Special Correspondent The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) appears to have reached a stage where merely changing office-bearers, issuing fresh circulars or seeking judicial intervention may no longer be enough to restore confidence in its administration—and, more importantly, in its player-selection system. For years, allegations of corruption, nepotism, favouritism and the emergence of a ‘pay-to-play’ culture…
Special Correspondent Sometimes, a lengthy defence does more damage than the allegation itself. The latest response of the “controversial” club secretary of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), ostensibly questioning why this e-paper chose to highlight the controversy surrounding his club, is a classic example. Instead of addressing the substantive issues raised, he appears more concerned…
There is an old saying that the pot should not call the kettle black. The latest outburst by a club secretary against a report published in these columns is a textbook example of that adage. One is genuinely left wondering whether to laugh at the allegations or take them seriously. The person making sweeping accusations…
Special Correspondent The Telangana High Court’s latest intervention involving five members of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Apex Council, including Acting President Sardar Daljit Singh and Joint Secretary Basavaraju, over alleged non-compliance with court directions is more than another legal episode in an organisation that seems to have developed an extraordinary appetite for litigation. It…
Special Correspondent In what is being viewed as a significant step towards decentralising cricket development across Telangana, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has constituted a District Cricket Infrastructure Development Committee (DCIDC) with former HCA Secretary T. Sheshnarayan as its Chairman. The development assumes significance in the backdrop of proceedings initiated by the Telangana Cricket Association…
Special Correspondent The simmering factionalism within the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has once again come to the fore, with the Acting President’s reported move to convene an Annual General Meeting (AGM) triggering a fierce debate among stakeholders over its timing, intent, legality and implications. What was initially seen as an attempt to address several long-pending…
Questions Raised Over Proposed AGM Amid Ongoing Controversies Special Correspondent The simmering factionalism within the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) appears to have resurfaced yet again, with informed sources within the cricketing fraternity claiming that efforts are underway to convene the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Association sometime during the second week of August. While…
Special Correspondent Barely had hopes begun to rise that the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) was finally turning a corner under its new dispensation, when questions are once again being raised over whether anything has really changed. For many stakeholders, the recent appointment of former cricketer B.V. Suvarna Lakshmi as Chairperson of the Women’s Selection Committee…
Fresh coaching controversy raises questions over governance, transparency and institutional reforms Special Correspondent The cracks within the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) are widening. What began as criticism from the Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) over alleged violations of the HCA and BCCI rule books has now found resonance from within the HCA itself. The latest controversy…
The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has, unfortunately, become no stranger to controversies over the years. From allegations of administrative lapses and governance issues to prolonged legal battles and factional disputes, the Association has often found itself in the spotlight for reasons unrelated to cricket. The appointment of a Single Member Committee (SMC) headed by Justice…
