India, April 20 -- The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has been told to remove Mohammed Azharuddin's name from the North Pavilion Stand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad after the former India captain was accused of bias. Justice V Eswaraiah, the HCA's Ethics Officer and Ombudsman, passed the order on Saturday.

According to a report in Cricbuzz, the Ombudsman acted on a petition filed by Lords Cricket Club, which cited a clear case of conflict of interest and that Azharuddin, who was also a former HCA president, took the decision in his favour during his tenure in the position.

"The fact that there has been no ratification/modification of the decision by the General Body further strengthens the case agai...