Hyderabad Association Asked To Remove Ex-India Captain Mohammed Azharuddin’s Name From Stand: Report

The former skipper of India Mohammed Azharuddin faced a blow because his name of the stand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad will be deleted. Hyderabad Cricket Association received the order to withdraw the name of Azharuddin from the northern pavilion stand. Apart from that, the HCA also received the order not to issue tickets with the name of Azharuddin. The order was made by judge V. Eswaraiah, the ethics officer and the hyderabad Cricket Association mediator on Saturday.

According to a report of SpitIt was declared that the decision was made due to a conflict of interest. For the UNversed, Azharuddin was the president of HCA in 2019 and at an APEX meeting in the same year, it was decided that the North Pavilion Stand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium would be renowned for the “WS Laxman Pavilion” in his name.

On February 28 of this year, a complaint was filed by the Lords Cricket Club (LCC) of Hyderabad when they demanded the dismissal of the name of Azharuddin from the stand. They cited that it was a conflict of interest, according to rule 38, a member of the Apex council cannot make any decision in their favor.

Apart from that, the LLC also argued with the Ombudsman to put aside the “high” action of Azharuddin by naming the North stand as the stand of Mohammed Azharuddin and it continues as the WS Laxman stand “for all practical purposes.

In his 25-page verdict, Eswaraiah said: “The fact that there was no ratification / modification of the general body’s decision further strengthens the case against the respondent n ° 1 (Azharuddin), because the respondent n ° 1 exceeded his authority to benefit himself.”

After the decision, the LCC pushed a sigh of relief. As quoted by The Sportstar, the club treasurer, Somna Misra, said: “This decision strengthens our commitment to transparency and integrity. We thank the authorities for their fair and just evaluation.”