Hyderabad: Former Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin as president will represent Hyderabad Cricket Association and take part in the crucial December BCCI elections to be held on 4 December. According to the final voter list, 30 nominated representatives of the various associations, including Hyderabad, have been cleared except for the nomination of Uttarakhand Cricket Association which has been set aside.
There was some doubt as to who would represent HCA as it was in the news for the wrong reasons. The ugly internal bickering even reached the corridors of the Supreme Court.
A bench consisting of Chief Justice NV Ramana, Judge Surya Kant and Judge Hima Kohli were sharp in their remarks in the infighting. They even said the judiciary would appoint some retired judges of the Supreme Court to investigate the affairs of the association.
The final verdict is expected in the last week of this month.
But in this power struggle, Azharuddin did have the lead and he was in the scheme of things. The president’s appointed selection committee, both senior and junior, selected the Hyderabad teams for the Vinoo Mankad (under-19), Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament (seniors) and the u.25 teams. The teams excelled when they reached the semi-finals of the Vinoo Mankad and Mushtaq Ali tournaments.
However, the association has not yet officially announced the team for u.19 Cooch Behar trophy. The tournament is scheduled to start from November 29th.
Source: Telangana Today