Metro India News | Hyderabad 

The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) demanded the complete rustication of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) and urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to restructure cricket administration in Telangana by recognising TCA as the Full Member cricket body representing the State of Telangana, in accordance with the BCCI Constitution and National Sports Governance Act.

Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Dr G Premender Reddy, TCA Governing Council said, “The BCCI must recognise TCA’s decade-long work in building district cricket from the ground up. HCA should either be rusticated completely or restricted to Hyderabad city limits. We call upon the Telangana State Government to intervene, punish those responsible for corruption, and support TCA’s rightful recognition by BCCI.” He further added, “This is essential for fulfilling the aspirations of the Telangana youth whose struggle during the Statehood Movement was rooted in securing fair representation and equal opportunity at the national level.”

Dharam Guruva Reddy, General Secretary, TCA said that HCA is currently operating illegally, surviving “on ventilator support”, without constitutional compliance, administrative quorum or district-level representation.’ He added, “District TCA Committees have filed criminal complaints with district police authorities and detailed records and statements relating to 10 years of financial misappropriation in HCA have been submitted to the CID. Investigations are underway.”  

TCA stated that HCA continues to mislead the public with a fake and illusionary “district cricket concept”, despite having no functioning infrastructure or active cricketing programs outside Hyderabad city.

Despite the presence of a High Court-appointed Single Member Committee, TCA questioned how HCA continues to function without legitimacy, suggesting that a majority of HCA members are complicit in continuing unconstitutional operations.

New TCA leadership represents all 33 districts

The Telangana Cricket Association recently elected a new Governing Board in a meeting held on Tuesday announced the cricket calendar that includes two major state-level tournaments; Telangana Gold Cup 2025 to kick-off on November 15, 2025 in Premier League Format played across five zonal centres involving all 33 districts of Telangana. The TCA Women’s Premier League is scheduled in December 2025. The intention of conducting the tournaments is to provide a platform for players across the length ans breadth of Telangana.