[3] In a career that spanned 15 years, he played 99 Tests and 334 One Day Internationals (ODI) accumulating 6,215 and 9,378 runs respectively.
[b] In his first Test appearance Azharuddin made 110, thus becoming the eighth Indian player to score a century on debut.
[13] As of February 2025, he is joint thirty-first among all-time century makers in Test cricket,[c] and sixth in the equivalent list for India.
In 1987, he scored a 62-ball century against New Zealand at the Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara;[d] the performance ensured India's victory and he was made the man of the match.
[17] His highest score of 153 not out was achieved in the later part of his career, against Zimbabwe, during which he was involved in a record partnership of 275 with Ajay Jadeja.