Special Correspondent Hyderabad cricket is bleeding—not on the field, but in the boardroom. For more than two decades, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has been systematically looted by a nexus of politicians, ex-cricketers turned power brokers, and their cronies. What was once a platform to produce Test stars is now an empire of scams. The…
MS Shaker Loot in the Name of Cricket In the last episode, we exposed how Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) survived without rules, without audits, and without accountability. It was a structure built for abuse. But the absence of rules is only half the story. What truly explains the decay of Hyderabad cricket is what happened…
This week, we momentarily step away from our ongoing “How to Revive Hyderabad Cricket” series to focus on an equally urgent question: why does the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) still refuse recognition to the Telangana Cricket Association (TCA), despite its credibility, reforms, and grassroots impact—while continuing to prop up a dysfunctional…
Special Correspondent The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) seems to have learnt nothing from repeated court humiliations and rising public outrage over its opaque, irregular, and often dubious functioning. The truncated Apex Council, far from introspection, looks determined to deepen the crisis. Now, even the selection of the state’s Under-19 team — a space that should…
Special Correspondent Even as the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) remains entangled in multiple legal battles and under the watch of a court-appointed administrator, a section of its truncated apex council appears unwilling to learn from past controversies. According to insiders, HCA Joint Secretary Basavaraju is reportedly pushing for a grandiose multi-level parking facility at the…
Rules Never Made, Inquiries Never Done When this series began, we exposed how Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) was converted into a private fiefdom — funds diverted, selections rigged, and cricketing facilities left to rot. But if one thought that was the worst of it, the next layer of rot lies in something even more fundamental:…
Another September, another United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session. Once again, the world’s leaders descended on New York to solve global problems—by talking about them endlessly. If nothing else, this annual jamboree is proof that while technology has advanced, politics remains stuck in a perpetual Groundhog Day. This year, though, the farce had extra seasoning….
MS Shanker The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) is once again in the news—this time over controversies surrounding the selection of state women’s cricket teams ahead of major upcoming tournaments. Allegations of opaque practices, arbitrary decision-making, and even hints of a “pay-to-play” culture have raised serious concerns about transparency and integrity in the process. One practice…
MS Shanker The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has become less about cricket and more about courtrooms, with the Telangana High Court forced yet again to play umpire in the Association’s never-ending dramas. On Monday, the proceedings opened with a sharp rebuke to one of HCA’s own office-bearers, setting the tone for a day that underlined…
MS Shanker Fresh controversy is brewing around the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), with growing calls for the state High Court–appointed one-man committee, headed by Justice Naveen Rao, to represent the association in the upcoming BCCI Presidential polls on September 28. The proposal was put forth by former HCA Secretary Sheshnarayan, who has written to both…
