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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the principal national governing body of the sport of
cricket in India Cricket is the most popular sport in India. It is played almost everywhere in the country. The Board of Control for Cricket in India is the governing body of Indian cricket and conduct all domestic tournaments and select the players for the In ...
. Its headquarters are situated at the Cricket Centre in
Wankhede Stadium Wankhede Stadium (pronounced aːnkʰeɖe is an international cricket stadium in Mumbai, India. It is owned and operated by the Mumbai Cricket Association and is the home ground of the Mumbai Indians. It houses the headquarters of the Boar ...
, Mumbai. BCCI is the wealthiest
governing body A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken ...
of
cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
in the world. It has a revenue of more than 5,300 crore. It is involved in talent development through grassroots programs and cricket academies. Its initiatives include coaching, infrastructure development, and player welfare programs designed to maintain and enhance India's competitive performance internationally. BCCI was established on 1 December 1928 in
Madras Chennai, also known as Madras ( its official name until 1996), is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian ce ...
under Act XXI of 1860 of Madras and was subsequently reregistered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. It is a consortium of state cricket associations that select their representatives who elect the BCCI president. It joined the
Imperial Cricket Conference The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England, and South Africa. In 1965, the body was renamed as the Intern ...
in 1926 which later became the International Cricket Council. The BCCI is an autonomous, private organization that does not fall under the purview of the National Sports Federation of India of
Government of India The Government of India (ISO 15919, ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of States and union t ...
and does not receive any grants from the
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is a branch of the Government of India which administers the Department of Youth Affairs and the Department of Sports in India. Mansukh Mandaviya is the current Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports foll ...
. The BCCI is influential in international cricket. The International Cricket Council shares the largest part of its revenue with the BCCI. IPL run by BCCI is one of the wealthiest sports leagues in the world. In financial year 2023–2024, BCCI earned . BCCI paid in taxes for the financial year 2022–23. R. E. Grant Govan was the first BCCI president and Anthony De Mello was its first secretary. ,
Roger Binny Roger Michael Humphrey Binny (born 19 July 1955) is a former Indian cricketer who is the 36th and incumbent president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He was the president of Karnataka State Cricket Association from 2019 t ...
is the incumbent BCCI president and
Devajit Saikia Devajit Saikia is an Indian advocate, a former first class cricketer and a cricket administrator. Devajit Saikia is the secretary of the BCCI. He replaced Jay Shah, as the new Secretary of BCCI, with the latter being elected as the Chairperson ...
is the secretary. BCCI has hosted multiple
Cricket World Cup The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup is a quadrennial world cup for cricket in One Day International (ODI) format, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament is one of the world's most viewed sporting events and consid ...
s, and will host the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup, 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, the 2029 ICC Champions Trophy, and the 2031 Cricket World Cup. The BCCI manages four squads that represent India in international cricket; the men's national cricket team, the women's national cricket team, the men's national under-19 cricket team and women's national under-19 cricket team. It also governs developmental
India A The India A cricket team is a national cricket team representing second-tier cricket of India national cricket team. The matches played by India A receive first-class and List A classification. It is a developmental team, domestic players who ar ...
, India B and India A women's teams. Its national selection committee, which is led by chief national selector, selects players for these teams. As part of its duties, the BCCI organises and schedules matches to be played by each of these teams, and schedules, sanctions and organises domestic cricket in India.


History

The first game of cricket was played in India by European sailors, who played the sport as a recreational activity in the first half of the 18th century. These sailors played cricket near their coastal settlements. The first recorded match in India was played between the British army and British settlers in 1751. The world's second-oldest cricket club, Calcutta Cricket Club, was founded in 1792 in present-day Kolkata. The
Parsis The Parsis or Parsees () are a Zoroastrian ethnic group in the Indian subcontinent. They are descended from Persian refugees who migrated to the Indian subcontinent during and after the Arab-Islamic conquest of Iran in the 7th century, w ...
were the first civilian community to accept cricket as a sport and play it in India. In 1848, they set up the Oriental Cricket Club in present-day Mumbai. In 1850, they founded the Young Zoroastrian Cricket Club. In 1886, Hindus founded the Hindu Gymkhana sports club. In 1912, an all-India cricket team visited England for the first time, and were sponsored and captained by the
Maharaja of Patiala The Maharaja of Patiala was the title of the ruler of the princely state of Patiala State, Patiala, in Presidencies and provinces of British India, British India. The first ruler of Patiala was Baba Ala Singh (1691 – 1765), who held the title o ...
. In 1926, two representatives of Calcutta Cricket Club travelled to London to attend meetings of the
Imperial Cricket Conference The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England, and South Africa. In 1965, the body was renamed as the Intern ...
, the predecessor of the current
International Cricket Council The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global Sports governing body, governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England, and South Africa. In 1965, the body wa ...
. Although technically not an official representative of Indian cricket, they were allowed to attend by
Lord Harris Colonel George Robert Canning Harris, 4th Baron Harris, (3February 185124March 1932), generally known as Lord Harris, was a British colonial administrator and Governor of Bombay, best known for developing cricket administration via Marylebone ...
, chairman of the conference. The outcome of the meeting was the MCC's decision to send a team that was led by
Arthur Gilligan Arthur Edward Robert Gilligan (23 December 1894 – 5 September 1976) was an English first-class cricketer who captained the England cricket team nine times in 1924 and 1925, winning four Test matches, losing four and drawing one. In fi ...
, who had captained England in
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, to India.


