The HCA under Azharuddin was given enough time to prepare for the match and look into the basic facilities. Looking at the facilities and the chaos that erupted during the sale of tickets, it appears like the body did not put in serious effort. After the ticket sale controversy, the HCA gave a casual reaction.
Azharuddin in fact has taken the match in his stride and did not do any serious work for the good conduct of the match here at Uppal. The condition of the stadium shows it all.
One month is not a small time and in the given time, the facilities can be sorted out at Uppal Stadium. But nothing was done.
The match being played today marks the first international match that is played at the Uppal Stadium in the last three years.
The facilities at the Uppal Stadium and the efforts made by the Hyderabad Cricket Association are not in tune with the history of the cricket body.
In December 2000, former India skipper Azharuddin had been handed a life ban by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for his involvement in the match-fixing scandal.
Azhar had, earlier confessed to fixing matches in November that year and also emerged as a ‘key man in a group of Test cricket captains’ who were being investigated.
So, it was perhaps fair at that point to wonder whether Azhar, as he was fondly known, would ever be forgiven by his fans.
The fixing scandal had tarnished the game so much that, back then, it was tough to watch cricket without wondering if the result was fair.
After fixing the match Azhar was an MP from the Congress party, and now he is the President of HCA. It happens only in India.
