16th September (CRICKETNMORE) - Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) has extended an invitation to former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin for the Indian cricket team's historic 500th Test match and the former captain has accepted it.
The upcoming match against New Zealand at Kanpur will mark India's 500th test match.
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Azharuddin was imposed a life ban for his alleged involvement in match-fixing when the scandal first broke out in 2000. While Azhar had been acquitted by the court, the BCCI has so far avoided inviting him for official events.
Asked about Azhar being extended invitation, senior BCCI functionary Rajeev Shukla said that he saw nothing wrong in it.
"He is also a former India captain," Shukla said.
"Sachin, Vengsarkar, Srikkanth and Azhar have confirmed that they would come for felicitation. Ajit Wadekar has informed board that he is not keeping well and won't be able to attend," UPCA secretary Shukla said.
Saurabh Sharma