Special Reports
The Indian Premier League has once again reminded the cricketing world of a timeless truth — reputation alone cannot win matches. In modern cricket, players are branded, auctioned, celebrated, and marketed like global icons. Franchises spend crores to acquire star players based on past performances, reputation, and perceived value. Yet, when the tournament begins, the…
Special Correspondent The time has come for Hyderabad cricket to undertake serious course correction. Whatever may have happened under previous administrations — whether driven by ego, indifference, internal politics, or ulterior motives — the responsibility now rests on the shoulders of the new HCA Secretary, Jeevan Reddy, to rectify some of the association’s most glaring…
The rot was never limited to 57 clubs. The rot was the system itself. Vinay Rao The debate surrounding the infamous 57 disqualified clubs is once again being reduced to a dangerously simplistic argument. Some want Hyderabad cricket to believe this is merely a procedural issue — a technicality, a calendar dispute over whether the…
Today, Mother’s Day As the world observes the sacred occasion of Mother’s Day, humanity pauses to acknowledge the eternal presence of the mother — the living embodiment of compassion, sacrifice, strength, and unconditional love. She is not merely the nurturer of a family, but the silent life-force that sustains generations, shaping both character and civilisation…
Objective Accomplished, Vigil Must Continue — Editor For more than a year, Orangenews9 stood virtually alone in asking uncomfortable questions about the steady decline of the once-glorious Hyderabad Cricket Association. At a time when many preferred silence, compromise, or convenient neutrality, this platform chose the more difficult path — relentless scrutiny backed by documents, facts,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Telangana assumes considerable political significance at a time when the Bharatiya Janata Party is looking to consolidate its gains in the state and prepare for the next round of electoral battles. His visit, the first to the state after returning to office for a historic third consecutive term, is…
Vinay Rao The battle to save Hyderabad’s iconic Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park is no longer merely an environmental issue. It has become a defining test of governance, urban planning, public accountability, and the government’s commitment to preserving the city’s rapidly vanishing green spaces. Despite mounting protests from citizens, environmentalists, walkers’ groups, wildlife activists, and…
Khalid Umar The ousting of Mamata Banerjee’s TMC comes as no surprise. In many ways, it was long overdue and perhaps inevitable in any genuinely free and fair democratic contest. The real shock is that she managed to cling to power for nearly sixteen long years. Partition Trauma West Bengal has endured immense suffering in…
Today marks the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, one of India’s most luminous minds. Excellence, though it may surface in any individual at any moment, finds its fullest expression only in rare souls who transcend boundaries of discipline and thought. Tagore was one such extraordinary figure—his genius not confined to poetry and song, but extending…
Special Correspondent In what could mark a decisive turning point for the embattled Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), newly appointed Director of Cricket Administration and former India international Ambati Rayudu has laid out an uncompromising vision to clean up the system and restore the city’s lost cricketing glory. In an exclusive interaction with our Senior Editor…
