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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), headquartered at Mumbai
, is the national governing body for all cricket in India. It's not the apex governing body in India
. The board was formed in December 1928 as BCCI replaced Calcutta Cricket Club. BCCI is a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. It often uses government-owned stadiums across the country at a nominal annual rent. It is a "private club consortium". Basically to become a member of a state-level association, one needs to be introduced by another member and also pay an annual fee. The state-level clubs select their representatives (secretaries) who in turn select the BCCI officials. BCCI are not required to make their balance sheets public. In the past, tax exemptions were granted to BCCI on the grounds as promoting cricket was a charitable activity but for the last three years the IPL has questioned this.
As a member of the International Cricket Council
(ICC), it has the authority to select players, umpires and officials to participate in international events and exercises total control over them. Without its recognition, no competitive cricket involving BCCI-contracted Indian players can be hosted within or outside the country.
, India's highest order of chivalry
during the British Raj
and also its Coat of Arms
.
Plate-League:
Gwalior Cricket Association
, and featuring the best cricketers of the time. It was in 1926 that two representatives of the Calcutta Cricket Club travelled to London
to attend a couple of meetings of the Imperial Cricket Conference, predecessor to the current International Cricket Council. Although technically not an official representative of Indian cricket, it was allowed to attend by Lord Harris, chairman of the conference. An outcome of the meeting was the MCC's decision to send a team to India, led by Arthur Gilligan
, who had captained England
in The Ashes
. The Hindus, as well as the all-India team, performed impressively during this tour.
In a meeting with the Maharaja of Patiala and others, Gilligan praised Indian cricket and promised to press for its inclusion in the ICC if all the promoters of the game in the land came together to establish a single controlling body. An assurance was given and a meeting held in Delhi
on November 21, 1927, attended by delegates from Sindh
, Punjab
, Patiala, Delhi, United Provinces
, Rajputana
, Alwar, Bhopal, Gwalior, Baroda, Kathiawar
and Central India. A consensus was reached to create a board for control of cricket in India. Another meeting, on December 10, 1927, brought a unanimous decision to form a "provisional" board of control to represent cricket in India.
In December 1928, the BCCI was formed despite having only six associations affiliated to it as against the earlier-decided eight. R.E. Grant Govan was made its first president and Anthony De Mello
its first secretary.
In December 2005, the Board released "The Cricket Board in the 21st Century, A Vision Paper", which set out ambitions and responsibilities for both the immediate and the long-term future of cricket in India. "Frankly," it said, "the question being asked is, as the richest body in world cricket, has it fulfilled its obligations towards the players and paying public? For that we all need to introspect and touch our hearts before saying 'yes, we have'." Almost three years later, Ajay S Shankar of Cricinfo
compared the paper with subsequent fact and decided that the Board had failed in most respects to fulfil its stated obligations.
"The buzzword," the paper had adjudged, "should be transparency. There can't be a better start to the new-look board than resolve that everything we do from here on will be transparent and in the game's and public interest, be it election or allotting television rights or the team selection." According to Shankar, however,
(elected 29 September, 2008). N. Srinivasan
, who owns the IPL
team Chennai Super Kings
, is the secretary.
In 2005 the Supreme Court of India
by mutual consent of the parties directed election of the Office Bearers under the supervision of former Election Commissioner, which was held on 29th November 2005.
and England
.
Recently the ICC and BCCI are at loggerheads over the WADA
, "Whereabouts clause".
