ICC on Tuesday announced the schedule of the Men’s World Cup to mark the 100-day countdown
However, cricket fans in Hyderabad were left disappointed with no India match being scheduled in the city
The city will host three neutral matches — two Pakistan matches against Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2 and a New Zealand match against Qualifier 2
Hyderabad will also play host to a few warm-up games
While small centres like Dharamshala, Pune, and Lucknow were awarded five matches each including India matches, Hyderabad which is a bigger centre, was given a raw deal
The former administrators of the HCA blamed it on the mess in the body for failing to attract big matches
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Shesh Narayan
, former HCA secretary, blamed the mess in the association and former Indian captain Mohd Azhruddin for it
Unfortunately, HCA hasn’t behaved according to the constitution and Hyderabad cricket is also not doing well,” rued former HCA president and cricketer
Arshad Ayub