The bench lifted the ban agreeing with Azharuddin's counsel K Ramakant Reddy's argument that there was no evidence against the former cricketer that he succumbed to any pressure while playing cricket.
Asked persistently if the ban was illegal, Azharuddin said, “That is why it was lifted. But I don't want to say much about this. I have said whatever I wanted to say at the court through my counsel.”
“My conscience was clear and I was not happy by the ban. But I am the person to take things positively. I am happy now and want to move on,” said the former captain who ended his Test career at 99 matches because of the ban.
Azharuddin refused to talk about the Hansie Cronje match-fixing episode, saying, “Hansie Cronje is no more and it is not right to talk about it now.”
