Mohammed Azharuddeen

Not to be confused with Mohammad Azharuddin.

Mohammed Azharuddeen
Personal information
Born (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 30)
Thalangara, Kerala, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm (unknown style)
RoleWicket-keeper-batter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentKerala (squad no. 14)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 January 2022

Mohammed Azharuddeen (born 22 March 1994) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Kerala in domestic cricket.[1] He is a right-handed wicket-keeper-batter.[2]

Early life

Azharuddeen was born on 22 March 1994 in Thalangara in Kasaragod district of Kerala to BK Moidu and Nabeesa.[3] He was the youngest of eight brothers. He was named after the former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin by his elder brother.[4] Following the footsteps of his brothers who have all played district level cricket, Azharuddeen started playing cricket when he was 9. He lost his mother when he was 16 and his father when he was 20.[5]

Domestic career

Azharuddeen made his first-class debut on 15 November 2015 in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.[6] He made his List A debut on 10 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[7] He made his Twenty20 debut on 2 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[8]

In August 2018, he was one of five players that were suspended for three games in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, after showing dissent against Kerala's captain, Sachin Baby.[9]

On 13 January 2021, in the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Azharuddeen became the first T20 centurion for Kerala as he hammered a 37-ball ton against Mumbai.[10] It was also the second-fastest century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and joint third-fastest by an Indian batsman.[11] His final score of 137 off 54 deliveries was also the third-highest score in the tournament.[12]

Indian Premier League

In February 2021, Azharuddeen was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.[13] However, he went unsold in the 2022 auction.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Mohammed Azharuddeen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Mohammed Azharuddeen". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ S, Narayanan (12 November 2015). "Kerala's own Azharuddeen hopes to make it big". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ Kumar, Amit (15 February 2021). "'I am also Azhar': Meet Kerala's Mohammed Azharuddeen who will be part of the IPL player auction this time". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ Shuvaditya (16 February 2021). "CricTracker Exclusive – Playing for RCB will be the happiest thing in my life, says Mohammed Azharuddeen". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group C: Goa v Kerala at Porvorim, Nov 15-17, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group B: Kerala v Haryana at Alur, Dec 10, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group B: Kerala v Jammu & Kashmir at Kochi, Jan 2, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Sanju Samson among 13 players sanctioned by Kerala". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Mohammed Azharuddeen becomes first Kerala batsman to slam a century in T20". Sportstar. The Hindu. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Kerala's Azharuddeen smashes joint-third fastest T20 century by an Indian". Scroll. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Kerala's Mohammed Azharuddeen smashes second-fastest century in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  13. ^ "IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  14. ^ "At Rs 50 lakh, Vishnu Vinod most expensive Kerala player in IPL auction". The Times of India. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.