Mohammad Azharuddin born on 8 February 1963 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. He affectionately known as Azhar, is a former captain of the Indian cricket team. He is presently a member of Indian parliament. He represents the Moradabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress.
Azharuddin is currently married to former Miss India turned actress Sangeeta Bijlani. This is his second marriage. He divorced his first wife Naureen, with whom he had two sons, Asad and Ayaz.
Towards the end of his career Azharuddin was accused of match-fixing; South African captain Hansie Cronje in his confession for match-fixing had indicated that Azharuddin was the one to introduce him to the bookies. India's premier investigating agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation conducted an investigation & published a report.
Then he admitted to fixing 3 ODI matches.This led the BCCI to ban him from the game of cricket for life in 2000
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