Rajasthan Cricket Association
| Sport | Cricket |
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| Jurisdiction | Rajasthan, India |
| Abbreviation | RCA |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Affiliation | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Regional affiliation | West |
| Headquarters | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Location | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| President | Lalit Modi |
| Chief Exec | Vijendra Gadwal |
| Secretary | Sumendra Tiwari |
| Men's coach | Amit Asawa |
| Women's coach | n/a |
| Other key staff | n/a |
| Sponsor | n/a |
| Official website | |
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The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), 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 cricket namely Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy. Lalit Modi is the President of the RCA. The Rajasthan Cricket Association is officially recognized and affiliated to Board for Control of Cricket in India.
Formerly known as Rajputana, the Association was renamed as Rajasthan Cricket Association after the formation of the State of Rajasthan in 1956. Headed by Bhagwat Singh Mewar till 1972, it was controlled by the Rungta family from 1972 till 2004. Promulgation of a Sports legislation by the Government of Rajasthan resulted in Lalit Modi beating Rungta in the first contested election ever in 2005.
The credit for turning around the fortunes of RCA goes to the former IPL Chief Lalit Modi. He created infrastructure in Jaipur that was world class. Not just the stadium but also the cricket academy which has the finest indoor nets facility since 2005. Changing political equations saw Lalit Modi lose by a wafer-thin margin to Sanjay Dixit in 2009. The Association was headed by CP Joshi as President and Sanjay Dixit as the Secretary. Lalit Modi won the elections again in 2013 but legal disputes have marred his team's functioning in the last 2 years.
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