Hyderabad, March 11 -- Responding to the criticisms over no IPL matches in Hyderabad, Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president Mohammed Azharuddin said that all attempts were made to ensure that Hyderabad is selected as one of the venues for season 14 of the tournament.

However, in the end, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council did not select Hyderabad as one of the IPL venues, he added.

Azharuddin further told that he had gone to Ahmedabad and spoke to secretary Jay Shah in this regard.

Slamming a former office-bearer Shivlal Yadav, Azharuddin questioned, 'why he failed to bring a single match to Hyderabad during the 2011 world cup?', Telangana Today reported.

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