“Even after 90 years of HCA’s existence, there is no visible cricket infrastructure or development anywhere in Telangana. Internal bickering, corruption charges, nepotism and mismanagement rule the roost.”

D Guruva Reddy, general secretary, TCA

1. TCA exposes HCA irregularities
2. HCA has completely ignored the reforms suggested by Justice L Nageswara Rao Committee
3. Several clubs which never fielded teams do not qualify under BCCI membership norms were shown as legitimate voters

The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) continued its tirade against the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). Addressing a press conference in Khammam on Sunday, TCA general secretary, Dharam Guruva Reddy strongly criticized the functioning of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), stating that the entire club system and utilization of funds are fraudulent, in violation of CAG guidelines, and even disapproved by their own auditors.

Mr Guruva Reddy alleged that the HCA General Body illegally passed the financial accounts for 2022-23 and 2023-24. He also pointed out that HCA failed to take action against the previous office bearers and vendors involved in serious financial irregularities, already booked by the Telangana Police through four FIRs filed in October 2023.

Reddy noted that the HCA has completely ignored the reforms suggested by Justice L. Nageswara Rao Committee (SMC) and continues to allow members involved in criminal activities to remain in power.

He displayed the blatantly identical and copy-pasted audit reports of HCA for the financial years 2022–23 and 2023–24, exposing major accounting errors, negligence, and deliberate misappropriation of public funds amounting to hundreds of crores. He also pointed out that several clubs which never fielded teams and institutions which do not qualify under BCCI membership norms were shown as legitimate voters. Several district-level clubs have submitted false claims about infrastructure development for over 10 years.

Reddy explained that more than ₹200 crores have been siphoned off by the HCA authorities, including around ₹12 crores misused in the name of District Cricket alone. He appealed to the District Police authorities of Khammam and adjoining districts to file FIRs against those involved in the HCA scam and ensure arrests, so that young cricketers and their parents from rural regions are protected from corruption and malpractice.

He highlighted that even after 90 years of HCA’s existence, there is no visible cricket infrastructure or development anywhere in Telangana. Internal bickering, corruption charges, nepotism and mismanagement rule the roost. He further requested the  Ministers and MPs from Khammam to take stringent action against the corrupt HCA officials.