Cricket News: You must have seen the unmatched style of South’s rising super-star Allu Arjun in the film Pushpa. There was one captain of Team India who was seen in a never-to-be-touched manner in the blue jersey. We are talking about Mohammad Azharuddin. Whenever we saw Azhar batting or fielding, his collar was seen standing. Azhar’s Pushpa style was visible even in his personal life outside the field. The former captain of the Indian team is seen in every private event with a standing collar. In such a situation, it is natural that the question arises in the mind that what was the secret behind this style of Azharuddin. Let us tell you about the interesting story related to this.
Mohammad Azharuddin’s standing collar style was greatly liked among the fans. There was no dearth of female fans in his fan list. In a YouTube show called Cricket Diaries, Mohammad Azharuddin revealed the reason for keeping his collar up. Azhar said, “From the year 1993 or 1994, I started playing with the collar up. Then the team players used to make fun of me that I don’t know who might have come into their lives, due to which I have raised eyebrows. Actually, I always used to field at silly point in the team. The bright sunlight from behind used to hit my neck. Due to which I felt uncomfortable.”
were troubled with ill-health
Azhar further said, “Due to ignorance, I started playing cricket with my collar up. This caller remained standing like this till now. Yesterday when I was coming from somewhere, someone said that Azhar Bhai is standing above even your collar. I asked him to lower it. He said laughingly – No-no, you look good in this too.”
Scored a century in the first 3 matches
Mohammad Azharuddin started his international career in the year 1984 with a match against England. In his debut match itself, he scored a century at Indian Gardens, Kolkata. After this, he scored hundreds in the next two tests also. He is one of the few batsmen in the world who scored a century in the first three matches of his career. During his career, he scored 6,215 runs in 99 tests at an average of 45. He played 334 ODI matches. In the 50 over format, he scored 9,378 runs with his bat at an average of 37. He scored 22 centuries in Tests and 7 centuries in ODIs. In the year 1990, he started a new innings as captain. He debuted as captain on the New Zealand tour. After this, he was seen in leadership roles for the next decade.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : December 16, 2024, 5:36 PM IST