Vinay Rao Hyderabad, June 22: Captain Tanay Thyagarajan produced a sensational all-round display with the bat to guide Ranga Reddy Risers to a five-wicket victory over Anurag Nalgonda Knights in Match 2 of the Sreenidhi University TG20 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Monday. Chasing a challenging target of 190, the Risers recovered…
Vinay Rao Hyderabad: Fireworks with the bat, fearless stroke-play and a nail-biting finish marked the opening match of the inaugural Sreenidhi University TG20 as Anvita Khammam Aces overcame a spirited challenge from Palamuru Strikers to register a memorable 20-run victory at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday. In a contest that produced a staggering…
Vinay Rao On 21st June, the lights come on at Uppal for the opening match of TG20. Most of Hyderabad cricket is excited. A small, loud corner isn’t — and they’ve spent the run-up to the opening ceremony trying to convince everyone the tournament shouldn’t exist. Fair enough — asking questions of a tournament carrying…
Vinay Rao On 15th June 2026, the Telangana High Court passed an order that every affiliated club of the Hyderabad Cricket Association should read carefully — and that HCA’s administration should reflect on with some humility. Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka, in Writ Petition No. 7163 of 2026, directed HCA to pay Rs. 3,00,000/- per annum as…
Vinay Rao The previous piece on HCA’s Development Fund circular drew responses from Sunder bhai, Vikram bhai, and Ajmal bhai — familiar names to anyone who has followed HCA’s internal politics over the years. Their objections deserve direct answers. But first, a word on something else. This e-paper will not entertain any demand seeking to…
Vinay Rao Finally, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) appears to have cracked the whip, albeit informally. A circular rarely makes news, but this one certainly does. The informal communication sent by HCA Secretary Jeevan Reddy raises an intriguing question: What if certain clubs deliberately choose to forgo the Development Fund? Not because they do not…
Vinay Rao Hyderabad cricket is moving. After years of dysfunction and court battles, there is finally an administration trying to do things differently. That effort is real and deserves acknowledgement. But ambition without accountability creates its own problems. And the questions piling up around HCA right now — unanswered, unacknowledged, carefully avoided — suggest that…
Three courts. Three rulings. One institution that still hasn’t answered for any of it. Vinay Rao Three courts. Three rulings against HCA’s Ombudsman or orders flowing from his office. A CB-CID Special Investigation Team now constituted to probe years of financial rot. Contempt notices against sitting office bearers. An Acting President who was present for…
Telangana Has Superstars. Today, the World Finds Out. Vinay Rao Some mornings change everything. June 7, 2026, is one of them. A young bowler somewhere in Hyderabad is sitting quietly, reminding himself to breathe. A batsman who gave three summers to the nets keeps staring at his phone. A spinner who claimed seven wickets in…
TG20 — Two Days Before the Gavel Falls HCA Watch | June 2026 Vinay Rao On Sunday, the cameras will roll. The lights will come on. The commentators will take their positions. The franchises will raise their paddles. Names will flash across giant screens. Young cricketers will wait nervously for their futures to be called…
