Former India cricket team captain and Congress politician Mohammad Azharuddin has been summoned for questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).
The probe is related to alleged financial irregularities during Azharuddin’s tenure as the president of the HCA for which the ED had conducted searches in November last year.
The 61-year-old former Member of Parliament (MP) has been asked to depose before the federal agency at its office here on October 3, news agency PTI quoted sources as saying.
The money laundering case stems from three FIRs and charge sheets filed by the Telangana anti-corruption bureau (ACB) for alleged criminal misappropriation of the funds of the HCA to the tune of Rs 20 crore.
Azharuddin played 99 Tests and 334 ODIs for India between 1985 and 2000. He scored 15,593 runs across formats including 29 centuries and 79 fifties. Known for his wristy strokeplay, the top-order batter started his career with a bang, blasting three centuries in his first three Tests.
His career though came to an unexpected end following allegations of match-fixing and subsequent life-ban. He eventually turned to politics, joining Congress in 2009.
