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IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad Urges BCCI To Intervene To Stop HCA's 'Blackmailing'; State Unit Denies Charges

The official, who belongs to the top echelons of SRH, said the franchise needs a clarity on the distribution of the complimentary passes to the association, which is generally pegged at 5 percent of the total number

Sunrisers Hyderabads team members celebrate the dismissal. AP
Sunrisers Hyderabad's team members celebrate the dismissal of Delhi Capitals' Faf du Plessis during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at ACA바카라VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. AP Photo/Surjeet Yadav
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The Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday sought the intervention of BCCI and the IPL Governing Council to halt the recurring 바카라blackmailing tactics바카라 by the Hyderabad Cricket Association, but the state unit denied all such charges by the franchise. (Full Coverage | More Cricket News)

The Sunrisers in a mail to the governing body바카라s top brass, which is in PTI바카라s possession, said it would consider shifting the home matches to another state if the HCA continues to 바카라threaten바카라 the franchise, primarily for more complimentary tickets (free passes).

바카라I write with serious concern regarding the ongoing developments with the HCA and their repeated blackmailing tactics towards the Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise,바카라 a top SRH official wrote in the mail.

바카라This issue has been recurring, and I believe it requires immediate attention from the BCCI and the IPL governing body,바카라 he added.

The official, who belongs to the top echelons of SRH, said the franchise needs a clarity on the distribution of the complimentary passes to the association, which is generally pegged at 5 percent of the total number.

바카라We 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.바카라

The team official further said they would consider shifting SRH바카라s matches to another state if the situation prevails.

바카라This is an unacceptable abuse of power. This issue was raised last year but unfortunately, this same issue is recurring again this year.

바카라If necessary, the matches should be moved to another state if the Hyderabad Cricket Association continues to threaten the franchise,바카라 he noted in the letter.

The official then urged the BCCI and the Telangana government to urgently intervene in the issue.

바카라Therefore, I strongly urge the BCCI to issue an open letter to the Telangana CMO and address this issue publicly, as it is a serious issue that directly impacts the franchise, the fans, and the integrity of the IPL as a whole.바카라

HCA denies accusations

However, HCA president, A Jagan Mohan Rao denied any such demands were being made to the Sunrisers Hyderabad management.

바카라HCA did not receive any official emails from SRH management. There is no truth in the news being circulated on social media and some websites,바카라 Rao said in a circular.

Rao said such efforts have been made to tarnish the image of the association and its relation with the SRH.

바카라If emails are indeed received, what is the conspiracy behind leaking that information from unknown emails instead of HCA or SRH official emails? This is a malicious campaign by some people to tarnish the reputation of HCA-SRH,바카라 he further said.

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