Everton Seymour
U19 Debutant
Two artists with the bat
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Mohammad Azharuddin vs Saleem Malik
- Thread starter Everton Seymour
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Everton Seymour
U19 Debutant
Yes both have the stain of match fixing , but should remembered for much more than that ...These were two very elegant players .
honestbharani
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You seem rather fixated with this comparison
smash84
The Tiger King
Don't try to fix this thread now
CricAddict
Cricketer Of The Year
Disagree. Both had limited abilities which they made full use of till you know what happened. They were not great talents who could play outrageous shots all over the wicket.
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Azhar actually lost India a lot of matches once Sachin got out. A decent support player to Sachin and that is it. Ajay Jadeja was support to this support player and hence, worse than him.
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The middle order of India at that time was so bad that Sachin had to come down from his favored opening position at times to play at number 4 since these numpties were useless.
Arachnodouche
International Captain
Azhar was just **** and reckless outside off to the extent where it's amazing he averaged 45 in Tests. Still, I can't think of anyone who made legside play look as magical. Not even VVS.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
At least Malik tried once to fix for Pakistan to win rather than lose. Point in his favor.
duffer
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Azhar did all right though. Allegedly owns 1000cr worth of property in the Hyderabad Old City alone
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Seriously though, at first I thought Azhar but looking at their records, Malik comes up ahead.
Malik was the first batsman to master Warne at his peak. Two back to back matchsaving tons against Warne in a mega series. Malik had key performances in three consecutive series victories in England. In Headingly, where most Pakistani batsmen struggled, he mastered the conditions.
Azhar had a lot of soft runs overseas that IMO pads his record. But he was probably a better player against pure pace.
Malik was the first batsman to master Warne at his peak. Two back to back matchsaving tons against Warne in a mega series. Malik had key performances in three consecutive series victories in England. In Headingly, where most Pakistani batsmen struggled, he mastered the conditions.
Azhar had a lot of soft runs overseas that IMO pads his record. But he was probably a better player against pure pace.
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I'll give you guys great odds that Malik will win the thread
CricAddict
Cricketer Of The Year
Yes. Azhar had the better career but Malik is better on quality.
Xuhaib
International Coach
Malik was one of the early era finishers in odis, his odi batting under Imran when he could not fix at will had some real clutch knocks.
Everton Seymour
U19 Debutant
Ball outside off and Azharuddin would find a way to manipulate the ball to the onside with his wristy flicks ...that was a speciality of his ...
Arachnodouche
International Captain
There's a late cut in that knock he played to Klusener. Not an open-faced dab, but an actual 360 degree wrist-rotated "cut" taken ridiculously late. It's what you think a late cut ought to look like but never see in real life.
Xuhaib
International Coach
That partnership is one that turned a 10 yr old me from a Pakistan fan to a cricket fan. Changed my perspective of why I love the game.