Just like the English & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia (CA) in the past, the BCCI has been known to use its power to influence the ICC's decisions over scheduling, player suspensions and ICC appointments. As India is by far the biggest market in terms of international cricket revenue, the BCCI's opinions tend to gain a large weighting within the ICC's decision making process, with other cricketing nations unwilling to oppose due the potential loss of financial benefits associated with Indian cricket. After the controversial 2007/08 Sydney test between Australia and India, the BCCI suggested to the ICC to withdraw controversial umpire Steve Bucknor (who has a history of making wrong decisions against India and made several mistakes in the test match, mostly at India's expense) for the rest of the tour, replacing him with New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden. Additionally, an immediate three-match ban imposed on Harbhajan Singh for alleged racial abuse was suspended and later lifted after the charges were proven to be false in an ICC disciplinary hearing, which was initiated only after the BCCI threatened to withdraw the Indian team from the tour unless the ban was rightfully lifted. The BCCI was accused by other cricketing nations of unfairly utilising its power to pressure the ICC into making concessions to them, whilst the ICC in turn was accused of being 'spineless'.
The global media rights for international cricket to be held in India between March 2010 and March 2014 were awarded to production house Nimbus
for US$612 Million. Official kit sponsorship rights for 5 years from 2010 to 2013 inclusive were awarded to Nike
for US$43 Million. While Air Sahara
became the official Indian cricket team
sponsor for a period of four years at a cost of US$70 Million. The media rights for 25 neutral venue one-day matches to be played over the next 5 years were awarded to Zee Telefilms for US$219.15 Million. Business Standard
reports that it will get another Rs 2,000 crore
($450 million) from the sale of other rights, including hotel, travel and ground sponsorship. Mr Lalit Modi was partly responsible for the transformation of the finances of BCCI when he took over as the Vice President in Dec 2005 under the stewardship of Mr Sharad Pawar.
The BCCI has recently established an inter-city cricket league, the Indian Premier League
in limited-overs and Twenty20
format. It is structured along the lines of other professional leagues such as the English Premier League, except without the relegations and promotions system as there are only ten official teams as of now. The league has recruited several prominent overseas cricketers and will have separate TV, internet, mobile, merchandising, sponsorship and ground signage rights. The IPL founder and Creator Lalit Modi
predicted that it would become the single largest revenue earning avenue for BCCI after its establishment. On 12 September, 2006 BCCI announced that it will spend $347 Million (Rs. 16 Billion) over the subsequent one year to upgrade the cricket stadiums around the country.
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, is the national governing body for all cricket in India. It's not the apex governing body in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The board was formed in December 1928 as BCCI replaced Calcutta Cricket Club. BCCI is a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. It often uses government-owned stadiums across the country at a nominal annual rent. It is a "private club consortium". Basically to become a member of a state-level association, one needs to be introduced by another member and also pay an annual fee. The state-level clubs select their representatives (secretaries) who in turn select the BCCI officials. BCCI are not required to make their balance sheets public. In the past, tax exemptions were granted to BCCI on the grounds as promoting cricket was a charitable activity but for the last three years the IPL has questioned this.
As a member of the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
(ICC), it has the authority to select players, umpires and officials to participate in international events and exercises total control over them. Without its recognition, no competitive cricket involving BCCI-contracted Indian players can be hosted within or outside the country.
Logo
The BCCI logo is derived from the emblem of the Order of the Star of IndiaOrder of the Star of India
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. The Order includes members of three classes:# Knight Grand Commander # Knight Commander # Companion...
, India's highest order of chivalry
Order (decoration)
An order or order of merit is a visible honour, awarded by a government, dynastic house or international organization to an individual, usually in recognition of distinguished service to a nation or to humanity. The distinction between orders and decorations is somewhat vague, except that most...
during the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
and also its Coat of Arms
Star of India (flag)
The Star of India can refer to a group of flags used during the period of British rule in India. British India had a range of flags for different purposes during its existence. The flags included the Union Flag with the insignia of the Order of the Star of India superimposed, or the Red or Blue...
.
Membership
The BCCI has 27 state association members across five zones (viz. North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and Central Zone) in India.Full Members
Super-League:- Rajasthan Cricket AssociationRajasthan Cricket AssociationThe Rajasthan Cricket Association , headquartered in Jaipur, administers the game of cricket in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It officiates over the state level cricket in Rajasthan and the Rajasthan cricket team. It selects the cricket team of the state of Rajasthan to play in Indian first class...