Founding and early years

In a meeting with the
Maharaja of Patiala The Maharaja of Patiala was the title of the ruler of the princely state of Patiala State, Patiala, in Presidencies and provinces of British India, British India. The first ruler of Patiala was Baba Ala Singh (1691 – 1765), who held the title o ...
, Bhupinder Singh, and others, Gilligan promised to press for its inclusion in the ICC if all of the game's promoters in the country united to establish a single controlling body. An assurance was given and on 21 November 1927 a meeting was held in
Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...
, which was attended by delegates from
Patiala Patiala () is a city in southeastern Punjab, India, Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the ''Qila Mubarak, Patiala, Qila Mubar ...
, Delhi,
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh was a province of India under the British Raj, which existed from 22 March 1902 to 1937; the official name was shortened by the Government of India Act 1935 to United Provinces (UP), by which the province ...
,
Rajputana Rājputana (), meaning Land of the Rajputs, was a region in the Indian subcontinent that included mainly the entire present-day States of India, Indian state of Rajasthan, parts of the neighboring states of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, and adjo ...
,
Alwar Alwar ( Rajasthani Pronunciation: lʋəɾ is a city located in India's National Capital Region (NCR) and the administrative headquarters of Alwar District in the state of Rajasthan. It is located 150 km south of Delhi and 150 km ...
,
Bhopal Bhopal (; ISO 15919, ISO: Bhōpāl, ) is the capital (political), capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes,'' due to ...
,
Gwalior Gwalior (Hindi: , ) is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; It is known as the Music City of India having oldest Gwalior gharana, musical gharana in existence. It is a major sports, cultural, industrial, and political c ...
,
Baroda Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...
,
Kathiawar Kathiawar (), also known as Saurashtra, is a peninsula in the south-western Gujarat state in India, bordering the Arabian Sea and covering about . It is bounded by the Kutch district in the north, the Gulf of Kutch in the northwest, and by the ...
,
Central Provinces and Berar The Central Provinces and Berar was a province of British India and later the Dominion of India which existed from 1903 to 1950. It was formed by the merger of the Central Provinces with the province of Berar, which was territory leased by the ...
,
Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...
and
Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
. The delegates agreed to create a board for control of cricket in India. On 10 December 1927, a unanimous decision to form a provisional board of control was taken, and the BCCI was formed in December 1928. R. E. Grant Govan was elected as its first president and Anthony de Mello was secretary.Page 44 In 1926, the BCCI joined the Imperial Cricket Council, then the governing body for international cricket. In 1936, the BCCI started India's premier first-class cricket championship the
Ranji Trophy The Ranji Trophy is a premier domestic first-class cricket championship played in India and organized annually by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The teams representing regional and state cricket associations participate. BCCI ...
, which was named after the first Indian person who played international cricket, the King of
Nawanagar state Nawanagar was an Indian state and then a princely state in the historical Halar region, located on the southern shores of the Gulf of Kutch. It was ruled by the Jadeja Rajput dynasty and became a part of newly formed India. Its capital cit ...
K.S. Ranjitsinhji, who played for England in international cricket. The
Mumbai cricket team The Mumbai cricket team is a cricket team which represents Mumbai in Indian domestic cricket. It is governed by Mumbai Cricket Association. Its home ground is Wankhede Stadium in Churchgate. The team also plays its home matches at Bandra ...
is the most-successful team, winning 42 titles. In
1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
, India played its maiden Test match under the captaincy of
C. K. Nayudu Colonel Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu (31 October 1895 – 14 November 1967) was an Indian cricketer and cricket administrator who served as the first captain of the Indian national cricket team. He is widely regarded as one of India's greatest ...
against England at
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in London. During England's 1933-34 tour of India, on 17 December 1933,
Lala Amarnath Lala Amarnath Bhardwaj (11 September 1911 – 5 August 2000) was an Indian cricketer. He is considered to be the father figure of Indian cricket. He scored the first ever century for India in Test Cricket in 1933. He was independent India's fir ...
became the first Indian batsman to score a test century, scoring 118 on his debut, at
Bombay Gymkhana The Bombay Gymkhana, established in 1875, is a premier private members' club in the city of Mumbai, India. It is located at the triangular end of Azad Maidan in the Fort area of South Mumbai and is in close proximity of Chhatrapati Shivaji ...
. In 1967–68, India won its first-ever Test cricket series outside Asia. Previously it had defeated
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,
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and
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, and won series in
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
.


1945–1987

In 1952, the England team toured India; it was their first tour of India after its
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.
Nigel Howard Nigel David Howard (18 May 1925 – 31 May 1979) was an English cricketer, who played for Lancashire and England. Born in Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire, he captained England on the tour to India in 1951–52. In the only four Test matches he pl ...
was the captain of touring team. The former India captain Vijaya Ananda Gajapathi Raju, also known as Vizzy, was the BCCI president in the 1960s. In 1975, the BCCI paid per match to the test cricketers. Banks, Indian railways and private enterprises would recruit players. The board appointed
Ajit Wadekar Ajit Laxman Wadekar (; 1 April 1941 – 15 August 2018) was an Indian international cricketer who played for the Indian national team between 1966 and 1974. Described as an "aggressive batsman", Wadekar made his first-class debut in 1958, ...
captain in 1971, the Indian team won their first test series against England on English soil, and against
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,
Sunil Gavaskar Sunil Manohar "Sunny" Gavaskar (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, uniːl ɡaːʋəskəɾ born 10 July 1949), is a former captain of the Indian national cricket team who represented India national cricket team, India and Mumbai crick ...
made his test debut in latter series. India won the
1983 Cricket World Cup The 1983 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential Cup '83) was the third edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 to 25 June 1983 in England and Wales and was won by India India, officially the Republic o ...
, defeating the defending champions the
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by 43 runs in the
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at Lord's. India also won the
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in 1985, defeating Pakistan by eight wickets in the
final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which d ...
at
Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as the 'G, is a sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the Lis ...
. The BCCI hosted the 1987 World Cup; it was the first time the event was organised outside England.


