It’s Time for BCCI to Recognise Telangana Cricket Association

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…

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Rot Runs Deep: Even U-19 Selection in HCA Turns Controversial

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…

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HCA Joint Secretary’s Parking Project Raises Eyebrows Amid Legal Scrutiny

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…

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Chaos in HCA Women’s Cricket: Rao’s Oversight Put to Test

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…

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Pressure Mounts on BCCI Over HCA Voting

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…

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