The fiery Kerala opener Mohammed Azharuddeen was bought for the first time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) during the auction after his phenomenal outing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He was picked up for ₹20 lakh in the auction ahead of IPL 2021 by RCB and he had revealed his excitement to play under the captaincy of Virat Kohli.
On Thursday, ahead of RCB’s match against Rajasthan Royals, Azharuddeen shared a picture on Twitter along with Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma. Captioning the picture on Twitter, Azharuddeen wrote: “So happy to be amongst such humble, down-to-earth people.”
So happy to be amongst such humble, down to earth people @AnushkaSharma @imVkohli 💫 pic.twitter.com/MmDPKbiaLw
— Mohammed Azharuddeen (@Azhar_Junior_14) April 22, 2021
In the last season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Azharuddeen played a fiery knock, as it was also the second-fastest century in the history of the tournament – missing out on Rishabh Pant’s record of the fastest century by just five deliveries – while chasing 197 against a formidable Mumbai bowling attack.
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Mohammed Azharuddeen reached the landmark in just 37 deliveries and finished the game with a brilliant spell of unbeaten on 137 off 54 deliveries as his team comfortably won the match. The 26-year-old hit nine boundaries and 11 sixes in his devastating knock.
Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, RCB has won all three of their matches so far. After edging two close contests against Mumbai Indians and SunRisers Hyderabad, RCB romped to victory in their third match of the season against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
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The team moved base to Mumbai for their next leg of the tournament. On Thursday, RCB will be locking horns with Rajasthan Royals (RR) as they look to continue their winning momentum.
