215 runs
07:57at an impressive average of 45.03.
08:01He notched up 22 centuries and 21 fifties, with a high score of 199.
08:07His ability to score runs consistently against top-class bowling attacks made him one of India's
08:12most dependable batsmen during the late 1980s and 1990s.
08:18Although strike rates were not commonly tracked during that era, his scoring rate was considered
08:23moderate to brisk for a middle-order batsman of his time.
08:27In addition to his batting, Azruddin was also a brilliant fielder, especially in the slips
08:32and inner rings.
08:33With quick reflexes and safe hands, he went on to Captain India in both tests and ODIs, leading
08:39the side with a calm and composed approach.
08:42Despite the many controversies that emerged later in his career, Muhammad Azruddin's contribution
08:48to Indian cricket, particularly with the bat, remains unforgettable.
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