Former Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president Arshad Ayub, along with former secretaries K. John Manoj and T. Shesh Narayan, urged the newly elected secretary M. Jeevan Reddy to convene the Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the earliest, stressing that it was essential to restore what they described as a ‘broken system.’

The former office-bearers expressed concern that cricket has not been given priority in recent years.

“It is painful to see that norms are being thrown to the wind and, in the process, cricket is suffering. Violating the byelaws is a violation of the Supreme Court orders. But, the administrators are least bothered about following the norms,” Ayub said.

He also raised questions about the proposed T20 league in the State.

“How can one start the season without the selectors? How will selection for the State teams be done if there are no selectors to watch the games? Even last year the selectors were appointed after the league started.”

The former Test cricketer was also critical of the decision to schedule the league during peak summer when the State is under a red alert.

“The HCA constitution has clearly laid down norms for appointing selectors and other standing committees. All appointments have to be done at the AGM. Our only aim is to ensure that the HCA constitution is followed to the letter. We cannot pick and choose what to follow and what not to follow.”

Sesh Narayan reiterated that clubs are the stakeholders in the HCA and should be treated as such.

“The expenses for running a team have gone up and, therefore, the development fund should be released for the clubs. The clubs provide players for the State teams and are a cog in the wheel.”

Manoj urged the HCA to fix the system. “There are so many experienced people in the HCA whose expertise can be utilised in the conduct of the league matches”.

Published on Apr 20, 2026