An Indian all-rounder who was banned for match fixing and was also one of the first to blow the whistle on corruption in Indian cricket.
6 incidents documented
India
5 December 2000
Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin was banned for life from cricket after a CBI investigation found he had been involved in match-fixing, ending the career of one of India's most stylish batsmen.
India vs Various
1 May 1997
Former Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar alleged widespread fixing in Indian cricket and claimed Kapil Dev had offered him money to underperform, triggering a major investigation.
India vs Australia
1994-09-09
After 78 ODI innings without a hundred, Sachin Tendulkar finally got his first one-day century — 110 off 130 balls against Australia at the R Premadasa Stadium during the 1994 Singer World Series. Wisden later called it 'an innings that changed ODI cricket forever.'
Australia vs India
1992-02-03
On the fastest pitch in the world, an 18-year-old Sachin Tendulkar made 114 off 161 balls against Craig McDermott, Merv Hughes and Mike Whitney while teammates wilted. India lost the Test by 300 runs but Tendulkar's innings became a generational reference point — he himself rates it among his very best.
England vs India
1990-08-14
On August 14, 1990, a 17-year-old Sachin Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 119 to save the Old Trafford Test for India. It was his first international century — the start of a tally that would grow to 100 across formats. He shared an unbroken 160-run seventh-wicket stand with Manoj Prabhakar.
India, New Zealand
1988-11-12
On 12 November 1988 at Bangalore, Richard Hadlee took his 374th Test wicket — overtaking Ian Botham as the leading wicket-taker in Test history.