India, April 21 -- Mohammad Azharuddin is heartbroken and pained after the Hyderabad Cricket Association decided to remove his name from a stand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal. Azharuddin, the former India captain, has called the move a disgrace, slamming the authority, and urged the BCCI to step in and look into the matter.

The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) received a formal directive to erase the name of Azharuddin from the North Pavilion Stand, following serious allegations of favoritism levelled against the former Indian cricket team captain. The order was issued on Saturday by Justice V Eswaraiah, who serves as the Ethics Officer and Ombudsman for the HCA, in response to a petition that brought the matter t...