Telangana Cricket Association issues notices on TG20 League

The Telangana Cricket Association has issued legal notices to prominent film actors and cricketers over their alleged involvement with a proposed cricket league it deems unauthorized. The TCA sent notices on June 17 to actors Vijay Deverakonda and Venkatesh Daggubati, along with current international cricketers Mohammed Siraj and Tilak Varma and former cricketer Ambati Rayudu, concerning their promotional roles in the TG20 League.

The association alleges the league is being organized by the Hyderabad Cricket Association without the mandatory approval of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. TCA General Secretary Gurava Reddy stated that promoting the league without such approval constitutes an offense under BCCI norms, calling it "illegal" and "unapproved." He expressed concern that celebrity endorsements could mislead the public about the tournament's regulatory status.

Reddy cited specific BCCI rules, particularly Rule 28, which mandates that a governing council for such a league must be elected at the association's annual general body meeting. He asserted that neither this requirement nor the election of a league chairman by the general body had been fulfilled. The TCA...