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BCCI likely to take decision on Azharuddin

Jan 15, 2013: More than two months after the Andhra Pradesh High Court struck down the life ban imposed on former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin, the BCCI is set to take a call on whether to terminate or retain it on Tuesday

India news

BCCI defers decision on Azhar

Nov 23, 2012: The BCCI was forced to "defer" its decision regarding former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin's life ban due to the complications in the Andhra Pradesh High Court's order

India news

High Court strikes down Azharuddin's life ban

Nov 8, 2012: The life ban imposed on former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin by the BCCI is illegal, according to the Andhra Pradesh High Court

India news

Azhar joins Congress party

Feb 19, 2009: Mohammad Azharuddin, the former India captain who ended his international career embroiled in the match-fixing crisis, has joined the Congress party

IPL news

Azharuddin's son for Kolkata Knight Riders trials

Dec 31, 2008: Mohammad Ashaduddin, son of former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin, has been selected for the trials camp of Kolkata Knight Riders on January 6-7 at the Eden Gardens

England in India 2008-09

England face up to the new Empire-builders

Nov 13, 2008: There is only one thing more complex than the laws of cricket, and that is the relationships between the various nations who take part in the sport.

Mohammad Azharuddin

The inscrutable craftsman

May 18, 2008: Artless yet artful, no cricketer so teased and confused the senses

MAQ T20 International Cricket Tournament

Azhar, Miandad to play in Twenty20 event in USA

Apr 30, 2008: Mohammad Azharuddin, Javed Miandad and Richie Richardson are the former Test captains who have agreed to take part in a privately-run, All-Star weekend in southern Florida in late May

Bad boys

Jan 31, 2008: In a week where Shane Bond's international career appears to have been prematurely ended by the Indian board, we look at XI other examples of players being banned

Cricinfo XI

Young turks at the top

Oct 10, 2007: Eleven instances where selectors decided to plump for young or inexperienced captains over seasoned campaigners

Cricinfo XI

Different era, same brilliance ... Pt 2

Sep 19, 2007: A second batch of XI players from the past who would have excelled at Twenty20

The fastest Test hundreds

Crash, bang, wallop

Dec 16, 2006: After Adam Gilchrist's onslaught at Perth, Martin Williamson looks at some of Test cricket's other brutal assaults

CK Nayudu awards

BCCI a master of ceremonies

Nov 4, 2006: The BCCI put on a show to match (and in some ways outdo) the ICC awards last night, when they handed out the CK Nayudu awards for lifetime achievement in Indian cricket

Ask Steven

Women with 100 caps, and a man with 99

Oct 30, 2006: The regular Monday column in which Steven Lynch answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket:

Move to rehabilitate Azhar

Indian board's attempted own-goal

Oct 24, 2006: The BCCI's zeal to rehabilitate Azhar has a lot to do with the ICC and little to do with the man himself

Azharuddin's reprieve offers a ray of hope

Saleem Malik hopeful of getting ban overturned

Oct 21, 2006: Saleem Malik, the former Pakistan batsman, has said that India's decision to pardon Mohammad Azharuddin for his involvement in the match-fixing scandal has raised his hopes of overturning his own life ban for the same offence

ICC clashes again with BCCI

Indian board prepares to forgive Azharuddin

Oct 20, 2006: Mohammad Azharuddin's life ban could be on the verge of being overturned despite widespread concern at the message this would send out

Akram and Azharuddin to captain sides

India and Pakistan legends head to Toronto

Oct 18, 2006: A Pakistan legends side will play their Indian counterparts at the Rogers Centre, Toronto on March 3, 2007

Indian board ceremony

Azharuddin set to be honoured

Oct 11, 2006: Mohammad Azharuddin is included in a list of high-profile players and officials who will be honoured at an Indian cricket board ceremony next month

Mohammad Ayazuddin

Like father, like son

Sep 8, 2006: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan meets Mohammad Ayazuddin, son of Mohammad Azharuddin