- Baroda Cricket AssociationBaroda Cricket AssociationBaroda Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Baroda region in the Gujarat state of India and the Baroda cricket team...
- Karnataka State Cricket AssociationKarnataka State Cricket AssociationKarnataka State Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket in the Indian state of Karnataka. The association is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India and governs the Karnataka cricket team. The association was founded in the year 1933 and has been affiliated to the...
- Tamil Nadu Cricket AssociationTamil Nadu Cricket AssociationTamil Nadu Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Tamil Nadu cricket team...
- Mumbai Cricket AssociationMumbai Cricket AssociationThe Mumbai cricket Association or MCA is the governing body for cricket in Mumbai and its surrounding regions like Thane and Navi Mumbai. The association comes under west zone .The Association was established in 1930 and has a sound ConstitutionThe Mumbai cricket team is the team for The Mumbai...
- Railways Cricket AssociationRailways Cricket AssociationRailways Cricket Association is the governing body of the activities in the Indian Railway Services and the Railways cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India....
- Haryana Cricket AssociationHaryana Cricket AssociationHaryana Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Haryana state of India and the Haryana cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India....
- Madhya Pradesh Cricket AssociationMadhya Pradesh Cricket AssociationMadhya Pradesh Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Madhya Pradesh state of India and the Madhya Pradesh cricket team...
- Delhi Cricket AssociationDelhi Cricket AssociationDelhi Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Delhi state of India and the Delhi cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India....
- Uttar Pradesh Cricket AssociationUttar Pradesh Cricket AssociationUttar Pradesh Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Uttar Pradesh state of India and the Uttar Pradesh cricket team...
- Gujarat Cricket AssociationGujarat Cricket AssociationGujarat Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Gujarat state of India and the Gujarat cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India Also the Current chairman is Gujarat's Chief Minister Narendra Modi.Gujarat Cricket Association...
- Cricket Association of BengalCricket Association of BengalThe Cricket Association of Bengal is the governing body for cricket in West Bengal. Its headquarters is located in the famous Eden Gardens stadium...
- Punjab Cricket AssociationPunjab Cricket AssociationPunjab Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Punjab state of India and the Punjab cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India....
- Orissa Cricket AssociationOrissa Cricket AssociationOrissa Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Orissa state of India and the Orissa cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India....
- Saurashtra Cricket AssociationSaurashtra Cricket AssociationSaurashtra Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Saurashtra region of the Gujarat state of India and the Saurashtra cricket team...
Plate-League:
- Assam Cricket AssociationAssam Cricket AssociationAssam Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Assam state of India and the Assam cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India....
- Himachal Pradesh Cricket AssociationHimachal Pradesh Cricket AssociationHimachal Pradesh Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Himachal Pradesh state of India and the Himachal Pradesh cricket team...
- Andhra Cricket AssociationAndhra Pradesh Cricket AssociationAndhra Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Andhra state of India and the Andhra cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India....
- Maharashtra Cricket AssociationMaharashtra Cricket AssociationMaharashtra Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Maharashtra state of India and the Maharashtra cricket team...
- Goa Cricket AssociationGoa Cricket AssociationGoa Cricket Association is the governing body of Cricket activities in the Indian state of Goa and the Goa cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India....
- Services Cricket AssociationServices Cricket AssociationServices Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Indian Military Services and the Services cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India....
- Hyderabad Cricket AssociationHyderabad Cricket AssociationHyderabad Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Hyderabad and remaining districts of Andhra Pradesh state of India and the Hyderabad cricket team...
- Kerala Cricket AssociationKerala Cricket AssociationKerala Cricket Association is the governing body of Cricketing activities in the Kerala state of India. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India....
- Vidarbha Cricket AssociationVidarbha Cricket AssociationVidarbha Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra state of India and the Vidarbha cricket team...
- Jharkhand Cricket Association
- Tripura Cricket AssociationTripura Cricket AssociationTripura Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Tripura state of India and the Tripura cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India....
