Azharuddin's world record 300th One-day appearance
In the 3rd Quarter-Final match of the Wills International Series
against Australia, Mohammed Azharuddin became the first player to
appear in 300 Limited Overs International Matches. It took him 14
years and 64 days to achieve this landmark since his debut. Here
is an analysis of Azhar's feat.
Match Runs Vs Ground Date
1 47* Eng Bangalore 20 Jan 1985
50 12 Pak Nagpur 24 Mar 1987
100 26 Aus Christchurch 03 Mar 1990
150 23 Eng Jamshedpur 01 Mar 1993
200 4 NZ Bombay (Wankhede) 29 Nov 1995
250 111 SL Colombo (Khettarama) 17 Aug 1997
300 0 Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
Matches against each Opponent
Pak - 57, SL - 48, Aus - 42, WI - 42,
NZ - 34, SA - 26, Eng - 22, Zim - 19,
Ban - 6, Ken - 3, UAE - 1
84/85 - 10, 85/86 - 22, 86/87 - 22, 87/88 - 16,
88/89 - 16, 89/90 - 20, 90/91 - 6, 91/92 - 25,
92/93 - 17, 93/94 - 20, 94/95 - 21, 95/96 - 22,
96/97 - 28, 97/98 - 46, 98/99 - 9
Total at Home: 108, Abroad: 192
8554 runs in 276 innings @38.02 with 7 hundreds (HS 153*)