The Hyderabad Cricket Association, on Monday, said that President A. Jagan Mohan Rao did not make any personal request to block tickets for Indian Premier League side Sunrisers Hyderabad’s matches at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.
“The Apex Council clarifies that A. Jagan Mohan Rao, President, HCA, did not make any personal request to block 3900 tickets per match for his purchase and reiterates the discussions held on 19.02.2025, wherein the President has made a request on behalf of the Apex Council’s proposal to provide the tickets to the Club Secretaries,” the association said in a press release.
“It is unfair on your part to make incorrect insinuations against the President of HCA…we request all the officials of SRH to come forward with an open mind with for a complete resolution of all outstanding issues,” it added.
On Sunday, SRH sought the intervention of BCCI and the IPL Governing Council to halt the recurring “blackmailing tactics” by the HCA, but the state unit denied all such charges by the franchise.
SRH, in a mail to the governing body’s top brass, said it would consider shifting the home matches to another state if the HCA continues to “threaten” the franchise, primarily for more complimentary tickets (free passes).
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“I write with serious concern regarding the ongoing developments with the HCA and their repeated blackmailing tactics towards the Sunrises Hyderabad franchise,” a top SRH official wrote in the mail.
“This issue has been recurring, and I believe it requires immediate attention from the BCCI and the IPL governing body,” he added.
“We also seek clarification on the issue of complimentary tickets issued to the HCA by the franchise. The President of the HCA, Jagan Mohan Rao, along with the Treasurer/Secretary, has been consistently threatening the Sunrisers Hyderabad management, stating that he will not allow the IPL to take place in Hyderabad unless his demands are met,” he added.
The team official further said they would consider shifting SRH’s matches to another state if the situation prevails.
(With inputs from PTI)