Mohammad Azharuddin

It's always good to be under pressure. That's when you perform the best. At least, I do. It's in my nature.

— Mohammad Azharuddin

I like being to the point. It is not my nature to talk too much or indulge in loose talk. I like…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

When you bat, you need to have a lot of patience. I started training for it from the age of eight or…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

Mentally, I am very strong; physically I am very strong. I think that keeps me going. That keeps me strong all the…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

Emotionally, I depend only on myself. My strong belief in the Almighty carries me.

— Mohammad Azharuddin

I want to improve cricket at the district level because lot of hardworking players come from districts. We have produced so many…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

My point is simple: When you win a match or a tournament, forget why the captain took certain decisions. Celebrate the victory.…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

When you want to do something, you have to do it whole-heartedly.

— Mohammad Azharuddin

If you ask me the best bowler, then Wasim Akram was the best bowler because he had a lot of variety. Even…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

You may be the best team in the world, but you can't win all the tournaments. That's what the media does not…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

When you are playing on the ground, you are a cricketer, but the moment you step off it, you are just another…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

My strength is my humility. When you are humble, people like you.

— Mohammad Azharuddin

After the match-fixing allegations, the one thing I had was patience. It took a lot of time for the courts to come…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

What is important is that I am respected both on and off the field by cricketers and fans.

— Mohammad Azharuddin

I always thought that I played better when I was the captain. If you look at my record during the six years…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

The biggest thing I possess is infinite patience. Once you are patient, things fall in place.

— Mohammad Azharuddin

A lot of things that should not be written were written without checking with me, things that were not in good taste.…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

I think when you are playing at the international level, there is so much television exposure that people are looking at your…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

At times, you are mentally but not physically prepared; at times, you are physically but not mentally prepared. I would be lying…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

What has happened has happened. What is done cannot be undone. There is no point in looking back and ruminating over the…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

You need to protect the best players in the country. When there is so much cricket, we must work on ways to…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

I had lost my grandfather just a month-and-a-half before I made my debut. I was suddenly scoring runs and getting into the…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

My uncle used to play cricket. I got used to the game at home. As kids we used to all wonder seeing…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

People are going to write things about you, but you have to take the good with the bad, so you shouldn't take…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

I used to take long walks in England. The second time I went there, it helped me to lose a lot of…

— Mohammad Azharuddin