Hyderabad, July 10, 2025(ANI): Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) officer bearers, including its president Jagan Mohan Rao, taken into custody by CID last night for questioning into allegations of a ticket scam during IPL 2025 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. Visuals from outside CID office last night. Besides Jagan Mohan Rao, Treasurer C. Srinivas Rao, CEO Sunil Kante, General Secretary Rajender Yadav and his wife Kavita have been taken in for questioning. "It is disturbing... The (Hyderabad Cricket Association) should intervene and take the matter seriously... The game is always bigger than those who play it or run it... They haven't done anything for Cricket," said former captain of the Indian cricket team & Congress leader, Mohammed Azharuddin, on HCA officer bearers, including its president Jagan Mohan Rao, taken into custody by CID for allegations of ticket scam during IPL 2025.
00:00Very disturbing and then I think these people this committee you know they were like they were not behaving in a manner which the official should behave and I think they are not even I mean following the court orders you know they are not respecting the court orders also.
00:30But I think whatever has happened I think the investigation has come out I think the action will be taken whatever action will be taken but I think it's very very disturbing and I think the board should also intervene in this because I think the association is affiliated to the board and I think the board should take a very serious account of all this what has happened because it directly I mean it affects the board's name also I know the board is bigger I mean every and the game is always bigger than those who are in it and those
00:59who play and those who run it so I think it's the game is the most important thing and I think last year also no league matches happened and then they are selecting sides without even conducting the league matches and I think it's also very disgraceful that I mean they have not done anything for the game of cricket
01:29So when you are the members when you are the members when you are the committee your first aim is to help players and help the game in general which has not happened and I think the results are here now.
01:41So one more thing the CID have registered a case and I think ticket is a very big issue it has happened I think because I think when you I mean I was I don't know how I mean things happen in the IPL but I was given to understand that 10% of the ticket are given to the association because since Sunrisers own the franchise and then I mean all the things which happened during the game and before the game
02:11it is undertaken it is undertaken by the Sunrisers so I think it's a rule I think it's a board rule I think that they have to give 10% tickets to only those people but I think there was something happened you know where I mean the officials have threatened them and then I think they have closed the rooms and all these things these are all very immature things you know because you cannot do like that when you are at the helm of affairs.
02:33So what do you mean like a case has to be registered like a Sunrisers?
02:39No I think the I mean the complaint was made by the Sunrisers you know I mean I don't think the complaint was made to the I mean police but I think it's a general complaint was made but I think this is what this is what was happening so I think it's the right time that things are put into place.
02:56No I think my demand is that whatever has happened whatever comes out you know I mean action should be taken whoever is wrong.
