India's squad that beat Pakistan in Bangalore in the 1996 World Cup: Where are they now?

India won the match by 39 runs

#4 Mohammad Azharuddin

May 1999:  Portrait of Mohammad Azharuddin of India. \ Mandatory Credit: Stu Forster /Allsport
Azharuddin made a brisk 22 ball 27 in the match

The wristy Indian skipper walked in when India were two down and struck a breezy 22-ball 27, before being dismissed by Waqar Younis when the Indian total just hit the 200-run mark.

Azharuddin is one of India’s most successful captains but his cricket career was one marred with controversies. The match-fixing scandal that he was involved in followed him till 2012 when the life ban was finally lifted. A movie based on him Azhar starring Emraan Hashmi hit theatres recently, and takes a deeper look into his personal and professional life.

He has also been actively involved in politics, and has gone on to become an MP on a Congress ticket.

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