HC Lifts Azharuddin's Life Ban

Twelve years after BCCI imposed a life ban on Mohammad Azharduddin from playing cricket, the AP High Court today set aside the decision of the cricket body. A Bench of Justices Ashutosh Mohanta and Krishna Mohan Reddy gave relief to former Indian skipper turned politician Azharuddin, allowing his appeal challenging the order of a local court, which had upheld the decision of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

The Bench lifted the ban agreeing with Azharuddin’s counsel K. Ramakant Reddy’s argument that there was no evidence against the former cricketer that he succumbed to any pressure while playing cricket.

The court also observed that BCCI had proceeded against 49-year-old Azharuddin unilaterally and said the order of the trial court is unsustainable.