Former Indian captain and veteran batsman Mohammad Azharuddin has been questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case related to Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). If the latest media reports are to be believed, the central agency has recorded the statement of the former cricketer under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

However, earlier the ED had asked Azharuddin to appear before him on October 3, but later he sought postponement of the notice for some time. On this demand of the former cricketer, ED extended the time and on October 8, he reached the ED office with his league team wearing white kurta-pajama to get his statement recorded.

So if the reports of News18 are to be believed regarding this matter, then it is being said to be related to financial irregularities during the tenure of the former cricketer in Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). In connection with the said case, Anti Corruption Bureau of Telangana has registered three FIRs for embezzlement of Rs 20 crore.

Apart from this, it has also been found that former officials of HCA allotted tenders to close associates at a price higher than the market rate, without proper tender process. Some receipts of this tender are also missing. But it is worth noting here that payment was made in advance by HCA, but the tender recipient did not do any work.

Apart from Mohammad Azharuddin, former HCA Vice President Shivlal Yadav, Congress MLA and former President Gaddam Vinod and former HCA Secretary Arshad Ayub have been named in this case. It will be interesting to see what kind of action the ED takes against the former cricketer now?

A look at the cricket career of Mohammad Azharuddin

On the other hand, if we give you information about Azharuddin’s cricket career, he has played 433 international matches for India. During this period he has scored a total of 15393 runs. Azharuddin has also captained India in the World Cup 1996 and 1999.