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Mohammed Azharuddin, Rohan Jaitely named in working group formed to decide on compensation for first-class cricketers
•The other members of the panel include Saurashtra's Jaydev Shah, Karnataka's Santosh Menon, Assam's Devajit Saikia, CAB's Avishek Dalmiya and Uttar Pradesh's Yudhvir Singh.
IPL 2021: Mohammad Azharuddin backs Rishbah Pant as future India captain
•Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin feels swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant will be a frontrunner to lead the 'Men in Blue' in future, having established himself across formats in the past few months.
Former India captain and HCA president Mohammed Azharuddin bats for holding IPL matches in Hyderabad
•The BCCI is looking at four to five venues for holding the next edition of the IPL with Mumbai as a single host not looking feasible anymore following a surge in COVID-19 cases in and around the city.
Harbhajan Singh backs himself to succeed in skill test with current best spinners from India
•Harbhajan Singh backs himself to come out on top in a one-on-one skill battle with the best spinners in the country.
HCA president Mohammad Azharuddin highlights need to restructure FTP for next two years
•Mohammad Azharuddin, who is the president of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), feels that tweaking of the Futures Tours and Programmes (FTP) is also necessary to accommodate the Indian Premier League, which is important for both domestic and foreign players.
Case filed against Mohammed Azharuddin, two others for cheating travel agent; former skipper calls allegations baseless
•Reacting to the complaint, Azharuddin said, "There is no truth in this complaint and is made just to be in limelight. The allegations made in the complaint are baseless. I will seek legal advice and file defamation case worth Rs 100 crore against the complainant."
Rohit Sharma completes 9,000 ODI runs, becomes third-fastest batsman to reach milestone
•Rohit took 217 innings to reach the landmark while his skipper Virat Kohli is the fastest to 9,000 runs with 194 innings. AB de Villiers is the second fastest, having reached there in 208 innings.
Mohammed Azharuddin says he will address corruption charges on HCA after hosting India's T20I match against West Indies
•Mohammed Azharuddin, who is gearing up to host the first T20I match on 6 December between India and West Indies, said he doesn't want to take the focus away from the match by talking about the issue related to corruption.
Mohammed Azharuddin backs Sourav Ganguly's proposal to hold Day-Night Tests in India
•"I am very happy Ganguly has become the BCCI president. He's one of the finest persons and an outstanding human being. One of the best players we won so many tournaments," said Mohammed Azharuddin.
VVS Laxman wants newly-elected BCCI president Sourav Ganguly to revive NCA as India's feeder system
•For the past few years NCA, which was supposed to be the feeder line of Indian cricket, has actually become a rehabilitation centre, which even Ganguly acknowledged after taking over.