1987–2000

Through the 1980s and early 1990s, BCCI paid per match to terrestrial television network
Doordarshan Doordarshan (), abbreviated as DD, is India's State-owned enterprise, state-owned public broadcasting, public television broadcaster. Established by the Government of India on 15 September 1959, it is owned by the Ministry of Information and B ...
to broadcast the Indian cricket team's matches. It hosted the ICC Cricket World Cup competitions in
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and
1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
. In 1991, BCCI proposed South Africa's readmission to international cricket at the
International Cricket Council The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global Sports governing body, governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England, and South Africa. In 1965, the body wa ...
(ICC). After the proposal succeeded, the BCCI sold television broadcast rights for the first time;
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purchased the rights to broadcast the South African cricket tour of India, South Africa's first official international tour after the 21-year boycott from international cricket. During this time, South Africa joined the "Asian bloc" of the BCCI and its South-Asian neighbours. In 1993, the BCCI signed a deal with ''TransWorld International'' (TWI), which would pay the BCCI to televise England's tour of India on satellite television and Doordarshan would pay TWI for the rights to televise the matches in India. The 1993 Hero Cup was broadcast on Star TV, which made it the first cricket series to be broadcast on satellite television in India and broke the monopoly of Doordarshan. A lengthy legal battle between Doordarshan and the BCCI—which was led by
Jagmohan Dalmiya Jagmohan Dalmiya (30 May 1940 – 20 September 2015) was an Indian cricket administrator and businessman from the city of Kolkata. He was the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India as well as the Cricket Association of Bengal. H ...
and president I. S. Bindra—ensued. In February 1995, the
Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judiciary of India, judicial authority and the supreme court, highest court of the Republic of India. It is the final Appellate court, court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India. It also ...
ruled the television rights of India's matches were a commodity belonging to the BCCI, for which the broadcaster must pay BCCI and not the other way around. BCCI, in a joint bid with Pakistan and Sri Lanka, won the rights to host the
1996 Cricket World Cup The 1996 Cricket World Cup, also called the Wills World Cup 1996 for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth Cricket World Cup organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was co-hosted by India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The tournament wa ...
, defeating the England-and-Australia bloc. The tournament was a commercial success, yielding the ICC a profit of $50 million. In 1997, Dalmiya became the president of the ICC. With Dalmiya at the head of the ICC, the BCCI led a successful proposal to grant
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to
Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
in 1999–2000.


21st century

Since 2000, the BCCI has hosted and organised multiple ICC cricket World Cups competitions that is men's 2011 ODI world cup, the 2023 ODI world cup, the
2016 T20 world cup The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 was the sixth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, formerly known as the ICC World Twenty20, a Twenty20 International cricket tournament that was held in India from 8 March to 3 April 2016, and was the first edi ...
, the
2006 ICC Champions Trophy The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in India from 7 October to 5 November 2006. It was the fifth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy (previously known as the ICC Knock-out). The tournament venue was ...
and 2021 T20 world cups;
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
,
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
Women's Cricket world cups. In 2007, the BCCI established the
Indian Premier League The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in India, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Founded in 2007, it features ten city-based Professional sports league organization, fr ...
(IPL), an annual, franchise-based,
Twenty20 cricket Twenty20 (abbreviated T20) is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the county cricket, inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two t ...
league. In 2008, the BCCI sold the ownership rights of eight city-based franchises to corporate groups and Bollywood celebrities in a closed auction for a total of 723.49 million; it also sold the tournament's global media rights for 10 years to
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for 1.03 billion. The media deal was re-negotiated the following year to $1.6 billion. In 2010, the BCCI expanded the league to 10 teams, selling two new franchises for a total of 703 million. Due to the IPL's commercial success, similarly styled Twenty20 leagues appeared around the world, as did franchise-based leagues in other sports in India. In 2014, the BCCI, Cricket Australia and the England and Wales Cricket Board seized control of several of the ICC's key committees to form the "Big Three". The foundation of the "Big Three" would result in a complete remodelling of world cricket, with India, England, and Australia now commanding most of cricket's revenue for the foreseeable future. In 2019, the BCCI recognised retired players' union the Indian Cricketers' Association (ICA), which was formed after the
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appointed
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's recommendation to form an independent organisation for welfare of nation's players. The board also includes this union's one person as "ICA representative" in BCCI and IPL's apex governing council. On 14 February 2022, it laid foundation stone for new
National Cricket Academy The National Cricket Academy (NCA) is a cricket facility of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Bengaluru, India, for the purpose of developing young cricketers who have been identified as having the potential to represent the I ...
(NCA) at
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, which will replace old NCA located near
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, Banglore.


