The Andhra Pradesh High Court on 8 November 2012 lifted the life ban
from playing Cricket on Mohammad Azharuddin which was imposed by Board
of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Year 2000.
The life ban
on Mohammad Azharuddin came after he was found involved in the betting
scandal and the match-fixing episode as per the BCCI three-member
committee, comprising its erstwhile president A C Muthaiah and two
vice-presidents Kamal Morarka and K M Ram Prasad.
Overturning the
BCCI decision, the bench of Justice which was comprised of justices
Ashutosh Mohanta and Krishna Mohan Reddy gave relief to Azharuddin
allowing his appeal challenging the order of a local court.
The bench of Justice agreed with the argument of Azharuddin’s counsel K Ramakant Reddy that there is no evidence against him.
Azharuddin
made his debut for India in 1984-85 and played his final international
match in June 2000.Mohammad Azharuddin was stranded on 99 Test
appearances due to the ban. He had made 6215 runs in test matches at an
average of 45.03 after bursting on the scene in 1984-85 with centuries
in each of his first three Tests.
In One-Day Internationals, he scored 9378 runs and hit seven hundreds across 334 matches.
Mohammad Azharuddin in his 49 years of age is currently a member of parliament from Moradabad constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
My perception is Azhar is a simple god fearing person who is often grossly misunderstood.
ReplyDeleteIt's welcome judgement from High Court. I hope we will come to see and hear more of Azhar on TV and other media in the days to come. Let BCCI give back all that was due to him.