Mohammad Azharuddin was spotted watching the Champions Trophy semi-final between West Indies and South Africa at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Thursday.
JAIPUR: After creating ripples in Mohali, former Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin was spotted watching the Champions Trophy semi-final between West Indies and South Africa at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Thursday.
The Hyderabadi, currently in news over reports that his life ban from the sport might be revoked, watched the proceedings from the Rajathan Cricket Association's President's box.
Making an appearance in public at an international cricket match after 2000 when he was slapped the ban over match fixing allegations, Azhar is in the centre of a row between BCCI and ICC over an invitation extended to him to attend a function in Mumbai where all the former Indian captains are to be felicitated by the Board.
Azhar, who flew in to Pink City early Thursday morning from Chandigarh, is here on an invitation from RCA President Lalit Modi, also a Vice President of BCCI.
Although ICC has said its president would attend the function, despite the initial reluctance, since its was an "internal" matter of the BCCI, the issue revolving around Azhar's ban, is bound to breathe fire in time to come.
Meanwhile, another cricketer allegedly involved in the match fixing scandal entertained the crowd from on the field.
Herschelle Gibbs smashed 77 to help South Africa post 258 for eight against the Windies.
A good turnout of about 16,000 brought smiles back on the faces of the organisers. Thanks to a buy one get one free offer on tickets, crowds came in to watch the match despite there being no India interest.
The RCA also doled out 50 free passes to each of its 32 districts, accounting for a sizeable chunk of the crowd, the best seen so far in a non-India match.
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