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Azharuddin vs Boon

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AzharuddinWinner
85.5

Azharuddin wins: Peak, Longevity

Boon
85.5

Boon wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇳 Mohammad Azharuddin
85.5

Azharuddin leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Scored centuries in his first three Tests and went on to captain India.

1. Mohammad Azharuddin
85.5
2. David Boon
85.5

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
1. 🇮🇳 Mohammad Azharuddin5 years played · career day 1,826282 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 David Boon5 years played · career day 1,826279 runs
-1.1% vs Azharuddin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇳 Azharuddin004596214609
🇦🇺 Boon004088208624

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.

MetricAzharuddinRetiredBoonRetired
Test runs6,2157,422
Test centuries2221
ODI runs9,3785,964
Tests as captain47
Tests played99107
World Cup titles1
Dominance w25%8282
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8482
Honours w20%8084
Statistics w15%9292

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GOAT Rank · the data
Azharuddin85.5
Boon85.5
The people
Azharuddin
Boon

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