TCA asks HCA to produce records of BCCI AGM participation

Telangana Cricket Association general secretary Dharam Guruva Reddy questioned HCA secretary M Jeevan Reddy’s claim of attending the BCCI AGM on September 18, seeking documentary evidence of his participation. TCA also raised questions over HCA grants and district player selection

Hyderabad: Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) general secretary Dharam Guruva Reddy has questioned Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) secretary M Jeevan Reddy’s claim of attending the 95th BCCI Annual General Meeting held on September 18, seeking documentary evidence to establish his participation.

Guruva Reddy described the claim as the “crudest joke of the decade” and questioned why the HCA had issued a clarification about the meeting.

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“If the HCA Secretary actually attended the AGM — though nobody had asked the HCA to issue such a clarification in the first place — why did a 93-year-old association have to come out with this clarification?” he asked.

Guruva Reddy sought documentary evidence showing how the BCCI permitted Jeevan Reddy to participate, under which rule he was allowed to attend and whether he voted at the meeting.

“How can an association which, according to the TCA, was excluded from the final electoral rolls released by the BCCI Electoral Officer claim participation in the AGM? Under which rule was he permitted to attend? And did he vote in that meeting?” he asked.

He said the issue could be conclusively established through the BCCI electoral roll, attendance records, minutes book and CCTV footage of the meeting venue.

A photograph with a senior BCCI functionary, he added, could not by itself constitute proof of participation in the proceedings of the AGM.

The TCA also challenged the HCA’s claim that it is promoting cricket across Telangana. Guruva Reddy pointed out that the association remains registered as the Hyderabad Cricket Association and said its claimed expansion beyond Hyderabad is the subject of proceedings before courts and competent authorities.

Guruva Reddy further alleged that the HCA had failed to qualify for annual grants from the BCCI since 2017, and claimed that the BCCI had consequently been spending funds and making certain payments whenever invoices were raised by the HCA.

He also referred to criminal cases registered by the CID, a Vigilance and Enforcement report submitted to the State Government and awaiting disclosure, and pending ACB and ED cases, saying “the list is endless”.

On player selection, the TCA questioned HCA’s claims of providing opportunities to district cricketers.

Guruva Reddy said selection records indicated that several high-performing players from rural districts continued to be overlooked for organised State U-19 and Ranji Trophy teams despite, according to the TCA, having strong statistical records.

Among the women cricketers cited by the TCA were D Sri Sahasra Raj of Warangal, who scored 91 runs and took five wickets; T Jahnavi of Mahabubnagar, who took seven wickets; N Thanu Sri of Warangal, who took seven wickets; Rukshar of Nalgonda, who scored 75 runs and took eight wickets; Kota Sahasra of Medak, who scored 100 runs; and Prasanna of Karimnagar, who scored 62 runs and took four wickets.

The TCA said these players had performed exceptionally well and, in several instances, had better statistical records than players selected for the HCA U-19 team.