The case of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Hyderabad Cricket Association has now reached the BCCI. Sunrisers Hyderabad has requested BCCI for help. In a mail written to the board, the IPL 2016 champion team has accused Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) President Jagan Mohan Rao of blackmailing them in exchange for tickets for matches at their home ground,

HCA president A Jagan Mohan Rao denied all allegations, saying that no such demands were made to the franchise

Sunrisers Hyderabad, runners-up last season, had played their first two games of IPL 2025 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, their home ground. The 2016 IPL champions, however, are reportedly considering moving their remaining home games elsewhere.