Mohammad Azharuddin
Mohammad Azharuddin (Credit: Twitter)

Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin on Friday was elected as the President of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). The delicate-looking batsman took a healthy lead early on and won the election by a convincing margin of 147-73.

This marks the beginning for Azharuddin in cricket administration. Despite being one of the most successful captains India have ever produced, allegations of match-fixing halted his career. He appealed against the life ban in the courts and the ban was finally overturned in 2012.

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Mohammad Azharuddin filed his nomination for the President’s post last week after it was proposed by Adnan Mahmood and seconded by Zeeshan Adnan Mahmood. The illustrated cricketer-led panel won all the six posts, five office bearers and one councillor.

Mohammad Azharuddin Elected As Hyderabad Cricket Association President
Mohammad Azharuddin. Credit: AP

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Former secretary John Manoj won the vice president post with 136 votes defeating Daljeet Singh, who got 87 votes. For the secretary post, R Vijayanand emerged victorious securing 137 votes, defeating R Venkateshwaran by 75 votes while RM Bhaskar was way behind with 24 votes.

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Naresh Sharma swept to victory for the joint secretary post as he polled 130 votes while J Shivaji Yadav got 82 votes. Surender Agarwal will be the new treasurer while P Anuradha, the lone women contestant, was elected as a councillor.

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Mohammad Azharuddin, who has led to innumerable wins, played 99 Tests and 334 One Day Internationals for India scoring 6215 and 9378 runs respectively. His is a good administrator and will hope to take Hyderabad Cricket Association further in the coming days.

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