Congress demands for Azhar's life ban to be lifted

The BCCI has come under pressure from the Congress party to revoke a life ban on former captain Mohammad Azharuddin for his alleged involvement in the 2000 match-fixing scandal. Azharuddin, who was one of the key campaigners for the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition, is also a Congress Member of Parliament (MP) from Moradabad constituency in Uttar Pradesh.