Special Reports
Special Correspondent In a dramatic escalation of its prolonged battle against alleged irregularities in the functioning of the Hyderabad Cricket Association, the Telangana Cricket Association on Wednesday formally dashed off an official e-mail to the Board of Control for Cricket in India demanding immediate suspension and takeover of HCA administration. The strongly worded representation, sent…
KS Nagarajan At a time when India is aggressively pushing for self-reliance, green energy, and indigenous innovation, I believe the country must also create space for independent innovators who dream of contributing to national development through original ideas and technological experimentation. My journey as an innovator has been driven by one conviction — that innovation…
Special Correspondent ……in continuation….Here is Part I: https://orangenews9.com/crickets-rotten-empire-who-is-lying-hca-or-tca-part-i/ TG20 or ₹100-Crore Cricket Marketplace? At the heart of the battle lies the proposed TG20 league. On paper, franchise leagues are modern cricket’s economic reality. Every state association wants its own T20 tournament. There is nothing inherently wrong in commercialising domestic cricket. But commercialisation without transparency becomes…
The Congress-led Opposition’s relentless obsession with Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now reached a stage where even India’s strategic diplomatic engagements are being viewed through the narrow prism of domestic political hostility. The latest example is the criticism surrounding Modi’s five-nation visit at a time when tensions in West Asia have disrupted global energy supply…
Special Correspondent There comes a point when silence itself becomes evidence. For decades, the Hyderabad Cricket Association has hidden behind one towering credential — that it is among the oldest cricket bodies in India, a founding-era institution that predates Independence and helped shape Indian cricket itself. That legacy once commanded respect. Today, critics allege it…
Vinay Rao A coach is appointed every year. A mandate is handed down by the courts. A new face arrives with grand intentions. And Hyderabad cricket remains exactly where it was — because everyone entrusted with serving the association has eventually ended up serving themselves. What Do We Mean by “Bigger Than the Association”? Justice…
KS Nagarajan The Sun is regarded as the father of all Jeevarasi (living beings), while the seas, rivers, water bodies, and the Earth are considered the mother. According to the Mahabharata, Kunti wished to test this divine principle. Fearing social stigma, she later abandoned the child, who came to be known as Karna, setting him…
The death of 31-year-old Twisha Sharma in Bhopal is not merely another “domestic dispute gone wrong.” It is a chilling reminder that India’s dowry monster is not dead. It has simply become more sophisticated, more protected, and in many cases, more powerful than the law itself. Twisha Sharma, a former model and MBA graduate from…
Vinay Rao The Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Royal Challengers Bengaluru fixture on May 22 is more than a marquee IPL clash. It is an extraordinary opportunity — for cricket, or for the black-market ecosystem that has long thrived within the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s allocation system. The question is which one HCA’s new administration intends to serve….
Modern cricket is increasingly becoming a game of instant gratification. Batters walk in with premeditated strokes, teams obsess over strike-rates, and coaches often reduce the shortest format into a six-hitting exhibition. Yet, every now and then, a player arrives and reminds the cricketing world that the essence of batting still lies in understanding conditions, reading…
