Most successful No. 3 batsmen for India in ODIs

#3 Mohammad Azharuddin

He made in impact from every position he batted inIf VVS Laxman was considered an excellent wristy player, this man made a name for himself with his wristy strokeplay and is often regarded as the best player of the wrist in the world. India's most successful batsman at number 4 slot, Azhar was equally good at one down as well.

He came out to bat 65 times at the loss of the first wicket in his ODI career, scoring 2036 runs at an average of 36.36, quite similar to his career average of 36.92. Two of his seven ODI hundreds came while batting at the number 3 slot. He played at number 4 or 5 for a major part of his ODI career, but he delivered in the best possible way whenever he came out to bat at one down.