Former Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin took to his official Twitter account and showed his fans the bat with which he scored three consecutive hundreds in his first three Tests.
Mohammad Azharuddin created history in January 1985. The former Indian skipper became the first and only batsman to smash three hundred in his first three Test matches.
Azharuddin made his Test debut against England at the Eden Garden in 1984, where he scored 110 off 322 balls in the first innings but the match eventually ended in a draw.
In the second Test match, Azharuddin was dismissed for 48 in the first innings but notched up 105 in the second innings, registering the second hundred in his second Test.
In the third Test at Kanpur, Mohammad Azharuddin etched his name in the history books by when he scored 122 runs in the first innings, becoming the first batsman to score three hundreds in three Tests, and followed it up 54 off only 43 balls in the second innings.
Talking to his official Twitter account, Mohammad Azharuddin posted a picture of himself holding the bat with which he created the world record. In the picture, Azharuddin is seen wearing the retro 1992 World Cup jersey and holding the bat in his hands. The other two images were a close-up of his bat and his jersey, respectively.
“With this bat, I made a world record of three consecutive hundreds in my first three tests against England in 84-85.
In a season I scored more than 800 runs with this very bat, chosen by my grandfather, ” Mohammad Azharuddin captioned the picture.
Mohammad Azharuddin represented India in 99 Tests and 334 ODIs for India, scoring 6215 and 9378 runs respectively.
