Azhar: Don't want to blame anyone or take action
November 08, 2012 15:43
The high court heard the pleas of the former skipper in the 2000 match fixing
case and delivered the verdict calling the ban illegal and unsustainable.
Towards the end of his career Azharuddin was accused of match-fixing; South African captain Hansie Cronje, in his confession for match-fixing, had indicated that Azharuddin was the one to introduce him to the bookies.
The Central Bureau of Investigation, conducted an investigation and published a report. Azhar admitted to fixing three ODI matches, and this led the BCCI to ban him from the game for life in 2000.
The BCCI lifted the ban on Azharuddin in 2006 and even honoured him along with other Indian Test captains in a ceremony in Mumbai during the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.
The ICC, however, claimed that it alone had the right to revoke the ban despite playing no role in handing out the original ban.
Towards the end of his career Azharuddin was accused of match-fixing; South African captain Hansie Cronje, in his confession for match-fixing, had indicated that Azharuddin was the one to introduce him to the bookies.
The Central Bureau of Investigation, conducted an investigation and published a report. Azhar admitted to fixing three ODI matches, and this led the BCCI to ban him from the game for life in 2000.
The BCCI lifted the ban on Azharuddin in 2006 and even honoured him along with other Indian Test captains in a ceremony in Mumbai during the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.
The ICC, however, claimed that it alone had the right to revoke the ban despite playing no role in handing out the original ban.
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