National teams

Men's Test team:
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played their first Test match against England in 1932 and has since become one of the most dominant teams in Test cricket. India has been a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since its inception in 1909. As of June 2025, the position of Men's Test captain is held by
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. Men's white-ball team:
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
played their first One-Day International against England in 1974. India won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup for the first time in 1983 and secured their second title in 2011. They won the first ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2007, followed by winning the tournament again in 2024. They won the ICC Champions Trophy, a record three times, in 2002, 2013 and 2025. As of June 2025, the position of Men's ODI captain is held by
Rohit Sharma Rohit Sharma (born 30 April 1987) is an Indian Cricket, international cricketer and the Captain (cricket), captain of the India national cricket team, national team in One Day International, ODIs. He is also a former captain in Tests and T20 ...
and the position of Men's T20I captain is held by
Suryakumar Yadav Suryakumar Yadav (born 14 September 1990) is an Indian international cricketer. He is a right-handed middle-order batter. He represents the India national cricket team and captains the Twenty20 International side. He was part of the national ...
. Women's team:
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
played their first Women's Test match against England in 1952. The team has reached the final of the Women's World Cup twice, most recently in 2022, but is yet to win the tournament. They also reached the final of the Women's T20 World Cup in 2020, but didn't win it either. As of June 2025, the position of Women's team captain is held by Smriti Mandhana. Under-19s team: The India Men's U-19 and Women's U-19 teams regularly compete in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cups, and have won it a record five and a record two times respectively. The most recent captains as of 2025 are Uday Saharan and Niki Prasad respectively. Reserves (A team): The
India A The India A cricket team is a national cricket team representing second-tier cricket of India national cricket team. The matches played by India A receive first-class and List A classification. It is a developmental team, domestic players who ar ...
is the second-tier men's team, focusing on developing players and providing them with exposure through tours and warm-up matches. The team plays in various formats to prepare players for the senior team. Disability teams: The BCCI is committed to growing cricket opportunities for people with disabilities. The four teams administered by the BCCI are: * Physical Disability * Learning Disability *
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*
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Domestic Teams


Domestic Tournaments


Men’s Senior Tournaments

The Men’s Senior tournaments are the pinnacle of domestic cricket for senior male cricketers in India. These include the premier first-class, List A, and T20 tournaments.


Women’s Senior Tournaments

The Women’s Senior tournaments provide a competitive platform for senior female cricketers in India. These tournaments mirror the men's categories but are focused on women's cricket.


Men’s Youth Tournaments

The Men’s Youth tournaments focus on young male cricketers, providing them with opportunities to showcase their talent at the national level.


Women’s Youth Tournaments

The Women’s Youth tournaments give young female cricketers the chance to develop and display their skills on a national stage.


Franchise Level Tournaments

The BCCI also oversees franchise-level tournaments, which provide opportunities for regional and private teams to participate in competitive cricket.


Administration


Constitution

The BCCI is governed by its constitution. The board has been prohibited by the
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from amending its own constitution without its approval.


Headquarters

The BCCI's headquarters is located at the Cricket Centre within the premises of the
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in
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Legal status

BCCI is registered as a society in Tamil Nadu under the societies registration act, is an autonomous body and does not receive any grants or funding from the Indian government. In 2004, in the Supreme Court of India, the BCCI stated that the Indian cricket team is the official team of BCCI and not the official team of India and it does not fly the national flag or uses any national emblem in the activities of the board. The BCCI recommends its players for prestigious awards such as the
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but says it is not a national sports federation. Since its foundation, the BCCI has not been officially sanctioned by Government of India and after being started as a national governing body of cricket in India, it is the sole representative of India in
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.


Logo

The BCCI's logo is derived from the '' Star of India'' emblem. According to
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Sridhar Acharyulu, the logo was designed by the
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in 1928. It is 90% similar to the ''Star of India''. The BCCI was alleged to use old official government emblem without prior permission from Government of India and it is an offence under the Emblem and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950.


National teams

The BCCI have
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(men),
India women's national cricket team The India women's national cricket team, also known as Women in Blue, represents India in international cricket. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test ...
(women), India men's and women's U-19 teams which represents India in international level cricket while it also governs the second-tier and the junior teams:
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, India B (men's), India A (women's).
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is the skipper of the India national cricket team. They won the
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ODI, and
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T20 World Cups. They have also won the ICC Champions Trophy, a record three times, in 2002, 2013 and 2025.


Anti-corruption unit

The BCCI has a special anti-corruption unit that is responsible for preventing malpractice in cricket within India. This unit is responsible for investigating unlawful activities such as betting, spot-fixing, match-fixing and corrupt approaches to players. Shabir Hussein has been the head of this unit since April 2021.


Ethics officer

Former Indian Supreme Court judge Vineet Saran is the BCCI's incumbent ethics officer and ombudsman. He was appointed in June 2022. The board created this ethics officer post in 2017 due to increasing complaints of
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in the board's office holders, employees and associated people. The officer reviews complaints of conflict of interest.


Anti-doping unit

Dr. Abhijit Salvi is the head of BCCI's anti-doping unit. NADA sends qualified doctors to collect blood and urine sample of players and later analyse it in lab to find out performance-enhancing drugs or steroids in blood. After that BCCI takes appropriate actions if found doing violations.


Television production

In 2012, the BCCI established its own
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. The BCCI's broadcast service produces coverage of international matches of the Indian national cricket team those held in India and matches of leading domestic tournaments including the IPL. Until 2012, the BCCI paid the production costs to the company who purchased the
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from them. Nimbus Communications did production for the BCCI for many years. The BCCI's production house holds production rights and copyrights of Indian cricket's content. The BCCI broadcasts video highlights of domestic and bilateral cricket series in India on its website. Starting in July 2023, it will broadcast live, important domestic games form tournaments such as Duleep and Deodhar Trophy on its website.


Officials


President

President is an elected position, and is considered the most-powerful position in the BCCI administration. Due to the president's financial power and the popularity of cricket in India, it is considered as a highly prestigious position. The President of the BCCI presides over the meeting of the apex council and the general body. He signs audited annual accounts and financial statements. The full-member state boards can vote in the presidential election. Gujarat and Maharashtra have more than one full member but as per the Lodha Committee, supreme court guidelines state any state can have only one vote in the election at any time. Former India-and-
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cricketer, national selector, India under-19 teams' coach and President of the
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is the incumbent President of the BCCI. He succeeded
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. Binny is a member of India's
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-winning team. He took charge in October 2022.