- Jammu & Kashmir Cricket AssociationJammu & Kashmir Cricket AssociationJammu & Kashmir Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Jammu & Kashmir state of India and the Jammu and Kashmir cricket team...
Associate Members
- Bihar Cricket AssociationBihar Cricket AssociationBihar Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Bihar state of India and the Bihar cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India as Associate Member....
- Chhattisgarh Cricket AssociationChhattisgarh Cricket AssociationChhattisgarh Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Chhattisgarh state of India and the Chhattisgarh cricket team...
- Manipur Cricket AssociationManipur Cricket AssociationManipur Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Manipur state of India and the Manipur cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India as Associate Member....
- Sikkim Cricket AssociationSikkim Cricket AssociationSikkim Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Sikkim state of India and the Sikkim cricket team. It is to the Board of Control for Cricket in India as Associate Member....
Gwalior Cricket Association
Affiliate Members
- Arunachal Pradesh Cricket AssociationArunachal Pradesh Cricket AssociationArunachal Pradesh Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Arunachal Pradesh state of India and the Arunachal Pradesh cricket team...
- Meghalaya Cricket AssociationMeghalaya Cricket AssociationMeghalaya Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Meghalaya state of India and the Meghalaya cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India as Affiliate Member....
- Nagaland Cricket AssociationNagaland Cricket AssociationNagaland Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Nagaland state of India and the Nagaland cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India as Affiliate Member....
Future Members
- Uttarakhand Cricket AssociationUttarakhand Cricket AssociationUttarakhand Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Uttarakhand state of India and the Uttarakhand cricket team...
- Mizoram Cricket AssociationMizoram Cricket AssociationMizoram Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Mizoram state of India and the Mizoram cricket team. It is not affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India....
- Chandigarh Cricket AssociationChandigarh Cricket AssociationChandigarh Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Union Territory of Chandigarh in India and the Chandigarh cricket team. It is not affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. However it is affiliated to Punjab Cricket Association as a District...
- Puducherry Cricket AssociationPondicherry Cricket AssociationPondicherry Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Union Territory of Pondicherry in India and the Pondicherry cricket team. It is not affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. However it is affiliated to Tamil Nadu Cricket Association as a...
- Cricket Association Andaman NicobarCricket Association Andaman NicobarThe Cricket Association Andaman Nicobar or CAAN is the governing body for cricket in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The association comes under east zone...
Non-Members
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli Cricket Association
- Daman & Diu Cricket Association
- Lakshadweep Cricket Association
President of B.C.C.I
The post of President of B.C.C.I is considered a highly prestigious post due to the popularity of the game in the country and the financial clout of the organization. Over the years influential politicians and businessmen have occupied the post of President.| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.E. Grant Govan | 1928 | 1933 |
| 2 | Sikandar Hyat Khan | 1933 | 1935 |
| 3 | Hamidullah Khan Hamidullah Khan Hajji Nawab Hafiz Muhammad Hamidullah Khan was the last ruling Nawab of Bhopal, which merged with the state of Madhya Pradesh in 1956. He ruled from 1926 when his mother, Begum Kaikhusrau Jahan Begum, abdicated in his favor, until 1949 and held the honorific title until his death in 1960... |
1935 | 1937 |
| 4 | Digvijaysinhji of Nawanagar | 1937 | 1938 |
| 5 | P. Subbarayan P. Subbarayan Paramasiva Subbarayan was an Indian politician, freedom fighter and diplomat and was the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency, India's ambassador to Indonesia and Union Minister of Transport and Communications in Jawaharlal Nehru's government. He is the father of General P. P... |
1938 | 1946 |
