Orangenews9’s engagement with the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has been guided by a singular and consistent principle: to present verified facts in their proper context and to uphold the role of journalism as a public trust, not a personal crusade. Our reporting is neither directed at individuals nor motivated by personal grievance. It is rooted…
Special Correspondent The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) yet again finds itself at the centre of a storm—one that, according to parents, players, and long-time observers of the game in Telangana, has moved well beyond isolated lapses and into what they describe as a pattern of systemic decay. What was meant to be a moment of…
Special Correspondent Every change of guard in Hyderabad cricket arrives wrapped in lofty promises of reform. And every time, the outcome is depressingly familiar: hope raised, trust betrayed, and players left to pick up the pieces. What is unfolding under the current dispensation is no different—except that this time, the collapse is happening under the…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad cricket has long been bruised by whispers of corruption. Now, it stands bloodied by a sworn complaint that reads less like a sporting grievance and more like a crime thriller. Kidnapping. Illegal confinement. Assault. Extortion. And at the heart of it all, an explosive allegation: Rs 24 lakh allegedly paid to secure…
The International Cricket Council’s rejection of Bangladesh’s request to shift its T20 World Cup 2026 matches out of India is more than a scheduling decision. It is a moment of reckoning—where sport, geopolitics, economics, and moral accountability collide on the same pitch. Bangladesh’s plea, reportedly driven by internal political pressure and “security concerns,” was framed…
Special Correspondent What is unfolding within the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) is no longer merely a story of administrative drift. It has become a case study in how institutions hollow themselves out when authority is exercised without mandate, and oversight becomes symbolic rather than substantive. At the centre of this unfolding crisis is a truncated…
If exit polls are to be believed—and rarely have they been this convergent—the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is headed for a decisive political realignment. The BJP and the Eknath Shinde–led Shiv Sena faction appear set to sweep Mumbai’s civic elections, potentially winning between 130 and 151 seats in the 227-member House. Such a mandate would…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad cricket was promised course correction. What it is witnessing instead is prolonged drift—quiet, procedural, and deeply consequential. Governance at the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), far from stabilising under judicial supervision, appears to be slipping further into ambiguity. The tragedy is not loud chaos, but slow erosion—where decisions are taken, time is sought,…
This article is relevant and significant in the present-day context of the game, when Hyderabad cricket is sliding downhill—not for lack of talent, but due to nepotism, corruption, and the erosion of merit. “Pay-to-play” has replaced performance. Even court-appointed ombudsmen and supervisory committees—by the Supreme Court and state High Courts—have failed to arrest the decline….
Special Correspondent For months, allegations of corruption in Hyderabad cricket selections have refused to fade. Parents, former players, and insiders have repeatedly flagged irregularities, only to be met with silence, procedural evasions, or the familiar refrain: “Bring concrete proof.” That proof—at least in part—now appears to be on record. Investigators from Orangenews9 have accessed documentary…
