Hyderabad likely to form Players Association

Former Ranji cricketers of Hyderabad convened for a meeting at Gymkhana Grounds with the view of forming a Players Association in accordance with Justice Lodha recommendations.

Former Hyderabad cricketers including Mohd Azharuddin and VVS Laxman held a meeting to form Players Association as per Justice Lodha guidelines at Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin, batting great from the city, V. V. S. Laxman were among those who attended a meeting of the players convened at Gymkhana Ground with the specific objective of forming a Players Association as per the Justice Lodha panel guidelines.

The meeting, held on Friendship Day, was attended among others by former Ranji players Jyothi Prasad, Faiz Baig, Abdul Bari Wahab, Vijay Mohan Raj, Rajesh Yadav, Noel David, A. Nanda Kishore, Arvind Shetty, Vanka Pratap, Ahmed Quadri.

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“Yes, this is a prelude to the formation of a full-fledged Players Association in tune with the Justice Lodha guidelines. We discussed in detail about the modalities and functioning of the proposed Association,” former Ranji cricketer R. A. Swaroop said.

Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin and cricketing great V. V. S. Laxman at Gymkhana Grounds in Hyderabad on Sunday.

 

“Since, this is a pre-requisite for us to have a voice in the administration of the sport, we felt it is time we really got out act together,” he said.

“We will have one more meeting and come out with all necessary details including the Constitution, guidelines and the role which we expect to play in future,” Swaroop said.

“Well, it is a good beginning and the mere presence of the greats like Azhar, Laxman should only enhance the stature of the proposed Association and quite obviously they will have a big role to play,” he said.