When an exposé begins to hurt, those thriving on rot inevitably strike back—not with facts, but with intimidation, insinuation and entitlement. That moment has arrived. Following the publication of this e-paper’s article, “When Merit Is Benched: How HCA Keeps Sabotaging Its Own Future,” a private academy promoter—widely known in cricketing circles as a “broker,” though…
Special Correspondent Indian cricket’s greatest enemy has never been lacking of talent. It has always been the small, suffocating cabals that fear talent. The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) seems determined to prove that this disease is alive, thriving, and once again ruining the career of a promising young cricketer—not because he failed, but because he…
Special Correspondent In Hyderabad cricket, the disconnect between what the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) proclaims and what it practices keeps widening. And when institutions fail to listen, someone must. That is why our platform continues to provide space to every aggrieved voice—not out of bias or hostility, but out of a commitment to fair, honest,…
Special Correspondent For a cricket ecosystem long accustomed to controversy, the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s U-14 selections at the Secunderabad Gymkhana grounds have unexpectedly offered a refreshing counter-narrative. What initially appeared — through a few viral social media clips — as yet another episode of confusion soon began to reveal a more nuanced and encouraging story…
Special Correspondent At a time when Hyderabad cricket is already reeling from administrative chaos, parents of aspiring cricketers and the remaining upright, law-abiding affiliated club secretaries have made a direct and urgent appeal to the Hon’ble High Court–appointed Ombudsman, Justice Naveen Rao. Their plea is simple, constitutional, and non-negotiable: restore the supremacy of the General…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad women’s cricket is in the middle of a storm — and it is entirely of its own making. The state’s Senior, U-23, and U-19 women’s teams have crashed out of their respective T20 group stages this season, a triple failure that has triggered alarm across Hyderabad’s cricketing circles. Parents, club coaches, and…
A Miraculous Escape from a Sri Lankan Nightmare There are journeys you plan, journeys you cherish, and journeys you simply survive. Our trip to Sri Lanka—meant to be a quiet Ramayana trail pilgrimage—slowly turned into the third kind. What began as a serene family excursion, tracing mythological footsteps across the emerald island, ended in a…
Our Special Correspondent The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has once again slipped into media headlines—not for a giant-killing Ranji triumph, not for unearthing the next VVS Laxman, but for something depressingly routine: allegations of corruption. This time, the storm has been kicked up by a familiar constituency—parents of youngsters who couldn’t cut, wondering aloud how…
MS Shanker Family trips are supposed to create memories. Ours became a saga. Eight of us — my family and my sister’s — landed in Sri Lanka last Sunday, eager to walk the Ramayana trail, to stand where Sita once stayed captive, to trek the mythical caves of Ravana, and to soak in the turquoise…
The Hyderabad Cricket Association’s latest notice postponing the Special General Meeting (SGM) scheduled for December 7, 2025 may appear routine in its wording, but its implications are far from ordinary. The circular, issued by the Acting President and citing “administrative reasons,” reflects a deeper legal reality: the truncated Apex Council cannot proceed with major decisions…