Secretary

'BCCI secretary' is the second most powerful and important post after president. Secretary signs all the contracts and carries correspondence on behalf of BCCI.
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was the incumbent secretary till 30 November 2024 as he took charge as the
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of the
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on 1 December 2024 succeeding
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. The secretary have power to take action or defend office bearers, employees of the BCCI. Shah is also the present president of
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.


CEO

As per the eligibility criteria, the person who has at least 10 years of working experience in a -or-more annual turnover company on management position can be a chief executive officer (CEO) of the BCCI. Hemang Amin is the incumbent CEO. Rahul Johari became the first CEO; the post was created after the recommendation of the Lodha Committee. The CEO of the BCCI handles its management duties and reports to the BCCI secretary.


National selectors

National selectors are responsible for selecting national men's senior team. It also select male junior teams
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and India B, which represent India in second-and-third tiers of international cricket. The selection committee is composed of five former cricketers from five different zones of the country, Shivasundar Das, Sridharan Sharath,
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and Subroto Banerjee are its present members. Chief selector's position is vacant as of 22 May 2023 BCCI's junior national selection committee selects players for junior teams such as India U19 and U15 men. Sharath Sridharan is its chairman since 17 September 2021. BCCI gives chief national selector 1.25 Cr rupees per year for his job. The All India women's selection committee selects players for Indian female cricket team. It consists of five female former players from five zones of the nation, who have represented India at international level. , former left-arm spinner Neetu David is the head of this committee since her appointment on 26 September 2020. The committee consists of Neetu David (head), Aarti Vaidya, Renu Margrate, Mithu Mukharjee, Venkatechar Kalpana.


Cricket Advisory Committee

This committee has three members. CAC is responsible for selecting head coach for men's and women's national senior team.


Past office bearers


Presidents

The following is a list of presidents of BCCI:


Honorary Secretaries

The following is a list of secretaries of BCCI: ;Key * Died in office * Sacked or removed from office * Resigned * Later become President


Finance


Earning

The BCCI is a private entity; it does not depend on the Government of India for its finances. In 2020, with US$405 million out of US$1,534 million, India had 26% share in the ICC FTP income disbursed to 10 Test playing nations, while the England and Wales Cricket Board received US$139 million as the second-highest earner. In the same year, to refinance other boards after the global economic decline and the significantly reduced income of most boards due to the
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, the ICC changed its FTP schedule to organise more international matches with India. ICC will share 38.5% of its total annual income with BCCI from 2023 to 2027, the board could earn $1.15 bn plus in this cycle. BCCI will receive biggest share of ICC's income than any other board.


Income

In
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(FY) 2019–2020, the BCCI's total annual income was estimated to be over (US$535 million), including (US$345 million) from the IPL, (US$139 million) from bilateral cricket with other nations, and (US$51 million per year or total US$405 million for eight years) from India's share of ICC revenue. In financial year 2021-2022 the BCCI earned ₹4542 Cr, in FY 2022-2023 earned ₹6558 Cr.


ICC income share

In 2020, as per the present eight-year Future Tours Program (FTP), India receives US$405 million from the ICC, as contrasted with US$139 million to the England and Wales Cricket Board, while US$128 million for each of Cricket Australia, Cricket South Africa, Pakistan Cricket Board, New Zealand Cricket, Sri Lanka Cricket, Cricket West Indies and Bangladesh Cricket Board, and US$94 million for Zimbabwe. In FY 2023–2027, ICC going to share 38.5% of its annual revenue with the BCCI.


Media rights

On 16 January 2023, the board sold the Women's Premier League's
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in for the period of 2023–2027 to
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. On 31 August 2023,
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has acquired the media rights of "India cricket" as a result Viacom18 has exclusive rights to broadcast all the bilateral matches of India national women's–men's cricket team's which will take place in India and right to air all the domestic tournaments such as Ranji,
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, Irani Cup,
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and many more. The deal will last from Sept 2023 to March 2028. The IPL is the BCCI's largest source of income by medium of media rights. From 2018 to 2022, global rights were awarded to
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for ₹16,347.5 crore (US$2.0 billion). In 2022, BCCI sold IPL media rights for a staggering ₹48,390 crore (equivalent to ₹510 billion or US$6.4 billion in 2023), comprising television rights of ₹23,575 crore and digital rights of ₹20,500 crore, which were won by Disney and Viacom18 respectively. This deal includes 410 matches from 2023 to 2027. Viacom 18 won the exclusive digital rights for the Indian subcontinent and for streaming to the UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa; while Times Internet won global streaming rights in the Middle East, North Africa and the United States. Due to this deal, the IPL became the second-richest league in the world behind
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(NFL). History of BCCI's media rights In 2018, satellite broadcaster
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won the BCCI's exclusive media rights from 2018 to 2023. Star India won the rights to broadcast the Indian cricket team's matches on their television channels, and the rights to broadcast on
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for . On average, Star Sports pays per match to the BCCI. The deal also include rights to broadcast men's domestic tournaments such as the Vijay Hazare trophy, Ranji trophy, Irani Cup,
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and Mushtaq Ali Trophy; and women's international cricket matches in India on Star Sport and Disney+ Hotstar.


Sponsorship rights

Viacom18's
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TV channel and its OTT platform
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is the current (2023–2027) official broadcaster of the BCCI. Adidas is kit sponsor (since June 2023), September 2023 onwards
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is title sponsor for all the bilateral series in India and for all the domestic tournaments, excluding the IPL and Women's Premier League because their title sponsor is TATA for 2022–23 season.
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, Ambuja and
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are official partners.


