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	Mohammad Azharuddin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mohammad Azharuddin (born 8 February 1963, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh) is a former captain of the Indian cricket team.
		Azharuddin was tainted by allegations of match-fixing and bribery.
		South African captain Hansie Cronje in his confession for match-fixing had indicated Azharuddin also being involved.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mohammed_Azharuddin (242 words)

	Mohammad Azharuddin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He shot into fame in 1984 when he hit three consecutive centuries in his first three test matches, including the debut innings.
		He was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1991.
		He has been banned from the game of cricket for life - and is now fighting a legal battle to have that decision overturned.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mohammad_Azharuddin (242 words)

	Print Article: Azharuddin loses life ban appeal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Azharuddin sought an arbitrator after his ex-teammate Ajay Jadeja's ban was overturned on Monday by former judge J.K. Mehra, who was appointed arbitrator by the New Delhi High Court.
		Azharuddin and Jadeja were among four players banned by the Indian board at the height of the match fixing scandal that swept international cricket.
		Azharuddin and batsman Ajay Sharma were banned for life, while Jadeja and Manoj Prabhakar were suspended for five years after India's Central Bureau of Investigation charged the four players with being on the payroll of bookmakers in order to fix matches.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/01/29/1043804409914.html (255 words)

	tribuneindia... Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Azharuddin has held his job at the helm from the beginning of 1990 till now barring the 17-month period between August 1996 and end of 1997 when Sachin Tendulkar was the captain.
		Azharuddin led India to a series of one-day title triumphs (19 series, trophies) since replacing Krishnamachari Srikkanth as captain after India’s tour to Pakistan in 1989 though he was unable to lead the team to the biggest one-day prize of them all — the World Cup — in three attempts (1992, 1996 and 1999).
		Azharuddin fought his way back first into the squad and then to the top of the team hierarchy again in January 1998 but not before he was given a “pep talk” by the selectors and asked to show more interest in team matters after some carefree batting in the Sharjah quadrangular in November, 1997.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99jul29/sports.htm (4737 words)

	Thatscricket.com - News - Mohammed Azharuddin: fall of an idol
		New Delhi: Mohammed Azharuddin, who swore by fate throughout his life, in the end had only his own greed to blame for destroying his career and reputation as one of India's greatest cricketers.
		Azharuddin responded with a superb 182 in the first Test at Calcutta, after being dropped in the slips before he had scored, and led India to a 3-0 rout of the tourists.
		Azharuddin's career as a player appeared to be finished in December 1997 when critics, including Sunil Gavaskar, called for his head after a lean streak at a Sharjah tournament.
	www.thatscricket.com /news/2000/12/06/061200afp-azhar.html (507 words)

	Avadh Online
		Azharuddin is the most successful Indian captain, that is, he has the best winning average than all other Indian captains.
		Azharuddin holds the world record for being the only player in the history of Test cricket to score 3 consecutive centuries on debut (against England).
		Azharuddin has scored the 3rd fastest century in one-dayers (a world record at one time), off only 63 balls.
	www.avadh.com /cricket/azhar.htm (364 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Former Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin is pinning his hopes of reviving his cricket career on a court verdict later this month.
		Azharuddin played his 99th Test in March 2000, scoring his 22nd century in an innings defeat by South Africa at Bangalore.
		Azharuddin claimed there were irregularities in the inquiry, however, and filed an appeal in January 2001.
	www.dailynews.lk /2002/10/17/spo09.html (520 words)

