The Cricket Association Andaman Nicobar or CAAN is the governing body

Sport governing body

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 for cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The association comes under east zone. The Association is recognized with Department of Youth Affairs & Sports, Andaman & Nicobar Administration.
The Association has a sound Constitution.

This is the only Sports Association in Andamans which not only practices democratic values

Democracy

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, but also has a tradition of keeping the Association on the move with new ideas and enthusiasm.

Various Districts, zones, cricket clubs and educational institutions are associated with CAAN.