Ticketing rights

BCCI sold IPL 2022 ticket-selling rights to ''
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''. The deal includes management of spectator entry at stadium gates.
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app also often sells bilateral series' tickets.


Expenditure


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Cricketing infrastructure development

On 12 September 2006, the BCCI announced it would spend over the next year to upgrade cricket stadiums in India. In the early 2000s, it established the
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at Bangalore to train future cricketers. On 17 February 2022, the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly founded a new NCA facility at Bangalore, which occupies of land near an airport. On completion, it will have three cricket grounds, 40 practice pitches, residential rooms, a swimming pool and a gymnasium. Construction will cost . On 12 September 2006, the BCCI announced it would spend ₹1,600 crore over the next year to upgrade cricket stadiums in India. In the early 2000s, it established the
National Cricket Academy The National Cricket Academy (NCA) is a cricket facility of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Bengaluru, India, for the purpose of developing young cricketers who have been identified as having the potential to represent the I ...
(NCA) at Bangalore to train future cricketers. On 17 February 2022, the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly founded a new NCA facility at Bangalore, which occupies of land near an airport. On completion, it will have three cricket grounds, 40 practice pitches, residential rooms, a swimming pool and a gymnasium. Construction will cost ₹200 crore. In September 2024, the BCCI inaugurated the new National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, now called the BCCI Centre of Excellence. The facility spans 40 acres and includes three international-standard cricket grounds, 86 practice pitches, a 16,000 square-foot gymnasium, advanced sports science and rehabilitation centers including jacuzzis, underwater therapy pools, and recovery labs. Ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, the BCCI initiated Phase 1 of a nationwide stadium upgrade plan. Major renovations included ₹127.47 crore for Eden Gardens (Kolkata), ₹117.17 crore for Hyderabad, ₹100 crore for Delhi, ₹79.46 crore for PCA Stadium (Mohali), and ₹78.82 crore for Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai). In May 2024, the BCCI laid the foundation stone for a state-of-the-art indoor training facility in the North East to serve cricketers from Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Sikkim. This facility will include indoor nets, swimming pools, and modern fitness centers. Additional developments include: •Varanasi International Cricket Stadium: Located in Rajatalab, the foundation stone was laid by PM Narendra Modi in September 2023, and it is expected to be completed by December 2025. Spread over 30 acres, the stadium is being developed by the UP government and the BCCI. •Baroda Cricket Association Stadium: Opened on 22 December 2024 in Vadodara with a capacity of 40,000, this stadium hosted its first international women's match in December 2024.


Stadium security

The BCCI hires police for security and crowd control in arenas during IPL, bilateral and ICC tournaments, unlike Australian or English cricket boards who hire private security agencies. In Maharashtra from June 2023 onwards they have to pay ₹35, ₹50, ₹60 lakhs for Test, ODI and T20 per game respectively to the
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.


Donations

In March 2020, BCCI President
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announced a donation of to the
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to combat the
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. In May 2021, the media reported that the BCCI would donate 2,000
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s to help India fight COVID. In 2021, the BCCI announced, it will donate ₹10 Cr to Olympic bound Indian contingent. In August 2023, it paid to the Constitution Club of India based in New Delhi, to buy gym equipments. The club is an exclusive club for members of parliament of India.


Encouragement to other sports

It announced reward to the Indian olympians who won medal at
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Players' contracts and welfare


Contracts

The BCCI created four grades for contracted male players—A+, A, B andC; and three grades for contracted female players—A, B and C. Male players who are in A+ grade get a year. Players of A-grade get , B-grade's players get and C-grade players receive per year. Female players who are in A grade get a year, B-grade players get a year and C-grade players get a year.


Pension schemes

The BCCI gives pensions to former domestic and international players who played for India. On 31 December 1993 BCCI decided to give 50,000 rupees pension to the players, who played more than 25 International Test match for the nation. The board gives pensions to the players who played in the Ranji Trophy before the 1957-to-1958 season. In 2013, the BCCI gave one-time benefits to domestic players who played in more than 75 first-class matches. For female cricketers, the board give a -per-month pension to players who played 10 or more Tests for India; and per month for those who played between five and nine Tests.


Insurance

The BCCI has taken insurance for nearly everything related to them; they covered mediclaim of their employees, they have insured international and domestic players for loss of fees due to injury, matches, their old office and new office at Wankhede stadium and IPL matches. In case of cancellation of IPL, domestic and international cricket matches due to poor weather, riot, or fire, the BCCI receives payments from insurance companies. The BCCI provides insurance to players who played under the board.


Tax payment

In 2018, of tax was outstanding till 1 April 2018;l, this sum was cleared along with interest in September 2018. However the Department of Revenue issued a notice for tax evasion to the BCCI, they also demanded the BCCI for another outstanding income-tax payment of ; according to details submitted by the
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in the Parliament in February 2019. Since IPL began
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(IT department) refused to give income tax exemption for IPL, said it is an annual commercial activity. Since financial year 2007-2008 to 2017-2018, BCCI paid
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3,500 Cr to IT department, out of around ₹12000 Cr it earned from the IPL. In 2007–08, although the IT department withdrew this exemption, BCCI only paid tax amounting to against its tax liability of in the 2009–2010 financial year In 2012, BCCI paid no income tax, claimed they are a charitable organisation. In 2015, then
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Jayant Sinha said, ministry collected ₹2140.58 Cr from BCCI, 2004–05 onwards, but tax payment still pending, 53 Cr is from assessment year 2008–09, ₹100 Cr from 2010 to 11, ₹100 Cr from 2011 to 12, ₹116.89 Cr of year 2012–13 from BCCI. In 2014–15, the BCCI paid ₹864.78 Cr income tax by leaving outstanding tax of ₹462.52 Cr, which income tax department want from it, also demanded ₹400 Cr from FY 2015–16. The following table contains the information of BCCI's tax payment :


