The call for an early SGM and elections leaves more questions than answers. Special Correspondent Elections are essential to democracy, and the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) is no exception. Members have every right to demand an elected body and a voice in running their association. But elections cannot become a substitute for accountability, nor can…
The Court sent the SMC to put systems in place. A year on, too many remain on paper. With the obstruction gone and the runway clear, members are waiting for the surgeon to operate. Special Correspondent Ask why the coach of Hyderabad’s women’s senior team, who was removed midway through the season following serious complaints,…
HCA’s court-appointed administrator has more authority than any predecessor in years, yet familiar faces continue to dominate selections, outsiders struggle for recognition, and the Ranji pipeline faces a generational cliff. The power to operate is there. Where is the surgery? Special Correspondent Why this part comes first At the end of Part 1, we promised…
Special Correspondent The Court appointed an SMC to supervise HCA, not to run behind its office bearers. Did the Apex Council ever formally seek approval for an AGM, an Electoral Officer or the election of a President? If it did, where is the paper trail? If it did not, what was it waiting for? Hyderabad…
Special Correspondent Age discrepancy, selection controversy and unanswered questions demand accountability The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) appears unable to escape a familiar cycle of controversies, with fresh questions emerging over women’s team selections, an alleged age discrepancy involving a registered player and complaints about objectionable messages allegedly sent by a selection committee chief. The allegations…
Special Correspondent Merit sidelined, parents allege; SMC must answer The Hyderabad Cricket Association’s (HCA) selection of its Women’s U-23 T20 squad has triggered a storm of allegations from aggrieved parents, who question whether merit, transparency and accountability have survived the latest exercise. Their daughters, they contend, have justifiable performance records but have been overlooked, while…
Special Correspondent The expiry of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Apex Council’s term on October 20 appears to have triggered anxiety and a fresh debate among club secretaries over the Association’s future. After years of controversies, litigation and administrative disputes, stakeholders are once again debating what went wrong, who should be held accountable and what…
Special Correspondent Old questions, old habits and a decade of deafening silence Two messages are doing the rounds among Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) members this week. One wonders where HCA is headed after the Apex Council’s term ends. The other objects to the appointment of a Ranji Trophy team manager who is not an HCA…
Special Correspondent The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) appears determined to prove that it has learnt absolutely nothing from its repeated administrative failures. Despite repeated warnings, public criticism and calls for corrective action, the same old culture of complacency, questionable decision-making and apparent indifference to accountability continues to haunt Hyderabad cricket. The latest casualty is the…
MS Shanker In 1955, British naval historian and author C. Northcote Parkinson published an observation in The Economist that began as satire but evolved into one of the most enduring criticisms of bureaucracy: “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” Seven decades later, the principle remains remarkably relevant. Its real…
