Blackham vs Azharuddin
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Blackham wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Azharuddin wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Blackham leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Kept wicket in the very first Test match and stood up to the fastest bowlers.
Category breakdown
Season form · Centuries per year
Career timeline · Centuries per year
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Centuries per year| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Blackham | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 286 | 626 |
| 🇮🇳 Azharuddin | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 214 | 609 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | BlackhamRetired | AzharuddinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Tests played | 35 | 99 |
| Test dismissals | 60 | — |
| First-class dismissals | 456 | — |
| Tests as captain | 8 | 47 |
| Test debut match number | 1 | — |
| Test runs | — | 6,215 |
| Test centuries | — | 22 |
| ODI runs | — | 9,378 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 92 |
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