Controversies


Conflicts of interest

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owner and former president N. Srinivasan was criticised for his alleged biased behaviour towards some state boards by awarding them ODI, Test and T20I matches while in office, possibly in violation of the board's rotation policy on venues. During Srinivasan's tenure as treasurer in BCCI before he became the president, the board constitution was amended to facilitate him to buy an IPL franchise, through his company
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during the 2008 IPL team auction (An event held where 8 teams was sold through an open auction). Srinivasan courted further controversy for appointing India national side's and Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) captain
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as a vice-president of India Cements. He also interfered in national team's selection, in 2012 ex BCCI selector
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revealed that selectors wanted to sack Dhoni from skipper post, after India lost 8 test in a row, including "disastrous series in Australia", they wanted to replace him, it was a unanimous decision by selectors, but Srinivasan didn't allow it to happen. Srinivasan's son-in-law
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, who was team principal of CSK, was arrested for involvement in Spot-fixing and betting. Then unrecognised state association by BCCI, the Bihar Cricket Association, filed a petition against it for mismanagement and conflict of interest in its investigation of 2013 IPL corruption scandal. In 2013, Mumbai police arrested the Indian cricket team's regular player S. Sreesanth, other players and IPL team owners of Chennai Super Kings and
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for their dealings with the illegal betting industry. In 2015, the Supreme Court appointed the
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suspended Chennai Super Kings from the IPL for two years, and suspended Meiyappan from cricket activities for life. In 2013, Rupa Gurunath—N Shrinivasan's daughter and Gurunath Meiyappan's wife—who was then president of
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, was found guilty of conflict of interest by the BCCI's ethics officer Justice D.K. Jain. In 2015, the
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barred Srinivasan from the BCCI for contesting elections due to his conflict of interests; the court also struck down the amendments of BCCI constitution that had allowed him to own and operate an IPL team. However he still owns the CSK franchise. In January 2015, Supreme court quashed BCCI's rule, which allowed its administrators to have financial interests in cash rich leagues such as Championship league, IPL etc. The court barred individuals including N Shrinivasan from BCCI election, who have financial interests in events organised by BCCI. The BCCI does not allow its contracted, non-contracted, national and domestic players to participate in any cricket leagues abroad. Only players who have retired from all formats of Indian cricket can take part in foreign leagues. Players such as
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have questioned this policy. Indian players such as
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and
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have urged the board to allow non-contracted players like them to participate in foreign leagues.


Tax evasions

BCCI has avoided paying taxes to the government on numerous occasions. One such instance was when it claimed itself to be a "charitable organisation", to avoid paying taxes and often disguises itself as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). In 2014,
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revealed that, there were as many as 213 cases of tax evasions of BCCI/IPL from 2009–10 to 2014, involving 261.64 Cr rupees. In the 2010s, almost every year the
Income Tax Department The Income Tax Department (also referred to as IT Department; abbreviated as ITD) is a government agency undertaking direct tax collection of the government of the Republic of India. It functions under the Department of Revenue of the Mini ...
demanded the 'outstanding income tax' from the BCCI (see details -
Tax payment A tax is a mandatory financial charge or levy imposed on an individual or legal entity by a governmental organization to support government spending and public expenditures collectively or to regulate and reduce negative externalities. Tax co ...
). Frequently till 2012, the board got exemptions for tax under the IT Act 1961 (section 11) but later Income tax department declared BCCI's earnings as commercial and listed them as business incomes. During 2016 T20 world cup, Modi government gave them 10% exemption. According to '' Deccan Herald's'' article on 19 December 2021, even though BCCI is one of the world's richest sports bodies and earns thousands of millions of rupees per year, it shows unwillingness to pay income taxes and finds loopholes in laws to avoid paying taxes.


Politicians in the board

Politicians from multiple political parties have held positions within BCCI;
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of the
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,
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of the
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and
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of
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(BJP) were BCCI presidents, , latter's brother Arun Singh Dhumal is the IPL chairman. Jay Shah, the son of the Home Minister of India
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, is BCCI's secretary. Rajiv Shukla of the Congress party is its vice-president, he is in BCCI continuously since 2000s and held various top positions, he was IPL president from 2011 to 2017.
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of BJP is the treasurer.


Lodha committee reform

The BCCI has been criticised for its monopolistic practices, and has suffered from allegations of corruption and cronyism.
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appointed a committee to make reforms in BCCI, headed by justice R. M. Lodha, the
Lodha committee The Lodha Committee was appointed by the Supreme Court of India on 23 January 2015 to analyse and recommend implementable actions for improving the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), assess the quantum of punishment for Gurunath Meiya ...
suggested many reforms to the BCCI, but BCCI did not implemented them as a result Supreme court removed officials of the BCCI. On 30 January 2017, The Supreme Court of India nominated a four-member 'Committee of Administrators' (COA) composed of Vinod Rai,
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, Vikram Limaye and
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to administer the BCCI to implement Lodha Committee's reforms. Vinod Rai, a retired civil servant and the former
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, led the committee, which administered the board until elections could be conducted. Many years BCCI consistently opposed to adhere regulations of the National Anti-Doping Agency, India (NADA). On 9 August 2019, it agreed to adhere the anti-doping mechanisms governed by the NADA.


