Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) on Saturday lodged a formal complaint with the Telangana Crime Investigation Department (CID), urging an immediate and comprehensive probe into alleged financial irregularities surrounding the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s (HCA) controversial TG20 League.
An official press statement issued by TCA General Secretary Dharam Guruva Reddy claimed that a complaint was submitted to the CID Director General of Police, seeking the registration of a First Information Report (FIR), a forensic examination of financial transactions, and the freezing of bank accounts and assets allegedly linked to the tournament.
The complaint comes in the wake of recent directions issued by the Telangana Lokayukta on June 19, ordering a time-bound CID investigation into the financial affairs and alleged unauthorised banking operations of the HCA.
The TCA has named several HCA office-bearers, Apex Council members and other associated individuals, alleging offences including criminal breach of trust, cheating, falsification of accounts and criminal conspiracy under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
According to the complaint, HCA officials allegedly misrepresented to the public, corporate entities and other stakeholders that the TG20 League had received approval from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The TCA claimed that mandatory approvals from both the HCA General Body and the BCCI Apex Council, as required under existing regulations, were never obtained.
The association further alleged that several prominent personalities, including cricketers Mohammed Siraj, Ambati Rayudu and Tilak Varma, as well as actors Vijay Deverakonda and Venkatesh Daggubati, were associated with the event under the impression that it was a duly authorised tournament.
The complaint also raised concerns over an allegedly unauthorised bank account operated under the name “TG20 Governing Council of HCA” with Canara Bank. The TCA alleged that substantial corporate funds were routed through this parallel financial channel, which functioned outside the audited oversight mechanisms of the HCA Apex Council.
Describing the issue as a matter of significant public importance, the TCA urged the CID to conduct a thorough forensic investigation to protect the integrity of cricket administration in Telangana and ensure accountability in the utilisation of public and corporate funds.
The association reiterated its commitment to transparency and called for swift action to restore public confidence in cricket governance in the state.
