When ur side is 59/5 a man comes out after losing his captaincy makes a 100(96) on a seaming pitch against Donald, Pollock, Klusenar, Paul Adams. Man he should be something

That Reebok stickered bat is the best looking bat of all time, and Azhar, best looking batsman of all time *PERIOD*

One of the best innings MD azharuddin played on foreign soil. Purely Master class. No words to describe.

People who like Azhars batting n attitude never become the fan of other players. He was unique. True blue legend

I was in school during his time.. I played stomach ache drama in school to be sent back from school so that i could see Azhar batting... Truly a legend and inspiration for millions

Azhar is the most stylish batsmen and cricketer ever. That's why he is my all time favourite cricketer. Even if he scores 20 runs its enough for the audience enjoy classic strokeplay. Truly a legend. I Salute Azhar.

Once England Former captain Mike Arthton said I have seen magic in batting only two batsman one is Brian Lara and second Mohd Azharuddin

This was the best innings according to Gary Kirsten. Indeed it was. Pure class. Mohammed Azharuddin batting brilliantly that day.

No one can bat like azhar. Such were those days. Now no one has such class. Today's batsmen are like robots. Even commentators vouch for. Best batsman ever

Azharuddin against klusenar was a poetry... today’s cricket has lost the grace.. “Where is heaven? - somebody said- sunshine in lords...jim laker bowling one end and bishen bedi in other end. For me “ sunshine in eden...100 thousands cheering...4 slips 2 gully...Klausner round the wicket...pitched outside off stamp...Azharuddin flicks through the mid wicket....poetry in full song...

I remember this match..Sachin and azhar scored allmost 6 runs per over and added 200+ runs in 2 sessions.. best counter attacking batting by an indian pair against quality bowling attack..

The hands of Azhar moves so beautifully and rhythmically to the music in the last few seconds. Love his footwork with the music!!

I stopped watching cricket after Azhar s carrier came to end . True legend pure grace to watch . Those days single handedly fought many matches and won for team India

He is my fav. Player nd captain.. Till now

In Hyderabad we call this aggressive batting as "miya bhai ki phir gayi".. great Azhar bhai.. we are proud of you..

व्हाइट हेल्मेट, खडी कॉलर, लटकता हुआ तावीज , चलने की स्टाईल , सब याद आता है.आप जैसा ना ही कोई था, ना कोई बनेगा स्टाईलिश प्लेयर

If batting is entertaining, he is the best entertainer. An artist.

Azhar was such an inspiration growing up. I remember going to cricket shops to buy his reebok bat, cos everyone else had them.

The thing is quite a few people do play wristy stroke.. VVS, Mark Waugh, Amla, but none can create that elegance and panache. the grace Azza has no one can/does and thats what makes him magic...his own class ! also he was always humble on the field rarely showed anger or emotion.. played the game like it should. Gentlemen way ! i guess once a fan of Azza always a fan.. coz nothing else appeals you !

That's the time when I used to watch cricket and play as if I won't live the next day!!! Thanks to this man... What a player!

Azhar’s batting like a poetry....👌

Who came here after watching gary kirsten quote "I have never seen a knock like that".

He has his own league in terms of class and elegance.. Top class 🎉

Well played Azharuddin. India🇮🇳 loves you🌹, Cricket history will remember you love, respect, dignity for your stylish, technical stroke play, your great skilled fielding, cool temperamental captaincy. Long live your name fame and popularity.

My love, my respect , my emotion can not be shared by any words. He is my hero

Mohd. Azharuddin had been finished by conspiracy. But he was a great stylish batsman ever .

Vintage batsmanship by Azhar, We used to remember this match for One of Sachin's best innings in test, but how his partner played in this match! Wow!

Each of his centuries was a festival. He has the most beautiful batting style Indian cricket has ever seen. World cricket has never seen such a beautiful batsman before or now.

If anyone deserves the "Bats like a dream" award, this is the guy!

I love watching this innings. Very elegant. Probably most elegant of all time.

What i like about Azhar is his immaculate class, the way he plays the cricket shots, elegant glance, superb timing and effortless strokes and using the pace of the ball unlike our new generation cricketers who just hits the balls without any cricketing shots. moreover i am very happy that still there are lot of genuine who people share their views honestly irrespective of cast and creed.

man..this is really by far the most stylish batsmen till date!!! really i just love the way the shots are played using his wrist and leg work...!!! even in today's time we dont have anyone to play like him..in terms of style...

