One of the most successful captain and batsman produced by India, Mohammad Azharuddin’sꦑ career was tainted due to match-fixing scandals which broke out in 💖2000.
As a result, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) handed a life-ban to the Hyderabad cricketer who is amongst🥀 the highest scorers for the country in international cricket.
Overall, Azhar accumulated 16,000 runs in both ODIs and Test cricket. Also, the ex-middle-order batsman holds one of the most impressive win percentage records for the country. After appealing to Andhra Pradesh High Court, his ban gotꦜ lifted following a judicial fight of 12 years.
He was later elected as the preside💖nt of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) and felt his redemption after attending the BCCI AGM meeting.
“I don’t want to blame anyone for what happened. I really don’t know the reasons for banning me. But I had decided to fight it and I am grateful that 🔥after 12 years I got cleared. I felt very satisfied when after being elected president of Hyderabad association I went and attended the BCCI AGM meeting,” Azhar told cricketpakistaꦉn.com.
In the hindsight, Azhar did 🐈not hold any disappointment for ending up playing one short of the 100th Test match milestone.
“I am a firm believer in fate and whatever is in your destiny it happens. I look at this way that nowadays if 🧸a player is a class act he ends up playing more than 100 Tests. So I don’♎t think this record of 99 Test matches that I hold is going to be broken,” the 57-year old added.
In the end, Azhar counted his blessings for being able to lead to India for a substantial period of time. “I played for around 16 to 17 years and I captained for around 10 years. What more can I ask f𒆙or?” Azhar concluded.
