Following SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) threatening to quit Hyderabad,which was taken by the Chief Minister Revanth Reddy very seriously and ordered a probe by Vigilance and Enforcement officials, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) seems to have reached a compromise on IPL complimentary passes row.
After bitter accusations against each other in this regard, both SRH and HCA agreed that the allocation of 3,900 complimentary passes to HCA would remain unchanged during a meeting held on Tuesday, to address and resolve the issues.
The meeting, which took place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, was called by HCA secretary Mr R Devraj and was attended by key representatives from SRH. Both of them primarily confined to the allocation of complimentary passes to various stakeholders, a matter that had reportedly caused tension between the two entities.
Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH), in their proposal, advocated for strict adherence to the tri-party agreement between SRH, HCA, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The agreement stipulates that 10 percent of the total stadium capacity across all sections should be allocated in a transparent and structured manner.
On the other hand, the HCA proposed maintaining the status quo with regard to the existing pass allocation system, which has been followed for years without issue. The proposal from HCA was to retain the current allocation of passes within each category, a practice that has traditionally been in place and followed as part of a long-standing system at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.
In response to SRH’s concerns, HCA reassured the franchise that they would continue to honor the previously agreed-upon arrangements and maintain the integrity of the pass distribution system.
Just two days ago, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy made it clear that he will not tolerate harassment of SRH by the HCA office bearers so that forces SRH to quit from Hyderabad. As per the Chief Minister’s directions, 12 vigilance officers under the command of an SP-level officer conducted searches in the Uppal stadium.
They examined the stadium capacity and previous agreements with SRH. They inquired about how many tickets were being given and where they were going. They learned about the facilities allocated to SRH as per the agreement and the issue of locking the F-3 box. They mainly called HCA President Jaganmohan Rao as he was not available. The officers left after searching for about 9 hours till evening.
