APL 2026 Governing Council Elected

Vijayawada: Preparations for the 2026 fifth season of the Andhra Premier League (APL) have gained momentum with the election of the governing council. The tournament is scheduled to begin in the first week of June under the auspices of Andhra Cricket Association (ACA).

A special general meeting (SGM) was held at the ACA office in Vijayawada on Sunday and members of the governing council were elected. Representatives from voting clubs and district cricket associations under the ACA participated in the election and used their privilege to elect two members.

Rao Venkata Sujay Krishna Ranga Rao of Vizianagaram District Cricket Association and M. Surendra Varma of Kurnool Blues Cricket Club have been selected as members for the 2026-27 APL season.

At the next meeting of ACA representatives, Sujay Krishna Ranga Rao was unanimously elected chairman of the APL governing council. M. Surendra Varma, Sana Satish Babu, D. Srinivas, R. Shyam and YS Ranganath were also elected as members.

Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar served as election officer. ACA president and Vijayawada MP Keseni Sivanath (Chinni), secretary Sana Satish Babu, vice-president Bandaru Narasimha Rao and other executive members were present.