I have been watching Indian cricket for almost 35 years and in my opinion, I think we were very unfortunate that the career of Azhar had to come to and end much before time. We do not know what actually happened, because in India, nobody is given a fair trial. In my opinion, Azhar is the best batsman that India has produced so far. In fact, in almost all of his centuries, if you look at Azhar's reaction after reaching his 100, you will find no trace of any ego in it. Even a Tendulkar or a Ganguly showed a lot of emotion after reaching their centuries. This is true of Kapil Dev also. We speak of a run a ball or faster these days. But in the case of Kapil, all his runs in both test & one day games were made at a frenetic pace at more than a run a ball. I wonder there is so much hype about a Kohli or a Tendulkar when we have not seen them perform against the likes of a Rpberts or a Lillee or an Imran Khan or a Hadlee or an Ian Botham for that matter even a Bob Willis. Though Kapil is definitely the best cricketer India has produced, I wonder why Sachin was given the Bharat Ratan ahead of Kapil. If it is a case of humility in the midst of achievements you only have to see Kapil's face when he received the World Cup Trophy in 1983. You cannot see an iota of ego in him, only true joy. I wish this comment of mine was posted in sites which would be noticed by the cricketing fraternity

best batsman , wonderful captain!!! much respect for Azhar bhai

In the final years of his career, Azhar turned into one of the mast attacking batsman of that era. Azhar was scoring runs at a very high strike rate even in test matches. ... and the incredible thing is that unlike most attacking batsman, Azhar scored his runs with elegant and artistic strokeplay. There was no better sight in cricket than an in-form Azhar at the crease.

Delight to watch. Just brutal counter attack century under immense pressure against top quality side SA. Perhaps the best innings Md. Azharuddin I have seen. Thanks

My fvrt childhood Cricketer...i tried to play like him many times....bt god knws m i playing like him or nt 😍😍😀😀

azhar and jadeja were such good players. also the two best fielders india has ever had

True, He is God of Cricket Class he kiss and hit the ball more romantically, no one can play like this. His footwork is amazing now a days we can find this footwork in Hashim Amla but not his class.

One of the greatest knock ever played by any Indian batsman on foreign soil. ❤️U Azzu Bhai.

I never saw such a brutal counter attack by a sub continent player in South Africa, Azhar used to play very well abroad on bouncier tracks and seaming ones

Azar is the only batsman who played without concentrating on records in one of the in test matches he was out at 199 runs

I met him at nagpur airport, had handshake with him, such a humble person

What a great batting by Azhar under pressure along with Tendulkar!

wow!!! what a grace in batting!! The one present generation batsmen should learn from him..pure masterclass from azhar..

This was indeed one of the finest hundred one could have hoped to see...playing these kinds of strokes in front of Donald, Pollock & Klusner...that's outrageous...

This was first time, I saw Azhar batting. His batting was something else. I have seen many batsmen from 2010 to 2020. But, His batting has something else.

Most stylish player in cricket history. Sir Mohamed Azharuddin💐😊

Azhar is my all time favorite batsman. No one can match him. Not even Sachin

Words in a dictionary cannot be found to express the sheer talent and grace with which Azhar batted,he was such an attraction for budding cricketers in the late 80s & 90s,I use to bunk school to watch his batting,purchase videos vhs tapes to watch his bat lift & rubber band wrist work in slow motion on he VCR.Truly very well said by Gary Kirsten that its Azhar & Sehwag who are his favorite batsmen from India.Probably the only cricketer in the world who had a calming personality and never celebrated a hundred with a jump or a fist thumping,very humble - just use to thank Almighty above and the crowd around. Show less REPLY

What a legend. The real “wristy” player

The epitome of old school batsmanship…light bat, light feet, timing, and full follow through…beautiful

My all time favorite batsman. I am a big fan of him . I used to watch his batting on TV in 90s , listened to radio commentary when there was a power cut . I have never seen any other batsman till date who has such elegant and wristy shot making skills and that too quickly. Mark Waugh and VVS Laxman will come close to him. He was an agreresive batsman with class. His batting technique was very artistic and looked like a painter creating a beautiful piece of art with his paint brush. Just look at this gem innings. A test century only from 96 balls that too against SA in their own backyard and against bowlers like Donald, Pollack and Klusner. Those wristy cover drives , On drives and flicks were just sublime , class apart. I feel very sad about the way his career ended.

Azhar bhai stanz and walking style is just brilliant and out of the world

really missed Azharuddin style of batting

This is one of the finest days of Indian batting I have ever witnessed. The only parallels being Dravid and Laxman at Eden Gardens against Australia in 2001 and Tendulkar, Dravid and Ganguly against England at Leeds in 2002.

during that same time, azhar had started to play like 20-20 in test matches :))

Gary Kirsten brought me here !!

