Complex sentence: Azhar made his One-Day International debut against India in 1996, but did not gain major recognition until his Test debut against South Africa the following year when he hit a century and a half-century without being dismissed.
Split into simpler sentences: Azhar made his One-Day International debut against India in 1996, but it was only when he played in his first Test against South Africa the following year that he gained true recognition. In a sensational Test debut against South Africa he hit a century and a half-century without being dismissed.