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Former Telangana Sports Official Urges BCCI Cricket Association Recognition
A former sports official wants Telangana to have its own cricket association.
He says cricket representation currently does not cover all of rural Telangana.
He has asked for a protest outside the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai.
The protest is planned for the BCCI’s Annual General Meeting on September 18.
He argues that smaller places have received or may receive associate membership.
He says Telangana has a much larger population and should also get this opportunity.
The Telangana Cricket Association supports the demand.
It compared Telangana’s request with the multiple cricket representations in Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Former Telangana sports authority chairman Allipuram Venkateshwar Reddy called for a protest at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai.
The protest is scheduled during the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s Annual General Meeting on September 18.
Reddy wants a separate cricket association for Telangana beyond Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts.
He compared Telangana’s population of 2.5 crore with Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ four lakh and Puducherry’s 10 lakh.
The Telangana Cricket Association said Telangana deserves a pathway similar to multiple cricket representations in Gujarat and Maharashtra.
- Who
- Former Sports Authority of Telangana chairman Allipuram Venkateshwar Reddy and the Telangana Cricket Association.
- What
- They are seeking a separate BCCI-recognized cricket association or associate membership for the wider Telangana region.
- Where
- The protest is planned at the Board of Control for Cricket in India headquarters in Mumbai.
- When
- A protest has been called for September 18, during the BCCI Annual General Meeting.
- Why
- The campaigners say rural Telangana, with a population of 2.5 crore, deserves cricket representation beyond Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri.
Key facts
- Demand
- A separate cricket association or associate membership for the wider Telangana region.
- Protest location
- Board of Control for Cricket in India headquarters, Mumbai.
- Protest date
- September 18, during the BCCI Annual General Meeting.
- Population cited for rural Telangana
- 2.5 crore.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands population cited
- 4 lakh.
- Puducherry population cited
- 10 lakh.
- Existing Telangana coverage mentioned
- Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts.
Quotes
Telangana Cricket Association
Cricket association advocating separate representation for Telangana
“The BCCI is preparing to grant associate membership even to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which have a population of only 4 lakhs. Puducherry, with a population of 10 lakhs, has already secured BCCI associate membership. Similarly, associate membership should be granted to rural Telangana, which has a population of 2.5 crores.”
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“If new cricketing territories deserve a pathway, Telangana deserves one too. Just as Gujarat (Baroda, Gujarat, Saurashtra) and Maharashtra (Maharashtra, Mumbai, Vidarbha) boast multiple representations, Telangana should also be considered.”
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