Rebel league

The rebel league the
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(ICL) was owned and operated by
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. BCCI banned Indian players who played in the ICL, including Hemang Badani, Dinesh Mongia,
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and
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, but later gave amnesty to these players and lifted theirs bans after they ended their ties with the ICL. The BCCI blacklisted Essel Group company
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due to this league, and expelled it from the BCCI in 2021. Zee was prohibited from buying BCCI's media rights. In 2006, the BCCI sold the Indian cricket team's media rights to Zee for the 2006-11 period but after Essel Group initiated the ICL, the BCCI terminated this deal. Zee fought a long legal battle with the BCCI; on 12 March 2018, a tribunal headed by three judges found BCCI guilty and asked them to pay Zee for losses. The tribunal found blacklisting of Zee by BCCI was illegal and said in judgement; "To us it seems that BCCI was exploiting its dominating position in respect of game of cricket in India" and also added Zee and its affiliated companies to the blacklist and banning them from participating in the BCCI bidding process was illegal.


Virat Kohli sacking

In 2021 BCCI sacked
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from ODI captaincy, then President Ganguly told media that the BCCI asked him to remain captain but Kohli was not interested. After which Kohli took a press conference and contradicted him (Ganguly), revealing that BCCI did not ask him to remain captain. In February 2023, in a sting operation of
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, then chief national selector
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, made shocking revelations, accusing Kohli of lying and in fact president Ganguly had told him to remain as captain, in a meeting in front of all the selectors. According to Sharma, Virat Kohli was considering himself bigger than BCCI and wanted to teach a lesson to the president of the BCCI. He also revealed that after Kohli resigned from T20 captaincy, BCCI decided to sack him from ODI captaincy as well because they did not want two separate captains for limited overs format. Sharma also alleged that lots of Indian players take injections to expedite their return in national team despite being 80 to 85% fit. After few days he resigned from his post.


Criticism of BCCI and National selection committee

BCCI and its selection committee are routinely slammed for irregularities in their selection process. Ideally, the national team's selectors should select players based upon their performance in all forms of domestic cricket but often a higher precedence is alleged to be given to the performance in the IPL, even in the selection of Test squads. This results in the de facto exclusion of players who regularly do well in domestic tournaments like the Ranji Trophy. In 2023
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,
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,
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, media and many fans slammed BCCI for doing this, Gavaskar fumed said if you (BCCI-selectors) do not consider and choose best performers from Ranji trophy for India's Test team then stop organising it (Ranji trophy), then just organise IPL and select players from it. Former India skipper
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also has raised questions on selection process, while talking about appointment of
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as Test team's vice-captain for the 2023 West Indies tour. Rahane was dropped from the Test team for 18 months, then BCCI selected him in the squad for the
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, and after playing just one game they (BCCI) made him vice-captain of the Test team; Ganguly said there should be "consistency and continuity" in selection process, this is "difficult to understand". Some also claim that BCCI's selectors use different yard stick for different players, they usually select players by looking their stardom, big name, past performance rather than current. It is said that the selectors often choose players for national side by considering their one or two best innings in IPL, it seems awarding Indian cap (place in national team) has became ican everydays affair. The position of the captain is also not fixed in the team, random players getting selected as captain, almost each bilateral series had new captain, it is evident by the fact that as of July 2022, the Indian team had 8 different people as captain in last 1 year, almost everyone who played in last 5 year for the team got opportunity to become national team's captain.
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said "There is no consistency in selection random stuff happening too much." Since last 2 to 3 years, BCCI consistently doing experiments with the national team (senior men's team), numerous players got selected, but majority of them never got chance to play consistently, as a result of this, there is uncertainty in the one day team, apart from 3-4 players, it's not certain who will get selected and who will not (Specially for world cup 2023). It is said that due to BCCI's experiments since 2019 world cup, the team yet not settled, even though 2023 world cup is 2.5 months away. The players are also inconsistent in their performance. In July 2023, BCCI has faced heavy criticism on social media for not broadcasting domestic tournaments such Deodhar trophy,
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etc. on TV.


In popular culture

* The BCCI was featured in the ''
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'', a 2019
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film in which the main protagonist Arjun ( Nani) aspires to play for the
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and in the
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. * This organisation was mentioned in '' M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story'' (2016)
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film. * The BCCI was a major talking point in comedian
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's "Cricket Corruption" episode on the '' Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj''. In "Cricket Corruption", Minhaj claims that the growth of Indian cricket is suppressing cricket's inclusivity and accessibility to fledgling nations (these are referred to as "Associate Members" by the ICC). He even opines that the financial successes of the IPL have launched the BCCI to a position where they now transcend the ICC in global cricketing power and influence. * The BCCI was featured in Kabir Khan's '' 83'' (2021), which is a Hindi-language sports drama film that chronicles India's against-all-odds victory in the 1983 Cricket World Cup. Albeit not by any means the central focus of the film, the BCCI are presented as an important organization in Indian cricket in supporting and promoting the game across the nation.


See also

*
Cricket in India Cricket is the most popular sport in India. It is played almost everywhere in the country. The Board of Control for Cricket in India is the governing body of Indian cricket and conduct all domestic tournaments and select the players for the In ...
*
BCCI Awards The BCCI Awards are a set of annual cricket awards given by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The awards recognise and honour the best Indian international and domestic cricketers for the past year. The awards were first given in ...
*
Sport in India India has a history of sports dating back to the Vedic period, with Western sports having been imported during British rule. Cricket is currently the most popular spectator sport; it generates the highest television viewership, with th ...
– Overview of sport in India * List of national level sport governing bodies in India


Footnotes


References


External links


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