The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) has applied for an associate member status with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after registering complaints of inadequate representation and opportunities for the players outside of Hyderabad city.
“TCA is delighted with directions from the Mumbai High Court to the COA (Committee of Administrators) of BCCI directing them to consider the applications of TCA and give due opportunity of hearing the cause and take a reasoned decision within six weeks,” the TCA said in a media release distributed at their press conference held here on Thursday.
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Ever since Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated in 2014 to form Telangana - India’s 29th state - the two existing cricket associations, Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) and Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) continued to govern cricket within the districts that constitute the two states.
The ACA continues to concentrate on players within its own purview in Andhra Pradesh. And the HCA, that represents Hyderabad city -- which geographically falls in Telangana state after the split -- seems to have neglected players from outside leaving cricketers from all other districts in the state as ‘orphans’.”
{{/usCountry}}The ACA continues to concentrate on players within its own purview in Andhra Pradesh. And the HCA, that represents Hyderabad city -- which geographically falls in Telangana state after the split -- seems to have neglected players from outside leaving cricketers from all other districts in the state as ‘orphans’.”
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The association argues that although there are more than 12,000 cricketers across the state, none from outside the city of Hyderabad have represented India. Only eight players from outside Hyderabad have made it to the HCA state teams since its formation 70-years ago as compared to the 2600 cricketers living in the city.