Projected as an outsider by the ruling camp, cricketer-turned-politician Mohammad Azharuddin today fired a salvo at Badminton Association of India President VK Verma, saying the BAI chief is not eligible for re-election and should gracefully walk away having played a "long innings".

Azhar referred to the Sports Ministry guidelines which fix the terms of a National Sports Federation president to 12 years and said it's time to go for Verma, having been at BAI's helm for as many years.