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Mohammad Azharuddin has also been banned for 20 years for match fixing. However, the court later lifted the ban.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin on Thursday. Azhar has been accused of corruption during his tenure as the president of Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). However, Azhar has completely denied the allegations.
ED has called Azhar for questioning today itself. The ED team is investigating irregularities in HCA. ED has summoned Azhar on the basis of the case already registered at Uppal police station.
The 61-year-old former cricketer has also been accused of match fixing earlier. Because of this, BCCI had also banned him. However, Azhar was later acquitted by Andhra Pradesh High Court.
Former Indian captain Azhar is accused of irregularities of Rs 20 crore.
3 FIRs registered, investigation ongoing According to ED, Hyderabad Cricket Association officials committed financial irregularities in the construction of Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium. They gave contracts to private companies at high rates and caused a loss of crores of rupees to the association. 3 FIRs have been registered in this case and investigation is ongoing.
Cricketer-turned-politician Azharuddin was appointed the President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee in 2018. In 2009, he was MP from Moradabad, UP on Congress ticket.
Information in 2 points
- Before sending the summons, the investigating agency had also raided 9 places in Telangana. During this period, many important documents along with digital equipment have been recovered.
- HCA CEO Sunilkant Bose has filed a corruption complaint against former Team India captain Azharuddin.
Has been a member of Parliament from Congress, came into politics in 2009 Azhar has served in Lok Sabha on Congress ticket. He contested the elections from Moradabad seat of Uttar Pradesh. Azhar entered politics in 2009. He was an MP from 2009 to 2014.
Azhar had won the Lok Sabha elections on Congress ticket.
Played 99 test matches for India Mohammad Azhar has represented the Indian team in 99 test matches. Before he played his 100th Test, he was accused of match fixing. Then in 2000, BCCI banned Azhar for life after investigation, however, in 2012, Andra Pradesh High Court lifted the ban.
Cricket career like this
- Played 99 Test and 334 ODI matches for India.
- Scored 6215 runs in his Test career, while he has 9378 runs in his name in ODI.
- His highest score in Test career was 199. His best score in ODI is 153*.
- Azhar also has a world record in his name for scoring centuries in three consecutive Test matches on debut.
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