A Rant against the HCA, and a Nostalgia trip
Well, to paraphrase the punchline from Jurassic Park, this is a post 25 years in the making. For folks who are not aware, the Hyderabad Cricket Association is one of the several 'state' organization affiliated to the BCCI. Hyderabad is one of the few cities who have an association of their own, other being Baroda and Mumbai. Other regions like Vidarbha and Saurashra also have their separate association (outside of the MCA and the GCA), but that's beside the point. The reason behind this post is simply this. Hyderabad was allotted a match after 3 long years recently. In fact the match is on as I type this, and not for the first time, the HCA made a mess of it, and it wont be the last. This rant is a list of all my experiences of watching Cricket in the city. Seems simple? You wish! It was impossible for anyone born in India in the 80s or 90s, and being even mildly interested in sports to not go cricket mad by the time he/she were 7-8 years old and so it was with me