| 6 | Anthony S. D'Mello Anthony de Mello (cricket administrator) Anthony Stanislaus de Mello was an Indian cricket administrator and one of the founders of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.-Background:... |
1946 | 1951 |
| 7 | J.C. Mukherji | 1951 | 1954 |
| 8 | Maharajkumar of Vizianagram Maharajkumar of Vizianagram Lieutenant Colonel Sir Vijayananda Gajapathi Raju , better known as the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram or Vizzy, was an Indian cricketer, cricket administrator and politician.- Childhood :... |
1954 | 1956 |
| 9 | Sardar Surjitsingh Majithia | 1956 | 1958 |
| 10 | R.K. Patel | 1958 | 1960 |
| 11 | M. A. Chidambaram M. A. Chidambaram Muttaiya Annamalai Chidambaram was an Indian industrialist and cricket administrator. He was the youngest son of Sir Annamalai Chettiar.-Early life:... |
1960 | 1963 |
| 12 | Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad Lieutenant-Colonel Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Shrimant Maharaja Fatehsinghrao Prataprao Gaekwad, Sena Khas Khel Shamsher Bahadur, Maharaja of Baroda was a former Maharaja of Baroda.... |
1963 | 1966 |
| 13 | Z.R. Irani | 1966 | 1969 |
| 14 | A.N. Ghose | 1969 | 1972 |
| 15 | P.M. Rungta | 1972 | 1975 |
| 16 | Ramprakash Mehra Ramprakash Mehra Ramprakash Mehra was an Indian cricketer and administrator.Ramprakash Mehra was the President of Board of Control for Cricket in India in 1975/76 and 1976/77, joint secretary between 1960/61 and 1962/63 and Vice President from 1963/64 to 1974/75... |
1975 | 1977 |
| 17 | M. Chinnaswamy M. Chinnaswamy Mangalam Chinnaswamy was a prominent Indian cricket administrator.Chinnaswamy was the President of Board of Control for Cricket in India from 1977 to 1980 and Secretary from 1960 to 1965. He also served as the vice president and joint secretary for long terms... |
1977 | 1980 |
| 18 | S. K. Wankhede S. K. Wankhede Seshrao Krishnarao Wankhede was a cricket administrator and politician.Wankhede had his early college education in Nagpur and entered the bar in England. On his return, he started practice in Nagpur... |
1980 | 1982 |
| 19 | N.K.P. Salve | 1982 | 1985 |
| 20 | S. Sriraman S. Sriraman Srinivasa Sriraman was an Indian cricket administrator.Sriraman was the joint secretary of the Madras Cricket Association from 1942-1944/45, secretary 1955-1986, BCCI joint secretary in 1963/64 and 1964/65, secretary 1965/66 - 1969/70, vice president 1977/78 - 1984/85 and the president between... |
1985 | 1988 |
| 21 | B.N. Dutt | 1988 | 1990 |
| 22 | Madhavrao Scindia Madhavrao Scindia Madhavrao Scindia was a prominent Indian politician and minister from the Congress Party. He was born into the Scindia family, who formerly ruled Gwalior... |
1990 | 1993 |
| 23 | I.S. Bindra | 1993 | 1996 |
| 24 | Raj Singh Dungarpur Raj Singh Dungarpur Raj Singh Dungarpur was a former president of Board of Control for Cricket in India. He played first class cricket for 16 years and was in and out of the Board of Control for more than 20 years. He was a selector of the national team for two terms... |
1996 | 1999 |
| 25 | A.C. Muttaiah | 1999 | 2001 |
| 26 | Jagmohan Dalmiya Jagmohan Dalmiya Jagmohan Dalmiya, born in Calcutta, India on May 30, 1940, is a well-known Indian cricket administrator. He studied at the Scottish Church College, Calcutta.... |
2001 | 2004 |
| 27 | Ranbir Singh Mahendra Ranbir Singh Mahendra Ranbir Singh Mahendra is a politician from Haryana, India and was president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India from 2004 to 2005.... |
2004 | 2005 |
| 28 | Sharad Pawar Sharad Pawar Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar , popularly known as SAHEB , is the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress... |
2005 | 2008 |
| 29 | Shashank Manohar Shashank Manohar Shashank Vyankatesh Manohar is a prominent Indian lawyer and past President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. During his presidency India became the No 1 Test side & won the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final.... |
2008 | 2011 |
| 30 | Narayanaswami Srinivasan | 2011 | Incumbent |
Domestic cricket
The BCCI organises the following domestic cricket competitions in this order :- BCCI Corporate TrophyBCCI Corporate TrophyThe BCCI have set up a 12 team inter-corporate tournament to take part just before the start of the Ranji Trophy. The tournament is a 50 over a side tournament involving corporate teams from India. All the top Indian Cricketers are expected to play along with academy cricket players and those who...
