da dobrowin： Agence France Presse (AFP) reported on Monday that the former Indianskipper Mohd Azharuddin has initiated legal proceedings against thelife ban imposed on him by the Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) after being accused of match fixing
da supremo： Staff and Agencies22-Jul-2009 Azharuddin initiates legal proceedings against life banAgence France Presse (AFP) reported on Monday that the former Indianskipper Mohd Azharuddin has initiated legal proceedings against thelife ban imposed on him by the Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) after being accused of match fixing.Speaking to AFP in New Delhi, Azharuddin’s lawyer T Jagadeeshan said"We have taken the first steps towards fighting the injustice metedout to Azharuddin." He added "We will seek revocation of the ban asmy client is innocent and the BCCI has not followed proper legalprocedure in taking action against him."Jagdeeshan said that the right procedure should have been anindependent inquiry by a sitting judge, as was done in South Africawhere judge Edwin King probed the Hansie Cronje affair. He said"Neither Madhavan nor the CBI have a legal standing," He added "Wewill question the legal credentials of the people who haveinvestigated the case." Ajay Ratra to lead India Under-19 in one day series Ajay Ratra has been named skipper of the India Under-19 teamfor the forthcoming three match one-day series against thevisiting England Under-19 team.Meanwhile the three match series, which was originally scheduledto be played in Baroda, Ahmedabad and Rajkot, have been shifted inview of the earthquake in Gujarat. According to the revised schedule, twomatches are to be played at Hyderabad (February 2 and 6) and oneat Vijayawada (February 4).India Under-19s squad for ODIs: Ajay Ratra (captain), VinayakMane, Gautam Gambhir, S Vidyut, Mulewa Dharmichand, NitinAggarwal, Sidharth Trivedi, Alind Naidu, Amit Mishra, ArindamDas, Maninder Singh, Manvinder Bisla, Arjun Yadav and Amit Deshpande. Vinoo Mankad Trophy match postponed indefinitelyThe three day Vinoo Mankad Trophy match between the winners of the CKNayudu Trophy (Under-19) tournament and the Rest of India originallyscheduled to be held at Cuttack from February 4 to 6 has beenindefinitely postponed.Quoting Orissa Cricket Association sources, Press Trust of India(PTI) said that fresh dates for the match will be announced later bythe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). PTI also said thatso far no reason has been given for the postponement.The inter zonal CK Nayudu Trophy final between Central Zone and SouthZone is presently on at the Barabati stadium in Cuttack.
