Dharamshala, Feb. 6 -- The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) has welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to lift the ban on Anurag Thakur, allowing him to participate in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) affairs again.

The Supreme Court on Thursday lifted the ban on BJP leader and Lok Sabha MP Anurag Thakur from participating in the affairs of the BCCI, holding that a lifelong restriction on the former BCCI president was neither intended nor justified. Thakur served as President of the BCCI from May 2015 to February 2017.

HPCA director Sanjay Sharma said the earlier 2017 order was unfavourable, prompting Thakur to challenge it. Sharma described the decision as a joyful moment, noting that Thakur's long administrat...