Mohammad Azharuddin
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Mohammad Azharuddin Net Worth

Former India captain and politician
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Declared net worth (2023 election affidavit)
₹16.9 crore
Net worth listed by Business Standard from his 2023 Telangana election affidavit · former India captain
About $1.8M in US dollars (ECB rate, October 23, 2026).
Figure published in 2023 (3 years ago). Latest Election affidavit estimate we could find.
Source: Business Standard, Mohammed Azharuddin: Jubilee Hills constituency, Telangana Assembly Election 2023 (ADR data), November 2023. Updated October 26, 2026.
How to read this: the headline is the net worth Mohammad Azharuddin declared in his 2023 Telangana election affidavit: total declared assets minus total declared liabilities, as transcribed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (MyNeta) and reported by Business Standard, which prints the net worth itself. Affidavit values are what the candidate states, often below market value, so this is an official declaration, not a market estimate. We show it as declared and have not adjusted it. Keep in mind it is 3 years old. The figure was published in INR; the US dollar amount next to it is our simple conversion at the European Central Bank reference rate of October 23, 2026, not a separate estimate.

Where the money comes from

India playing careerProperty in HyderabadCommentary and appearances
Declared net worth, 2023₹16,87,18,651
Business Standard
Declared assets₹18,94,77,151 (immovable ₹14.94 crore, movable ₹4.01 crore)
Business Standard
Declared liabilities₹2,07,58,500
Business Standard

Mohammad Azharuddin is one of India's most stylish batters and one of its longest-serving captains. He announced himself by scoring hundreds in each of his first three Tests in 1984 and 1985, played 99 Tests and more than 300 one-day internationals, and led India at three World Cups. His career ended in 2000 when the BCCI banned him for life after the match-fixing inquiry, a ban the Andhra Pradesh High Court set aside in 2012.

He moved into politics with the Congress and was elected to the Lok Sabha from Moradabad in 2009. In 2023 he contested the Jubilee Hills seat in the Telangana assembly election, and Business Standard, using his affidavit, lists his net worth as ₹16,87,18,651, about ₹16.9 crore.

What he declared

Business Standard's election page, built on data from the Association for Democratic Reforms, breaks his 2023 affidavit down into immovable assets of ₹14,94,15,941 and movable assets of ₹4,00,61,210, for total assets of ₹18,94,77,151. Against that he declared liabilities of ₹2,07,58,500, leaving the ₹16.87 crore net worth.

Most of what he declared is property, which is typical for former players of his generation, who retired before the IPL made Indian cricketers rich. His playing years were in the 1980s and 1990s, when match fees and endorsements were a fraction of today's.

About this figure

Every candidate for an Indian election has to file a sworn affidavit (Form 26) listing everything he and his household own and owe. In his 2023 Telangana election affidavit, Mohammad Azharuddin declared total assets of ₹18,94,77,151 and liabilities of ₹2,07,58,500. We subtract one from the other to get the declared net worth of ₹16,87,18,651, about $1.8 million at the October 23, 2026 exchange rate. The affidavit figures are transcribed by the Association for Democratic Reforms on MyNeta and were reported by national newspapers at the time.

Keep in mind what this number is. Assets in an affidavit are listed at the values the candidate states, and property is often entered well below what it would sell for today. It is an official declaration, not a journalist's estimate of his wealth, and it only covers what was owned on the day it was filed.

Career and money timeline

  1. 1984

    Scores centuries in each of his first three Tests, against England.

  2. 1990

    Is named India captain.

  3. 1996

    Leads India to the World Cup semi-final; he captains at three World Cups (1992, 1996, 1999).

  4. 2000

    Is banned for life by the BCCI after the match-fixing inquiry.

  5. 2009

    Is elected to the Lok Sabha from Moradabad for the Congress.

  6. 2012

    The Andhra Pradesh High Court sets aside his ban.

  7. 2023

    Contests Jubilee Hills in the Telangana election; his affidavit puts his net worth at about ₹16.9 crore.

Mohammad Azharuddin net worth FAQ

What is Mohammad Azharuddin's net worth?

Business Standard, using the affidavit he filed for the 2023 Telangana assembly election in Jubilee Hills, lists his net worth as ₹16,87,18,651, about ₹16.9 crore (total assets of ₹18.95 crore minus liabilities of ₹2.08 crore). That is about $1.8 million at the October 23, 2026 exchange rate.

Where do these numbers come from?

From Azharuddin's sworn 2023 election affidavit, as compiled by the Association for Democratic Reforms and published by Business Standard, which prints the net worth figure directly. Every figure on this page links to its source below.

Sources

  1. Business Standard, Mohammed Azharuddin: Jubilee Hills constituency, Telangana Assembly Election 2023 (ADR data) (November 30, 2023)
  2. Background facts: Wikipedia, Mohammad Azharuddin (accessed October 26, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for money figures.

Photo: BBC News اردو, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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