Thanks a lot for this knock! This was incredible when I first watched it, 14 years ago, it was incredible when I saw it once again yesterday! Thanks a lot again for the upload!

What a great player. In fact he was an artist with the total package.

My childhood favourite batsman...I used to bat like him and later I realised that I couldn't bat like him,it was so difficult so I stopped that ..

Most stylish batsman ever in cricket history

best indian batsman to watch, his skill set was very high. the way he timed the ball with a very light bat shows his class

Azharuddin, sheer class of using wrists.

What a hitter Azharuddin💗💗💗💗 marvoulous 115 👍👍in foreign soil against South Africa excellent partnership with Sachin

Azar is azar he was a great legendary batsman❤❤❤

Azar reminds me W G Grace... The father of world cricket.. Plays like music with rethem... We love you bhai...

I didn't see any classical and wristy batsman ever near to great great Mohammad Azaruddin sir. He wad world best batsman.

Azhardiun very great batsman, he is Legend

He Scored Century & great support in all critical situations at the time.

Azharuddin is real first master batsman for India and from India.

His batting was treat for the eyes...in this innings no difference... Azhar Vs kluesener was one for the ages, be it Eden or capetown... What an innings it was...a great counter attacking innings and partnership with another great Sachin against that bowling line up... Azhar's wrist work was something beyond imagination... Missed the voice of charu Sharma...

This is when Lance Klusener decided that he will switch to being a batsman and ensure his place in the team 😉

he played a gem in nz, when whole team struggled.

Azhar singing to the beats...Azhar finished his century in no time...he loved Klusener...ja bowling seekh ke aa...as if he was batting in nets...Azhar in those days played every shot that today..a Kohli...Rohit...Dhoni...would play...

I born in 88. I heard this inning on radio .. test match ... People even not watch test on tv .. i was so crazy for cricket till 2017.

Azhar was nightmare for spinners. He had great skill and that elegance is feast for eyes.

90's memories were the best. From cricket to TV serials from advertisement to music As far as cricket goes, I still remember the MRF of Sachin, Reebok of Azar, Wills of Dravid , BDM of Siddhu GM of south African players kokapura of srilankan and four square of Kumbale srinath Prasad. Miss old days

My all time fav. Cricketer that's Azza.

Best test series of all time my child hood memory

India's records at home in both ODIs and Test from 1991-1999 were phenomenal. Azhar captained Indian team for most part of this period and India was invincible at home. Hero Cup, Test and One day serieses against England, Australia , Westindies, South Africa Newzealand . We all won those series and Azhar played a crucial role with his captaincy skills as well as with his great batting in those wins.

Really marvelous batting capacity, we can't found any one batsman's like Mr. World class batsman Mr. Md. Bhai. You are only one deserve for growing cricket. In this time please come and do the couching.

I love to watch Azhar's batting even today.... I am unable to digest cricket without him... My love for azar... My tears for allegations on him...

I think he is probably best batsman of that Era with great mastery

Very stylish player thalaivar azharuddin💪

Azharuddin the great legend in cricket history

Azharuddin is Inventor of 20/20 in test cricket

His celebration made me thinking. What a player. True Master

One of his best test match centuries!!!

06:03 goodness gracious me I haven't seen Test cricket like this ever I don't think

what an amazing stroke maker absolute class 👏❤

Azhar was the most wristy and magical batsmen in cricket along with Lara..almost Brazilian in terms of the flair he brought to batting..had his frailties against the short ball..but when in full flow none could match his elegance. He could have beaten all records if he had stayed focussed and had been mentored properly.....VVS is the only one who bats like him to some extent..Azza..the magician..miss your magic.

Mohd. Azharuddin was the headmaster (school principal) where Lance K went to school 🤩 What a graceful shots!

By 1993 azhar was master of offside and onside both. He had an ability to find gaps in the most unusual field positions. He used a very light bat but with a gift of timing a mere tap could make the ball racing towards the boundry. His batting was a delight to watch, and when in form no bowler had any clue where to bowl him.

He plays differently. Something different from others. His style or I don't know how to describe but I love watching

I have been a fan of Azhar all along....his batting is just poetry in motion. Nowadays I don't watch cricket. It has become rather base ball ....

🎉🎉 Azhar world No one Cricketer 🎉🎉

Masha Allah Azhar bhai the great legends batsman I slaute you...

One of the best knocks against SA.

I remember this SA tour. I was in school.. I used to cry, as the entire batting except sachin used to fail. In this Match, both sachin and Azhar showed thier class. What beautiful memories, it was such a delight to watch them both.