THIS DAY, THAT YEAR

1985: Three Tests, three centuries: Mohd Azharuddin's introduction to life at the top was just about perfect. Today, against England in Kanpur, he became the first batsman to make a century in each of his first three Tests. It was glorious stuff - his second fifty took only 38 balls - but it couldn't drive India to the victory they needed to square the series, and a very good year for England - who won Ashes 3-1.