Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar and Azharuddin pose for the camera ahead of the Test series against Pakistan in October 1989.
Pakistan captain Imran Khan with the Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin in Sydney during the 1992 World Cup. Azharuddin was banned from the game in 2000 after being dragged into the match-fixing scandal by former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje. Photo: V.V. Krishnan
U.P. State Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi honours Azharuddin in Lucknow on July 26, 2009 after he was elected MP from Moradabad. Azharuddin joined the party in February of that year. Photo: Subir Roy
Azharuddin with his son Abbas at Gymkhana Grounds in Hyderabad. Photo: V.V. Subrahmanyam
Azharuddin at the funeral of his son and budding cricketer Ayazuddin, who died in a road accident on September 16, 2011. Photo: Surya Sridhar