Board for Control of Cricket in India
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| Sport | Cricket |
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| Jurisdiction | National |
| Abbreviation | BCCI |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Affiliation | International Cricket Council |
| Affiliation date | 1928 |
| Regional affiliation | Asian Cricket Council |
| Affiliation date | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Wankhede Stadium |
| Location | Maharashtra, India |
| President | Vinod Rai |
| Chief Exec | Rahul Johri |
| Vice president | Rajeev Shukla |
| Secretary | Amitabh Choudhary |
| Men's coach | Ravi Shastri |
| Women's coach | Tushar Arothe |
| Operating income | ₹166.87 crore (US$26 million) (2015) |
| Sponsor | Oppo, Nike, Paytm, Pepsi, Hyundai, Janalakshmi |
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body for cricket in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. It is a consortium of state cricket associations and the state associations select their representatives who in turn elect the BCCI officials.
The BCCI logo is derived from the emblem of the Order of the Star of India, the British Raj emblem during the colonial period.
In 1912, an all-India cricket team visited England for the first time, sponsored and captained by the Maharaja of Patiala. In 1926, two representatives of the Calcutta Cricket Club travelled to London to attend meetings of the Imperial Cricket Conference, the predecessor to the current International Cricket Council. Although technically not an official representative of Indian cricket, they were allowed to attend by Lord Harris, chairman of the conference. The 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.
In a meeting with the Maharaja of Patiala and others, Gilligan 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 21 November 1927 and was attended by delegates from Patiala, Delhi, United Provinces, Rajputana, Alwar, Bhopal, Gwalior, Baroda, Kathiawar, Central India, Sindh and Punjab. A consensus was reached to create a board for control of cricket in India and on 10 December 1927, a unanimous decision to form a provisional board of control was taken. In December 1928, the BCCI was registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act with six associations affiliated to it. R E Grant Govan was elected as its first president and Anthony de Mello as secretary.
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