NEW DELHI: The Andhra Pradesh High Court declared illegal the life ban imposed by the BCCI on former captain Mohammad Azharuddin here on Thursday.
A division bench of the high court set aside the order of the City Civil Court, which had upheld the ban after Azharuddin had challenged it.
The ban was imposed in 2000 by Indian Cricket Board as per the suggestion of a three-member committee comprising its erstwhile president A C Muthaiah and two vice-presidents Kamal Morarka and K M Ram Prasad in the wake of allegations of match-fixing against Azharuddin.
A bench of justices Ashutosh Mohanta and Krishna Mohan Reddy of the Andhra Pradesh High Court gave relief to Azharuddin, allowing his appeal challenging the order of a local court, which had upheld the decision of the BCCI.
The bench lifted the ban agreeing with Azharuddin's counsel K Ramakant Reddy's argument that there was no evidence against the former cricketer that he succumbed to any pressure while playing cricket.
Azharuddin played 99 Tests and scored 6125 runs at an average of 45. He also played 334 ODIs, scoring 9378 runs at 36.92 during a 15-year career.
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