8 Things You Didn't Know About The Real Life 'Azhar', Mohammad Azharuddin!

Only the people who lived through the 80s and 90s know the true extent of cricket fandom in the country. It was the time where the crowd would jump over the fence after the game. If they were angry at how the team was playing, the crowd would throw plastic bottles onto to the ground to make their point. It was a time when the sport was raw and the passions surrounding it were extraordinarily high.

Mohammad Azharuddin belonged to that era. All his highs and lows were at this time when public's opinion towards cricket was very clear and vocal.  And that is why the cricket icon's journey was even more interesting than it would have been.

Let's look at the some of the facts of his truly unique life: