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…
An Open Letter to the Telangana High Court-appointed HCA SMC With the term of the present elected Apex Council of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) ending yesterday, October 20, a well-wisher of Hyderabad cricket has chosen the Orangenews9 media platform to address an open letter to Justice P. Naveen Rao (Retd.), the Telangana High Court-appointed…
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), in collaboration with the Karimnagar District Cricket Association and the Mahabubnagar District Cricket Association, has announced the establishment of regional cricket coaching camps at Karimnagar and Mahabubnagar to strengthen grassroots cricket development across Telangana. While Karimnagar will serve as the North Telangana hub, Mahabubnagar will cater to aspiring cricketers…
Our Sports Desk Hyderabad: This is not a story about one cricketer. It is about how the Hyderabad Cricket Association picks its women’s teams, who really makes those decisions, and whether the high-profile appointments announced for women’s cricket are anything more than cosmetic. HCA has publicly placed women’s cricket in the hands of well-known names,…
Vinay Rao Hyderabad: HCA’s position has been vindicated. On 26 September 2026, the BCCI Ombudsman dismissed Complaint No. 22 of 2026 against HCA on exactly the ground HCA raised from day one — that the complaint never belonged before the BCCI Ombudsman. Had that objection been decided when first raised, on 10 August, none of…
Hyderabad, Sept 23: Unlike some so-called national media outlets, your e-paper has been reporting the developments unfolding in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), including the allegations surrounding age fraud. Amid these developments, the Chairman and members of the HCA Junior Selection Committee met and selected the following players for the Hyderabad U-19 team for the…
Mumbai, September 18: The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) on Friday confirmed that its Honorary Secretary, M. Jeevan Reddy, attended the 95th Annual General Meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) held at its headquarters in Mumbai. Jeevan Reddy’s participation came amid reports that the HCA’s representation had initially faced objections from…
Our Sports Desk Hyderabad: India pacer Mohammed Siraj will lead Hyderabad in the opening two matches of the 2026–27 Ranji Trophy season, with CV Milind named his deputy, as the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) announced its senior squad on Saturday. Hyderabad will face Tripura and Andhra in its first two assignments of the new domestic…
Our Sports Desk Hyderabad: Several impressive batting and bowling performances marked the opening day of the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s (HCA) domestic competitions for the 2026-27 season, with the Senior Men’s Multi-day Super League, U-23 Emerging Multi-day Tournament, U-19 One-Day Super League and U-16 Boys Inter-Schools & Colleges Knockout Tournament producing some notable individual displays. In…
A Genuine Parent For those of us who have watched our daughters pursue cricket in Hyderabad and Telangana, the recent developments in women’s cricket at the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) offer something that has been missing for quite some time—hope. Is women’s cricket finally getting back on track? The answer, perhaps, is yes, but with…
