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…
Vinay Rao A compilation of grievances, rumours and observations from the TG20 ecosystem | June 2026 The invitations have gone out. The venue is booked. The caterers are on standby. The guests are dressed and seated. The band is warming up. Nobody has told anyone who the bride and groom are. That, in essence, is…
₹25 Lakh complaint, deafening silence By Vinay Rao Just when Hyderabad cricket hoped to turn a page under the new administration, another controversy threatens to drag the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) back into uncomfortable territory. Despite repeated assurances about transparency, accountability and a zero-tolerance approach towards corruption, the HCA finds itself facing an awkward question:…
Vinay Rao The early signs are encouraging. The new Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Secretary, Jeevan Reddy, appears determined to translate promises into action. Having pledged to revive cricket in Telangana, he has wasted little time in launching a series of initiatives that deserve appreciation. Credit must also go to the state High Court-appointed former judge,…
Vinay Rao TG20: A Windfall That Deserves Better The logo launch was at a five-star hotel. So was the player auction. Corporate tables, polished backdrops, press cameras — HCA signalled that TG20 was a serious commercial property. Franchise owners believed it. The combined franchise bids came in at close to ₹50 crore — dwarfing what…
Vinay Rao Not a eulogy. Not a complaint. A mirror — held up to the people who have the most to lose, and the most power to change things. Somewhere in this city, a club secretary is paying for his team’s kits from his own pocket. Not because the rules require it, but because no…
This e-paper is not claiming that everything is perfect under Justice P. Naveen Rao or HCA Secretary Jeevan Reddy. There are legitimate questions that deserve scrutiny — about selection, player welfare, governance, finances, and the structure of TG20 itself. Those debates are necessary, and this paper will continue to ask those questions fearlessly. But what…
