The Telangana Cricket Association has urged a High Court-appointed committee to restore governance in the HCA, questioned the Apex Council’s tenure and alleged financial irregularities in the TG20 League, seeking an examination of accounts and a court-monitored forensic audit
Published Date – 3 November 2026, 07:54 PM
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) on Tuesday urged the High Court-appointed Single Member Committee (SMC) to restore constitutional governance in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), enforce accountability and address what it described as an alarming culture of arbitrary extensions, financial irregularities and administrative manipulation.
The TCA also urged the SMC to strictly adhere to the BCCI bylaws approved by the Supreme Court by restricting the HCA’s jurisdiction to Hyderabad city and recognising the TCA’s role in developing cricket across the remaining 32 districts of Telangana.
TCA general secretary D. Guruva Reddy said the association was consistently pursuing recognition from the BCCI and was now seeking independent full membership. He said the TCA was scouting young talent across the 32 districts and nurturing players to improve their skills and prepare them for BCCI tournaments.
In a strongly worded statement, the TCA questioned the credibility of the existing arrangement. It asked how the SMC could continue to oversee an Apex Council whose president and joint secretary had themselves challenged the committee member’s appointment before the High Court, while expecting the same council to participate in the next electoral exercise.
The TCA maintained that the three-year tenure of the HCA Apex Council expired on October 20, 2026, in accordance with the Lodha reforms approved by the Supreme Court. It said the office-bearers could no longer claim independent executive authority after the expiry of their statutory tenure.
It also questioned the October 29 order granting the existing council interim continuation in a disposed writ petition (W.P. No. 21904/2025), nine days after the expiry of its tenure.
The TCA, along with affected member clubs, has challenged the April 24, 2026, order before a Division Bench of the High Court, raising questions about due process, statutory authority and compliance with the association’s bylaws.
The TCA alleged that the TG20 League had generated expenditure liabilities exceeding Rs 52 crore without appropriate General Body approval, with spending reportedly reaching nearly Rs 2 crore a day.
It cited alleged expenditure of more than Rs 3 crore on hospitality and liquor and over Rs 10 crore on marketing, and questioned why competitive, lower-cost bids had been ignored.
The association demanded an immediate examination of the league’s accounts, a freeze on unauthorised operational transactions and a court-monitored forensic audit. Cricket administration, it said, could not become a convenient excuse for financial extravagance.
