Perhaps a touch belatedly comes the support from Mohammad Azharuddin.
The politically inclined, once former Indian captain who left the game after a life ban was handed in the match fixing scandal of 2000, Azharuddin spoke out about how the IPL should not hold reservations.

Stating that the results of the IPL 3 auctions should have gone the way of the best cricketers, not on the basis of the nationality of the cricketers, Azhar was essentially sharing the views of many.
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