	BBC News \| SOUTH ASIA \| Azhar accuses Cronje of vendetta
		Indian cricket star Mohammed Azharuddin has emphatically denied allegations that he introduced Hansie Cronje to a bookmaker in 1996 as part of an attempt to fix a match in India.
		Azharuddin is due to appear before the Indian investigating agency, the CBI, as part of India's own inquiry into match-fixing allegations.
		Azharuddin said he was completely innocent and was ready to appear before any investigating agency to prove his stand.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/791988.stm (520 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: 'No panic', says Azhar
		Azharuddin and Navjot Singh Sidhu left for their respective home destinations, but most of the cricketers will stay back to take a flight to Ahmedabad for the Challenger Trophy after which the teams for the Dhaka Mini World Cup and Sharjah three-nation tournament will be picked.
		Azharuddin's second term of captaincy also ended with the Zimbabwe tour, but it is expected the selectors will re-nominate him to lead the side through most of this year's remaining engagements.
		Azharuddin said it was the sudden impact of a few mistakes India made that resulted in the defeat.
	inhome.rediff.com /sports/1998/oct/13b.htm (640 words)

	India - Sports - Ducking For Cover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Azharuddin has also threatened to sue the officials of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, who, if truth be told, had always bent over backward to try and protect him.
		It is said that Mohammed Azharuddin has decided to go for front foot attacking strokes in his bid to hit back at his critics and to defend himself against the CBI charges and various other charges, including from the income tax officials.
		Azharuddin, and the others involved in the various scams that have dogged Indian cricket for more than a year now, have every right to defend themselves by every legitimate method.
	www3.estart.com /india/sports/rrazza.html (605 words)

	CNN/SI - Cricket World Cup '99 - Azharuddin setting marks in longevity - Saturday May 29, 1999 05:50 PM
		Azharuddin, 36, became the first batsman Saturday to log 9,000 runs in one-day internationals when he his score reached eight in the World Cup's Group A match against England at Edgbaston.
		Azharuddin's runs have come from 320 matches spread over 14 years and in 294 innings, of which he remained unbeaten 53 times, with an average of 37.14.
		Azharuddin owes his record a great deal to the increased number of one-day matches being played these days as the limited-over game has caught the public's fancy.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/1999/world_cup/news/1999/05/29/india_captain (443 words)

	CNNSI.com - Cricket - Federal investigators question Azharuddin - Thursday June 22, 2000 11:54 AM
		Posted: Thursday June 22, 2000 11:54 AM Mohammed Azharuddin denies introducing Hansie Cronje to a bookmaker and says he is ready to face any investigation.
		Azharuddin refused to talk to reporters who mobbed him as he emerged from the office of the Central Bureau of Investigation in New Delhi, where officials questioned him for two and a half hours.
		Azharuddin denied Cronje's accusation, which was made before the commission last Thursday.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/news/2000/06/22/matchfixing_azharuddin_ap (309 words)

	GN Online: From hero to villain: greed 'fixes' Azharuddin
		In this regard Mohammed Azharuddin was one of the most approachable cricketers.
		During that interview Azharuddin also talked a lot about those who influenced his life, particularly his grandfather Mohammed Vajehuddin, a retired headmaster who passed away just before he made his Test debut.
		Azharuddin who was sitting next remarked: "Many of us forget who we were before we became cricketers.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=4305 (716 words)

	Mohammed, Warith Deen -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		When on the last day of 1983 the Nigerian army once more took power, ousting the civilian government elected less than four months earlier, the soldier who emerged as the new head of state was a quiet man without the obvious forcefulness of character of his military predecessors in power.
		The election of Mohammed Khatami to the presidency of Iran in 1997 signaled a possible change of direction for the country.
		The founder of Pakistan was Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9399770?tocId=9399770 (654 words)

	BBC News \| Cricket \| Tendulkar reappointed India captain
		Azharuddin was removed from the captaincy at a meeting of the Indian cricket board, because of doubts over his fitness after a shoulder operation.
		Azharuddin's removal as captain may be permanent if Tendulkar leads the team to success.
		After a poor performance with the bat in the World Cup, the injured Azharuddin is under pressure to regain his place in the team and has told the selectors that he would inform them of his fitness.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/sport/cricket/newsid_406000/406059.stm (312 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Cricket \| Azharuddin loses right to appeal
		Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin has lost his right to appeal against a life ban imposed on him for match-fixing.
		Azharuddin sought an arbitrator after former team-mate Ajay Jadeja had his ban overturned on Monday at the New Delhi High Court.
		Azharuddin and batsman Ajay Sharma were banned for life, while Jadeja and Manoj Prabhakar were suspended for five years.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/cricket/2701153.stm (311 words)