- Syed Mushtaq Ali TrophySyed Mushtaq Ali TrophyThe Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a Twenty20 cricket domestic championship in India, organized by Board of Control for Cricket in India, among the teams from Ranji Trophy plates. The 2008-09 season was the inaugural season for this trophy. It is named after a famous Indian cricketer, Syed Mushtaq...
- Irani TrophyIrani TrophyThe Irani Cup tournament was conceived during the 1959-60 season to mark the completion of 25 years of the Ranji Trophy championship and was named after the late Z.R. Irani, who was associated with the Board of Control for Cricket in India from its inception in 1928, till his death in 1970...
- NKP Salve Challenger TrophyNKP Salve Challenger TrophyChallenger series is played with the purpose of show-casing the talent that the country has, as well as providing opportunities to younger players to make an impression...
- Ranji TrophyRanji TrophyThe Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...
- Duleep TrophyDuleep TrophyThe Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India between teams representing geographical zones of India. The competition is named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji .-History:...
- Vijay Hazare TrophyVijay Hazare TrophyVijay Hazare Trophy was started in 2002-03 as a limited-over domestic competition involving state teams from the Ranji Trophy plates. It is named after the famous Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare....
- Deodhar TrophyDeodhar TrophyThe current List A cricket competition in Indian domestic cricket is the Deodhar Trophy. It is named after Prof. D. B. Deodhar and is a 50-over knockout competition played on an annual basis among the 5 zonal teams - North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and Central Zone...
- Indian Premier LeagueIndian Premier LeagueThe Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
History
In 1911, an all-India cricket team visited England for the first time, sponsored and captained by the Maharaja of PatialaMaharaja of Patiala
The Maharaja of Patiala was a maharaja in India and the ruler of the princely state of Patiala in Punjab. The first Maharaja of Patiala was Baba Ala Singh , who was granted the title by Ahmed Shah Abdali of Afghanistan in 1764....
, and featuring the best cricketers of the time. It was in 1926 that two representatives of the Calcutta Cricket Club travelled to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to attend a couple of meetings of the Imperial Cricket Conference, predecessor to the current International Cricket Council. Although technically not an official representative of Indian cricket, it was allowed to attend by Lord Harris, chairman of the conference. An outcome of the meeting was the MCC's decision to send a team to India, led by Arthur Gilligan
Arthur Gilligan
Arthur Edward Robert Gilligan was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Sussex, Surrey and England....
, who had captained England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in The Ashes
The Ashes
The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the most celebrated rivalries in international cricket and dates back to 1882. It is currently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia. Cricket being a summer sport, and the venues...
. The Hindus, as well as the all-India team, performed impressively during this tour.
In a meeting with the Maharaja of Patiala and others, Gilligan praised Indian cricket and promised to press for its inclusion in the ICC if all the promoters of the game in the land came together to establish a single controlling body. An assurance was given and a meeting held in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
on November 21, 1927, attended by delegates from Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, Punjab
Punjab (British India)
Punjab was a province of British India, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule. With the end of British rule in 1947 the province was split between West Punjab, which went to Pakistan, and East Punjab, which went to India...
, Patiala, Delhi, United Provinces
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 1902 to 1947; the official name was shortened by the Government of India Act 1935 to United Provinces, by which the province had been commonly known, and by which name it was also a province of...
