Special Reports
The 81st meeting of the Board of Governors, held on June 20, 2023, was less a forum of governance and more a case study in administrative drift. With the re-entry of a former Registrar—suspended during my tenure—as Secretary to the Board, confusion once again became the institutional norm. The minutes themselves read like a chronicle…
By Vinay Rao Blaming parents has become the easiest reflex in India’s cricketing ecosystem—more so in this part of the country. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Hyderabad Cricket Association, an institution entangled in controversy, allegations of corruption, nepotism, and a web of legal battles. Matters are pending not only with state investigating…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad cricket is no longer being mismanaged. It is being methodically dismantled—selection by selection, season by season, dream by dream. Behind the ceremonial announcements of under-23 and under-19 squads lies a far uglier scorecard: one that tracks influence instead of innings, connections instead of centuries, and loyalty to power brokers instead of loyalty…
By Alekya Pratap As an ordinary karyakarta of the world’s largest political organization, the Bharatiya Janata Party, I wholeheartedly welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visionary announcement to groom nearly one lakh young karyakartas into future leaders. This is not a routine party initiative. It is a declaration of national intent — a conscious effort to…
Cricket, like politics, has a short memory and a sharp tongue. One lean series is enough to turn a “Hitman” into “No-Hit-Rohit,” and suddenly the whispers grow louder than the applause. Rohit Sharma’s modest returns in the recently concluded ODI series against New Zealand have reignited the oldest debate in Indian cricket: when does a…
Dr Sandhyaa Bombay For decades after Independence, India’s political class wrapped itself in the language of “secularism” while quietly deciding what parts of the country’s civilisational heritage were fit to be taught, practised, or even spoken about in public institutions. The result has been a curious paradox: a nation that celebrates its ancient roots in…
By Vinay Rao For years, the prevailing wisdom around Hyderabad cricket has been one of resignation. Nothing changes, many said. The system is too entrenched, the networks too deep, the corridors of power too insulated from scrutiny. Corruption, nepotism, and selective governance, critics argued, had become features rather than flaws. And yet, dissent has a…
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…
How Vote-Bank Delimitation Is Undermining the City’s Governance By Sumiran Komarraju Hyderabad has established itself as a hub for global companies, positioning itself among India’s most dynamic centres for technology, pharmaceuticals, and research. As the city expands in every direction and attracts international attention, a familiar Congress tactic has resurfaced—this time disguised as administrative reform….
The Supreme Court’s directive to the Telangana Assembly Speaker to respond within two weeks on the long-pending disqualification petitions against BRS MLAs who crossed over to the Congress has done more than rattle the political establishment in Hyderabad. It has reopened a national debate on the credibility of India’s anti-defection framework and the uncomfortable truth…