	BBC SPORT \| CORRUPTION IN CRICKET \| Azharuddin's fate remains in balance
		Azharuddin, Manoj Prabhakar, Ajay Jadeja, Ajay Sharma and Nayan Mongia all continue to protest their innocence.
		His report claimed Azharuddin had admitted to fixing three one-day internationals on behalf of bookmaker MK Gupta but the player has since protested his innocence.
		Azharuddin insisted before the board's disciplinary hearing on Tuesday that he was an honest cricketer who brought fame to his country.
	news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/corruption_in_cricket/1046342.stm (449 words)

	Match-fixing muck won't wash off Azharuddin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Consisting of many pages, in Azharuddin's own handwriting, it is his recollection of what transpired when the CBI's match-fixing investigative team grilled him for nearly eight hours.
		Obviously written by Azharuddin to keep a record of what transpired when he was being interrogated by the CBI, it also looks like a document prepared to get some kind of legal opinion.
		Azharuddin admits to his links with mafia don Abu Salem, a host of Indian cricketers viz Ajay Sharma, Ajay Jadeja, Nayan Mongia and links with bookies like the famous Mukesh K Gupta whom he introduced to the former South African captain Hansie Cronje.
	news.indiainfo.com /columns/bahal/041205match-fixing-azhar.html (1884 words)

	Netguruindia News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		August 19: The Board of Control for Cricket in India has denied it had made any offer to former Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin to lift the life ban imposed on him, according to a news agency report.
		The matter is in the court and let the courts decide," AC Muthiah, president of BCCI, told the agency reacting to a media report.
		Azharuddin, who was banned for life for alleged involvement in cricket match fixing, has challenged the ban in a Hyderabad court, the next hearing on which is due on 29 August.
	www.netguruindia.com /news/Aug01/20/SPO1.html (162 words)

	BBC SPORT \| CORRUPTION IN CRICKET \| Azharuddin pleads innocence
		The 37-year-old was one of five players mentioned in the Central Bureau of Investigation report on match-fixing released on 1 November.
		Azharuddin spoke for the first time on Thursday and said in an interview published on the internet site Rediff.com : "This is all wrong.
		Since the CBI report, Azharuddin has given a 12-page statement to the national cricket board's inquiry officer, K. Madhaven - the contents of which have yet to be made public.
	news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/corruption_in_cricket/1037047.stm (206 words)

	SABCnews.com - sport/cricket
		Former captain Mohammed Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and Nikhil Chopra, whose homes were raided by tax officials last month, have been kept off a preliminary squad of 23 for the one-day tournament.
		The omission of Azharuddin, Jadeja and Chopra was expected after sports minister Sukhdev Dhindsa's pleas to the BCCI that the players being investigated should be dropped till they are proved innocent.
		Azharuddin, the most experienced one-day player in the world, has made just one half-century in 11 matches this year.
	www.sabcnews.com /sport/cricket/0,2172,3955,00.html (591 words)

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		Mohammed Azharuddin, who refused to make any public statement at the peak of the match-fixing scandal, broke his silence today to contest suggestions that he gatecrashed an iftar hosted by Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
		Azharuddin said it was unfortunate that the chief minister had been put in an embarrassing situation by the unwarranted questions.
		Azharuddin’s sudden public appearances after a self-imposed exile had fuelled speculation that the MIM was trying to groom him for a political role.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1001226/national.htm (4444 words)

