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This is an archive article published on October 21, 2006
Buzz on Azhar makes Malik hopeful
Former Pakistan captain Salim Malik said the BCCI8217;s moves to get Mohammad Azharuddin back into the circuit has raised hopes of overturning his own life ban for match-fixing.
Former Pakistan captain Salim Malik said the BCCI8217;s moves to get Mohammad Azharuddin back into the circuit has raised hopes of overturning his own life ban for match-fixing.
While the Indian Board has invited Azhar to attend an official function in Mumbai on November 4, Malik said: 8220;It8217;s a ray of hope for me that I should get a similar reprieve from Pakistan. My pleas have fallen on deaf ears, nobody wants to listen to my requests. It has been just like six years of imprisonment for me.8221;
The stylish 43-year-old batsman currently lives a secluded life in the eastern city of Lahore and is still waiting for the outcome of a Supreme Court appeal against his ban. Pakistan banned Malik for life in 2000 following a judicial inquiry into match-fixing allegations that resulted from allegations by Australian players Shane Warne, Tim May and Mark Waugh.
Warne and May alleged Malik offered them money to underperform in a Test in Karachi in 1994, while Waugh said Malik asked him to bat poorly in a one-day match during the same tour.
Malik said his main goal is to clear his name and then he wants to form an academy for youngsters in the country.
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