Exclusive Interview: I will contest the president's post of the Hyderabad Cricket Association in upcoming election, need like-minded people in my group, says Azharuddin

BY QAISER MOHAMMAD ALI, WWW.THESOUTHFIRST.COM

PUBLISHED: august 2, 2023

After a diligently prepared report on the brazen and widespread conflict of interest in Hyderabad cricket barred those in the conflict zone from voting and contesting in the upcoming Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) elections, outgoing president Mohammed Azharuddin declared that he would contest for the top position again.

He will now need fresh faces in his team as his previous team members are among those barred from contesting.

Azharuddin was elected president of HCA in 2019, after being denied an opportunity to contest in the previous election held in 2017 on seemingly specious grounds. And when he was elected president in 2019, most of his three-year tenure was consumed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the rest of the time, he was left defending a spate of court cases that were unleashed against him, directly or indirectly.

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https://thesouthfirst.com/news/interview-i-will-contest-hca-election-need-like-minded-people-in-my-group-mohammed-azharuddin/

Shakeup at Hyderabad Cricket Association: ex-Justice L. Nageswara Rao bars officials of 57 clubs from contesting, voting in upcoming elections

BY QAISER MOHAMMAD ALI, WWW.THESOUTHFIRST.COM

Published:July 31, 2023

In an unprecedented decision taken to tackle the brazen conflict of interest in Hyderabad cricket, all existing executive committee members of 57 clubs affiliated to the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) were on Monday, 31 July, barred from either voting or contesting in the upcoming HCA election.

The elections are due, but the dates haven’t been announced so far. The one-man committee appointed by the Supreme Court in February to run the affairs of the messy HCA and clear the path for elections will now appoint a returning officer who will decide on the election dates.

In a damning 46-page report, retired Supreme Court judge L Nageswara Rao has come down heavily on the individuals and families who own or administer multiple clubs, giving rise to rampant conflict of interest.

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https://thesouthfirst.com/telangana/shakeup-at-hyderabad-cricket-association-justice-rao-bars-officials-of-57-clubs-from-contesting-voting-in-upcoming-elections/