Azharuddin Hits Back At Rayadu For Alleging Corruption In Hyderabad Cricket Association

Newly elected HCA president and former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin slammed Rayudu over his comments stating that "He is a frustrated cricketer,"

Ambati Rayudu has decided to skip the forthcoming Ranji Trophy as the  out f favour India international levied charges of rampant corruption and politics in Hyderabad Cricket Association over selection of teams. The  seasoned domestic cricketer took to Twitter highlighting “rampant corruption and politics in selection of teams”. However, the Hyderabad captain’s decision has not been take very well by the top brass of Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), who have clearly hinted that Rayudu has virtually pushed himself into oblivion as far as selection in Hyderabad team is concerned. Newly elected HCA president and former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin slammed Rayudu over his comments stating that "He is a frustrated cricketer," Azharuddin told PTI. Rayudu, who courted a controversy after his omission from the 2019 World Cup squad this summer with his now infamous ‘3-D tweet’, is said to be disappointed with the selection of some players in the recently-held Vijay Hazare and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournaments.

Hello sir @KTRTRS, I request u to plz look into nd address the rampant corruption prevailing in hca. Hw can hyderabad be great when it's cricket team is influenced by money nd corrupt ppl who hav numerous acb cases against them which are being swept under the carpet.

— Ambati Rayudu (@RayuduAmbati) November 23, 2019

“Whatever be the case, Rayudu should not have aired his views in public and that too tagging the Telangana IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao,” said a senior official of the HCA in a chat with Sportstar. “I request u to plz look intond address the rampant corruption prevailing in hca. hw can hyderabad be great when it’s cricket team is influenced by money nd corrupt ppl who hav numerous acb (Anti-corruption Burean) cases against them which are being swept under the carpet,” Rayudu tweeted, tagging the Minister on Saturday. “Definitely, if he had any issues he could have always sorted out. This is a new body and will take some time to clear the mess for sure,” he added. “Rayudu should have remembered that HCA welcomed him back with an open heart when he decided to return to the game after announcing his retirement from all formats of the game with the specific intent of giving a new direction to the State team in the Ranji Trophy campaign this season,” he said.