Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), sited in Mumbai, is the national prevailing body for all crickets in India. The board was created in December 1928 as BCCI reinstated Calcutta Cricket Club.BCCI is the social order recorded under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. It frequently uses government-owned stadiums across the country at a small yearly rent. It is a "classified club consortium". To become a part of a state level association a member should be introduced by another member and he should pay an annual fee. The state-level organizations elect to choose their representatives or secretaries and they select the BCCI administrator.
The ICC has the ability in selecting the players, umpires and officials to take part internationally and it has the control over all the events. Without its acknowledgment no competitive cricket involving BCCI-contracted Indian players can be congregated within or outside the country.
BCCI Flag
In the beginning the Board of Control for Cricket in India enclosed a flag. The flag had an emblem of Star of India in the middle.
Later on it was changed into logo which consisted only the Star of India emblem alone. The flag is a dark blue-yellow-light blue tricolour.
Logo
The BCCI logo is originated from the emblem of the Order of the Star of India.
Membership
The BCCI has 27 state union members across five zones (i.e. North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and Central Zone) in India. Quite a few states have more than one organization. Maharashtra state, for paradigm, has Maharashtra Cricket Association, Mumbai Cricket Association and Vidarbha Cricket Association and Gujarat state has Gujarat Cricket Association, Baroda Cricket Association and Saurashtra Cricket organization and Andhra Pradesh has Hyderabad Cricket union and Andhra Pradesh Cricket Association. Railways and Services are also associated.
Maharashtra Cricket Association
This association governs all the activities for Maharashtra cricket team. It is allied with the Board of control of cricket in India.
The Maharashtra Cricket organization endorse and widens Cricket by conducting various League Tournaments, events are conducted for the age group Under-13, Under-15, Under-17, and Under-19, Under-22 and Under-25 categories.
Mumbai Cricket Association
The Mumbai cricket Association or MCA (beforehand known as Bombay cricket Association) is the prevailing body for cricket in Mumbai and its adjacent regions like Thane and Navi Mumbai. The organization comes under west zone. The Association was recognized in 1930.
The Mumbai cricket team is a cricket team on behalf of the city of Mumbai in Indian domestic cricket. The squad has won over 44titles, the most current being in 2008-09.The organization possess the Wankhede Stadium, facing Churchgate railway station constructed in 1975.The organization has 350 ordinary members and 25 Associate members which are affiliated to the Association. At present the association is headed by Sharad Pawar.
Vidarbha Cricket Association
Vidarbha Cricket Association allied with the Board of control for cricket in India leading the game of Cricket in Vidarbha. The Vidarbha Cricket Association endorses and enlarges Cricket by conducting various League Tournaments. The contests are held for the age group Under-13, Under-15, Under-17, and Under-19, Under-22 and Under-25 categories.
Gujarat Cricket Association
This association governs the cricket in the area of Gujarat and it's also associated with the BCCI.
The Gujarat Cricket Association conducts events for the age group Under-13, Under-15, Under-17, and Under-19, Under-22 and Under-25 categories. The present chairman is Gujarat's Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
Baroda Cricket Association
Baroda Cricket Association is the chief body of the Cricket actions in the Baroda area in the Gujarat state of India and the Baroda cricket team. It is united to the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
The Baroda Cricket organization encourage and widen Cricket by conducting various League Tournaments, matches for the age group are Under-13, Under-15, Under-17, and Under-19, Under-22 and Under-25 categories. Various past and present India national cricket team players, such as Nayan Mongia, Zaheer Khan, and Irfan Pathan played at times for Baroda.
Saurashtra Cricket Association
Saurashtra Cricket society is the central body of the Cricket behavior in the Saurashtra region of the Gujarat state of India and the Saurashtra cricket team. It is associated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Events are conducted for the age group Under-13, Under-15, Under-17, and Under-19, Under-22 and Under-25.
Hyderabad Cricket Association
Hyderabad Cricket union is the principal body of the Cricket tricks in the Hyderabad and enduring districts of Andhra Pradesh state of India and the Hyderabad cricket team. It is joined with the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Tournaments are conducted for the age group Under-13, Under-15, Under-17, and Under-19, Under-22 and Under-25 categories.
Andhra Pradesh Cricket Association
Andhra Cricket Association is the major body of the Cricket actions in the Andhra state of India and the Andhra cricket team. It is associated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The Andhra Cricket Association encourages and extends Cricket by conducting various League matches, and the events are conducted for the age group Under-13, Under-15, Under-17, and Under-19, Under-22 and Under-25 categories.
President of BCCI
The former president of the BCCI was R.E. Grant Goven when the board started in the year1928. The existing President of BCCI is Shashank Manohar and the Secretary is N. Srinivasan.
BCCI Office Bearers
President |
Shashank V Manohar |
Hon. Secretary |
N. Srinivasan |
Hon. Joint Secretary |
Sanjay Jagdale |
Hon. Treasurer |
M.P. Pandove |
Vice President |
N Shivlal Yadav |
Vice President |
Arun Jaitely |
Vice President |
Niranjan Shah |
Vice President |
Rajeev Shukla |
Vice President |
Mr. Arindam Ganguly |
Administrative Team
Chief Administrative Officer |
Prof. R.S. Shetty |
Manager Administration |
Mr.Dinesh Menon |
Manager, Cricket Operations |
Mr.Suru Nayak |
Manager, Game Development |
Mr. K.V.P.Rao |
Manager, Media Relations & Corporate Affairs |
Mr. Devendra Prabhudesai |
Asst. Manager, Cricket Operations |
Mr. Dalpat Vadolikar |
Technical Board
SUNIL GAVASKAR |
CHAIRMAN (NORTH) |
P R ASHOK ANAND |
SOUTH,EAST,WEST |
VIJAY NAYUDU |
(CENTRAL) |
K SRIKKANTH |
(CHAIRMAN SENIOR SELECTION COMM) |
SOURAV GANGULY |
(FORMER TEST CRICKETER) |
V K RAMASWAMY |
(FORMER TEST UMPIRE) |
N SRINIVASAN |
HON. SECRETARY/CONVENOR |
Finance Committee
JYOTIRADITYA M SCINDIA |
CHAIRMAN |
ANURAG THAKUR |
(NORTH) |
E VENKAT RAM REDDY |
(SOUTH) |
AMITABH CHOUDHARY |
(EAST) |
SANJAY PATEL |
(WEST) |
SANJAY DIXIT |
(CENTRAL) |
M.P. PANDOVE |
HON. TREASURER / CONVENOR |
Tour, Programme & Fixture Committee
ARUN JAITLEY |
CHAIRMAN |
MD.ASLAM GONI |
(NORTH) |
VINOD PHADKE |
(SOUTH) |
BIKAS BARUAH |
(EAST) |
PARIMAL NATHWANI |
(WEST) |
PRAKASH DIXIT |
(CENTRAL) |
N SRINIVASAN |
HON. SECRETARY / CONVENOR |
The BCCI has recently reputed an inter-city cricket league, the Indian Premier League in limited-overs and Twenty20 format. There are only ten official teams as of now.