	The rise & fall of Mohammed Azharuddin
		Mohammed Azharuddin broke into Indian cricket in the 1984/ 85 series against England in India.
		Azharuddin never looked back and became an integral part of the Indian middle order by scoring two more centuries in the next two Test matches against England.
		Azharuddin's luck at home, however, ran aground during India's World Cup campaign during 1996.
	www.thatscricket.com /fan_page/azhar/ramraj.html (474 words)

	CRICKETNEXT.COM FEATURES ::: Cricket is the elixir of Azhar's life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Mohammed Azharuddin surprised a lot of people that, above everything else, he could handle not just the South African bowlers but also stress wonderfully well.
		Of course, Azharuddin has been through hell and worse in the past few months and it would have been difficult for a younger man to come back and make a mark so tellingly.
		To be sure, Azharuddin does not know any other way in which to come out of a crisis.
	cricketnext.com /features/rajaraman/raj003.htm (819 words)

	Azhar hopeful after removal of ban on Jadeja : Cricket News : IndiaExpress.Com
		Azharuddin, who had a life ban clamped on him following the match-fixing inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), expressed confidence that he would also be absolved by the court where he had challenged the ban.
		Azharuddin had challenged the ban by filing an appeal in a court in his home town of Hyderabad after he, along with Jadeja, Manoj Prabhakar and Ajay Sharma, was suspended in December 2000 by the BCCI.
		Azharuddin's lawyer was also optimistic of his client being cleared.
	www.indiaexpress.com /news/sports/cricket/20030128-1.html (281 words)

	Azhar questioned in diamond trader's murder
		MUMBAI, APRIL 27: The killing of the flamboyant diamond trader Ashraf Patel, took a dramatic twist on Thursday when Mumbai police said that they had questioned Mohammed Azharuddin on the phone and were likely to question him again in person later in the week in connection with the murder.
		Singh said that while Azharuddin has already been questioned once on the telephone, he will be questioned in person later in the week as will be the others.
		Azharuddin's questioning by the police assumes significance in light of the fact that he was seen with the victim some time between Saturday and Monday evening.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/20000428/isp28048.html (379 words)

	CNNSI.com - Cricket - Azharuddin accused of match-fixing by CBI report - Wednesday November 01, 2000 06:55 AM
		Posted: Wednesday November 01, 2000 6:55 AM Mohammad Azharuddin led India to 14 test victories between 1990 and 1998 and captained the team in the 1999 World Cup in England.
		NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin was accused on Wednesday of fixing matches in a report by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
		Four other Indian players were named in the report along with Azharuddin, who led his country to 14 test victories between 1990 and 1998 and captained the team in the 1999 World Cup in England.
	www.cnn.com /cnnsi/cricket/news/2000/11/01/azharuddin_accused (748 words)

	Abu Salem to target Md Azharuddin, motive unknown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Mumbai: Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin was on the hit list of gangster Abu Salem, Mumbai police sources said yesterday (August 31, 2005) although they were not sure what made Salem target the Hyderabad-based cricketer.
		Apart from Azharuddin, there was one more prominent personality who was on Salem's hit list, the sources said refusing to divulge the identity of the second person.
		The plot to kill Azharuddin was bared almost a month ago when an associate of jailed gangster Subhash Singh Thakur, held by Aurangabad police in a cheating case, made some statements, the sources said.
	news.indiainfo.com /2005/09/01/0109-azhar-police.html (486 words)

	Inside Story
		Dr Ali Irani was aware of the activities of Mohammed Azharuddin in fixing matches and also acted as a conduit for receiving payments on behalf of Azharuddin from M K and Associates.
		Azharuddin is quoted by the agency as having stated that the Titan Cup match between India and South Africa at Rajkot in 1996, which also the hosts lost, was fixed through Mukesh Gupta and revealed that teammates Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia were also involved along with him.
		Azharuddin also said that a match in the Pepsi Asia Cup in Sri Lanka in 1997 was also fixed through M K Gupta, the CBI report said, without specifying which match.
	www.yehhaicricket.com /CBI/cbi_news2.html (3429 words)

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