IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are threatening to shift base from the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium due to alleged ‘harassment’ from the Hyderabad Cricket Association in Uppal over free tickets for matches. SRH’s general manager Srinath TB has written a scathing email to HCA treasurer CJ Srinivas Rao, also name-dropping president A Jagan Mohan Rao for repeated threats over the years. According to the mail, SRH and HCA were disputing over 20 seats at the stadium, in response to which the state association’s representatives locked up an audience box before the start of the team’s match against Lucknow Super Giants and refused to open it until the said seats were allotted. “All these unprofessional threats and actions by HCA, especially by the HCA president, make it evident that you don’t want Sunrisers to play at your stadium. If that is the case, please let me know in writing so that we can inform BCCI, the Telangana govt, and our management that you wish for us to move to another venue, and we will move,” Srinath stated in the e-mail, according to The Times of India. “We have been working with HCA for the last 12 years. Only from last season have we been facing constant issues and harassment from HCA,” Srinath added. “Please note that we pay the appropriate rent for the stadium, and during the tenure of the IPL, the stadium is under our jurisdiction. But in the last game, you locked the F3 box, refusing to open it unless 20 extra free tickets were given to you. This unprofessional behavior creates a hostile environment, making cooperation increasingly difficult,” he stated. “Furthermore, we must highlight that this is not the first instance of such intimidation, threats, and coercion from HCA to our staff in the last two years. The HCA president has previously issued many threats this year, and it was brought to HCA’s notice,” the mail adds. Srinath requested the HCA to adhere to the ‘signed agreement’ of seat distribution between the parties and a meeting with the apex council members to resolve the issue. The newspaper also cited president Jagan Mohan as saying that the association was ‘looking into the matter’ and ‘will resolve it’.