BCCI

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

The Board of Control for Cricket in India, or BCCI, is the governing body for cricket in India. Its headquarter is at Mumbai. The board was formed in December 1928 for all crickets in India. BCCI replaced Calcutta Cricket Club and BCCI uses government-owned stadiums at an annual rent. It is a private club. Now BCCI is the wealthiest board for cricket all over the world. As a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), it has the authority to select players, umpires and officials to participate in ICC’s events.
Full Members:
• Assam Cricket Association
• Baroda Cricket Association
• Cricket Association of Bengal
• Delhi Cricket Association
• Goa Cricket Association
• Gujarat Cricket Association
• Haryana Cricket Association
• Hyderabad Cricket Association
• Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association
• Jharkhand Cricket Association
• Karnataka Cricket Association
• Kerala Cricket Association
• Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association
• Maharashtra Cricket Association
• Mumbai Cricket Association
• Orissa Cricket Association
• Punjab Cricket Association
• Railways Cricket Association
• Rajasthan Cricket Association
• Saurashtra Cricket Association
• Services Cricket Association
• Tripura Cricket Association
• Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association
• Vidarbha Cricket Association
• Andhra Pradesh Cricket Association
• Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association
• Tamil Nadu Cricket Association


Domestic cricket in India:
The BCCI organizes the following domestic cricket competitions:
• Ranji Trophy
• Irani Trophy
• Duleep Trophy
• Deodhar Trophy
• Challenger Trophy
History:
In 1911, an all-India cricket team went England for the first time, captained by the Maharaja of Patiala, and taking the best cricketers of the time. Although technically not an official representative of Indian cricket, it was allowed to attend by Lord Harris, chairman of the conference. An decision of the meeting was the MCC's decision to send a team to India, lead by Arthur Gilligan, who had captained England in The Ashes tournament. The new India team performed impressively during this tour.
An assurance was given and a meeting held in Delhi on November 21, 1927, attended by members fromSind, Punjab, Patiala, Delhi, United Provinces, Rajputana, Bhopal, Gwalior, Baroda, Kathiawar and Central India. In December 1928, the BCCI was formed having only six associations affiliated to it as against the earlier-decided eight. R.E. Grant Govan was made its first president.