, Rajputana
Rajputana
Rājputāna was the pre-1949 name of the present-day Indian state of Rājasthān, the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. George Thomas was the first in 1800 A.D., to term this region as Rajputana...
, Alwar, Bhopal, Gwalior, Baroda, Kathiawar
Kathiawar
Kathiawar or Kathiawad is a peninsula in western India, which is part of the Saurashtra region on the Arabian Sea coast of Gujarat state. It is bounded on the north by the great wetland of the Rann of Kutch, on the northwest by the Gulf of Kutch, on the west and south by the Arabian Sea, and on...
and Central India. A consensus was reached to create a board for control of cricket in India. Another meeting, on December 10, 1927, brought a unanimous decision to form a "provisional" board of control to represent cricket in India.
In December 1928, the BCCI was formed despite having only six associations affiliated to it as against the earlier-decided eight. R.E. Grant Govan was made its first president and Anthony De Mello
Anthony de Mello (cricket administrator)
Anthony Stanislaus de Mello was an Indian cricket administrator and one of the founders of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.-Background:...
its first secretary.
In December 2005, the Board released "The Cricket Board in the 21st Century, A Vision Paper", which set out ambitions and responsibilities for both the immediate and the long-term future of cricket in India. "Frankly," it said, "the question being asked is, as the richest body in world cricket, has it fulfilled its obligations towards the players and paying public? For that we all need to introspect and touch our hearts before saying 'yes, we have'." Almost three years later, Ajay S Shankar of Cricinfo
Cricinfo
ESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
compared the paper with subsequent fact and decided that the Board had failed in most respects to fulfil its stated obligations.
"The buzzword," the paper had adjudged, "should be transparency. There can't be a better start to the new-look board than resolve that everything we do from here on will be transparent and in the game's and public interest, be it election or allotting television rights or the team selection." According to Shankar, however,
Except for a few influential BCCI officials and television executives, nobody knows what transpired during the hectic negotiations that led to Nimbus bagging the home television rights in 2006, and SonySony, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
walking away with the rights to telecast the IPLIndian Premier LeagueThe Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
. The selectors were gagged early last year, which put paid to what little "transparency" there was in team selection. And the less said about the recent elections the better: a day after the new office-bearers announced the country's first paid selection panel, one of the five new selectors had yet to be officially informed about his appointment.
Office bearers and controversy
The BCCI is India's richest sporting body. The BCCI's constitution provides for annual elections at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for all posts, with a bar on re-election of an incumbent president beyond two consecutive years, "provided that the General Body may in its discretion re-elect the same person as president for the third consecutive year". The President of the BCCI is Shashank ManoharShashank Manohar
Shashank Vyankatesh Manohar is a prominent Indian lawyer and past President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. During his presidency India became the No 1 Test side & won the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final....
(elected 29 September, 2008). N. Srinivasan
N. Srinivasan
Narayanaswami Srinivasan is an Indian industrialist, chemical engineer, sports administrator and socialite who is the Managing-Director of the India Cements Limited and owner of the Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League cricket team...
, who owns the IPL
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
team Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer. The team's home ground is the M. A...
, is the secretary.
In 2005 the Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...
by mutual consent of the parties directed election of the Office Bearers under the supervision of former Election Commissioner, which was held on 29th November 2005.
Conflict with ICC
In recent times the BCCI has been at odds with the ICC on Future Tours Program, it has formed unilateral arrangements to allow more series between India and AustraliaCricket Australia
Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket...
and England
England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council...
.
Recently the ICC and BCCI are at loggerheads over the WADA
World Anti-Doping Agency
The World Anti-Doping Agency , , is an independent foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee . It was set up on November 10, 1999 in Lausanne, Switzerland, as a result of what was called the "Declaration of Lausanne", to promote, coordinate and...
, "Whereabouts clause".
