Will bat aggressively, field properly to win on this pitch: Azharuddin on Telangana assembly seat contest
Azharuddin has entered the electoral fray in Telangana as the Congress candidate from Jubilee Hills, saying he will bat aggressively and field properly to win on this new pitch.
A swashbuckling batsman from Hyderabad, Azhar made a mark in the cricketing arena with his inimitable swagger and stylish stroke play.
Like the explosive start he had to his cricketing career with three back-to-back centuries, he also began his political innings with a win from Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad Lok Sabha seat in 2009.
He lost from Rajasthan's Tonk-Sawai Madhopur in 2014 and after waiting in the wings patiently he is now entering the state electoral contest for the first time by seeking to wrest the Jubilee Hills constituency in the Secunderabad Lok Sabha segment from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).
In an interview with PTI, the former India cricket captain said he was yearning to contest from his home state and do something for the people of Telangana after being an MP from UP and then unsuccessfully contesting the 2014 Lok Sabha polls from Tonk-Sawai Madhopur.
«I was very happy to get the ticket this time from my own state. I must thank my high command — Mallikarjun Kharge ji, Sonia Gandhi ji.
Rahul ji, Priyanka ji and most importantly our PCC chief A Revanth Reddy for giving me this opportunity. Insha Allah (god willing) we will try our best and win the election,» said Azhar, who is a veteran of 99 Test matches and 334 One Day Internationals.
The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee working president said, «Winds of change» are blowing in Telangana in the Congress' favour and «we will definitely prevail».
«It is the right time, we have the right people, we are working very hard and the public also wants the Congress to come to
