The Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) is the

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of the

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activities in the

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n state of

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

and the

Uttarakhand cricket team The Uttarakhand cricket team is a cricket team that represents the state of Uttarakhand in Indian domestic competitions. Background In July 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named the team as one of the nine new sides that ...

. It is affiliated with the

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. Hira Singh Bisht was the founding president of the Cricket Association of Uttarakhand.

History

After Uttarakhand came into existence in year 2000, even by 2008 the state did not have a cricket team due to multiple cricket associations from the state applied for BCCI affiliation. In 2015, 3 of the 5 associations united under Uttarakhand Cricket Association to try to get BCCI affiliation. In 2017, United Cricket Association left the union and merged with Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU). In 2018, when the cricket team started playing, BCCI had to constitute a Uttarakhand Cricket Consensus Committee to run the affairs of cricket in the state. In 2019, BCCI granted Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) its full membership. Uttarakhand Cricket Association failed to make through adequate criteria of BCCI, while Uttaranchal Cricket Association was rejected due to its lower revenue in comparison to CAU. In June 2020,

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was announced as the head coach of

for 2020-21 season.

Governing body

Elections for the Cricket Association of Uttarakhand were held on September 12, 2019. The elections were held unopposed and the following office bearers were elected: * President: Jot Singh Gunsola * Vice President: Sanjay Rawat * General Secretary: Mahim Verma * Joint Secretary: Avinish Verma * Treasurer: Prithvi Singh Negi * Member : Deepak Mehra

Staff

Coach: *

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*Manish Jha

Home ground

* Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun

References

{{Uttarakhand Sports governing bodies in India Cricket administration in India Sports organizations established in 2006 Organisations based in Uttarakhand Cricket in Uttarakhand 2006 establishments in Uttarakhand

History

Governing body

Staff

Home ground

See also

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