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Hyderabad: Former Ranji middle-order batsman Vanka Pratap is the new director of Hyderabad Cricket Academy of Excellence (HCAE). The post has been vacant since July 2017. Pratap will succeed former Test all-rounder MV Narasimha Rao. Pratap is a close confidante of HCA president Mohammed Azharuddin and he becoming the director was doing the rounds of […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president Mohammed Azharuddin said the long-awaited five member selection committee will be in place in two days’ time.He said the three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) of SL Venkatapathy Raju, Purnima Rau and Sudeep Tyagi had been named in the last Annual General Meeting. “They were advised to nominate the […]

On Wednesday, the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s under-19 trial match was disrupted because of the rain.

Speaking to the media on Tuesday, he termed the incident at Gymkhana on Monday as ‘unfortunate’.

Association president Azharuddin at logerheads with Apex Council members over Ombudsman issue

'Interim president' John Manoj slams Azhar as police stop Apex Council members from entering Gymkhana

Vicepresident John Manoj, secretary R Vijayanand, joint secretary Naresh Sharma, treasurer Surender Agarwal and Councilor P Anuradha are facing enquiry under Rule 41(1) (b) by the Ombudsman.

'Interim' president John Manoj said Azharuddin had violated the constitution on many counts and let the SGM decide on the future course of the association

Azharuddin reiterates that he is heading the HCA and the five Apex Council members continued to be suspended from their posts

In a significant development Vijayanand was invited along with Azharuddin to represent Hyderabad Cricket Association.

TCA secretary Dharam Gurava Reddy said the HCA officials have to take the permission of BCCI if they intend to take up cricketing activities in the districts

“The HCA, which is responsible for the management and development of cricket in Telangana has ten districts as its members, modelled on erstwhile combined state of Andhra Pradesh in which Telangana had ten districts.’’

Even as Azharuddin had reiterated that Apex Council’s decisions as illegal, the statement by secretary R Vijayanand could spark another controversy.

If the city is known for rich culture and supreme talent that produced a cream of famous cricketers in the past, Hyderabad is now in the news for all the wrong reasons.

In the ongoing tussle for power, the association president says he is the constitutional head and the actions of Apex Council are illegal

In a five-page letter, the Apex Council even said Azharuddin was guilty of not informing of his retirement from first class game.

Azharuddin said he had written a letter to the secretary (R Vijayanand) on June 6 to not to conduct any meetings as it is illegal.

Attends the BCCI’s virtual SGM as he gets the nod ahead of Shivlal Yadav

Azharuddin says he doesn’t recognise these illegal appointments and he would not be liable as president for any payments

He says there is no fairness and no transparency in the appointment of the CEO in the Hyderabad Cricket Association