Just like the English & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia (CA) in the past, the BCCI has been known to use its power to influence the ICC's decisions over scheduling, player suspensions and ICC appointments. As India is by far the biggest market in terms of international cricket revenue, the BCCI's opinions tend to gain a large weighting within the ICC's decision making process, with other cricketing nations unwilling to oppose due the potential loss of financial benefits associated with Indian cricket. After the controversial 2007/08 Sydney test between Australia and India, the BCCI suggested to the ICC to withdraw controversial umpire Steve Bucknor (who has a history of making wrong decisions against India and made several mistakes in the test match, mostly at India's expense) for the rest of the tour, replacing him with New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden. Additionally, an immediate three-match ban imposed on Harbhajan Singh for alleged racial abuse was suspended and later lifted after the charges were proven to be false in an ICC disciplinary hearing, which was initiated only after the BCCI threatened to withdraw the Indian team from the tour unless the ban was rightfully lifted. The BCCI was accused by other cricketing nations of unfairly utilising its power to pressure the ICC into making concessions to them, whilst the ICC in turn was accused of being 'spineless'.
Finances
BCCI currently has the highest income of any national cricket board. Its revenue (not profit):- 2006-07 Rs 651.81 croreCroreA crore is a unit in the Indian number system equal to ten million , or 100 lakhs. It is widely used in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan....
- 2007-08 Rs 1000.41 crore
- 2008-2009 Rs 726 crore
- 2010-11 Rs 868 Crore.
The global media rights for international cricket to be held in India between March 2010 and March 2014 were awarded to production house Nimbus
Nimbus
-General meanings:* Nimbus cloud, a cloud that produces precipitation* Halo , light or mist from an object* Halo , the disk or ring around the head of a sacred figure-Specific meanings:* Nimbus , A video game...
for US$612 Million. Official kit sponsorship rights for 5 years from 2010 to 2013 inclusive were awarded to Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
for US$43 Million. While Air Sahara
Air Sahara
JetLite, formerly Air Sahara, is an airline based in Mumbai, India. owned by Jet Airways, the airline operates scheduled services connecting metropolitan centres in India, it operates 110 flights daily...
became the official Indian cricket team
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
sponsor for a period of four years at a cost of US$70 Million. The media rights for 25 neutral venue one-day matches to be played over the next 5 years were awarded to Zee Telefilms for US$219.15 Million. Business Standard
Business Standard
Business Standard is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published by Business Standard Ltd in two languages, English and Hindi...
reports that it will get another Rs 2,000 crore
Crore
A crore is a unit in the Indian number system equal to ten million , or 100 lakhs. It is widely used in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan....
($450 million) from the sale of other rights, including hotel, travel and ground sponsorship. Mr Lalit Modi was partly responsible for the transformation of the finances of BCCI when he took over as the Vice President in Dec 2005 under the stewardship of Mr Sharad Pawar.
The BCCI has recently established an inter-city cricket league, the Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
in limited-overs and Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
format. It is structured along the lines of other professional leagues such as the English Premier League, except without the relegations and promotions system as there are only ten official teams as of now. The league has recruited several prominent overseas cricketers and will have separate TV, internet, mobile, merchandising, sponsorship and ground signage rights. The IPL founder and Creator Lalit Modi
Lalit Modi
Lalit Kumar Modi, is the former architect of the Indian Premier League.Best known for his stint as the Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League and the Chairman of the Champions League, between 2008 and 2010, he has also occupied the roles of Vice President of the Board of Control...
predicted that it would become the single largest revenue earning avenue for BCCI after its establishment. On 12 September, 2006 BCCI announced that it will spend $347 Million (Rs. 16 Billion) over the subsequent one year to upgrade the cricket stadiums around the country.
See also
- Cricket in IndiaCricket in IndiaCricket is the most popular sport in India; it is played by many people in open spaces throughout the country though it is not the nation's official national sport . The India national cricket team won the 1983 Cricket World Cup, the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, and the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and...
- Indian cricket teamIndian cricket teamThe Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
- Indian Cricket LeagueIndian Cricket LeagueThe Indian Cricket League was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India...
- Indian Premier LeagueIndian Premier LeagueThe Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...