1998 Sharjah Coca-Cola Cup final- India XI: Where are they now?

4. Mohammad Azharuddin

Mohammad Azharuddin was the skipper of the victorious Indian squad

The captain of the victorious squad, Mohammad Azharuddin scored a crucial half-century in the final and it was his 120-run partnership with Sachin which proved to be decisive in the end.

A pure artist with the bat, Azhar was one of India’s most successful skippers too. However, allegations of match-fixing brought an abrupt end to his career as he was left stranded on 99 Tests. He is one of those cricketers who scored a hundred both on their debut and their last Test match.

Azhar later joined politics and became a member of Parliament from Moradabad constituency on an Indian National Congress party ticket. Recently a Bollywood movie called ‘Azhar’ based on his life was released.