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The Board of Control for Cricket in India, also known as BCCI, is the principal national governing body of the sport of cricket in India. [12] Its headquarters are situated at the Cricket Centre in Churchgate, Mumbai. [13] BCCI is the wealthiest governing body of cricket in the world. [14] [15]
Changes recommended by the Lodha Committee included restricting full membership to state associations and limiting states to one full member, with the others becoming associate members, [3] but these have not been fully adopted by the BCCI, with existing members retaining full membership except for Cricket Club of India (Mumbai) and National ...
BCCI was created with capital of which 25% was from Bank of America and the remaining 75% from Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. BCCI expanded rapidly in the 1970s, pursuing long-term asset growth over profits, seeking high-net-worth individuals and regular large deposits.
The president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is the highest post at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which administers cricket in India. [4] [5] Though the post is an honorary one, it is considered a highly prestigious post due to popularity of the game in the India and the financial clout of the organisation. [6]
The 2020 Indian Premier League (also known as IPL 13 and branded as Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 [1]) was the thirteenth season of the Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2008.
Ranjitsinhji, after whom the tournament is named. The idea of a national level, first class championship tournament was proposed by BCCI's founder A.S. De Mello. [7] The competition was launched following BCCI's meeting at Shimla in July 1934, [10] with the first fixtures taking place in 1934–35.Initially the tournament was named as 'The cricket championship of India', it later was renamed. [7]
Roger Binny was born in Bengaluru (Karnataka formerly the Mysuru State). Binny is the first Anglo-Indian of Scottish origin who played cricket for India. [2] His son, Stuart Binny, followed in his footsteps, having played state cricket for the Karnataka cricket team and international cricket for the India national cricket team.
The BCCI Corporate Trophy was an Indian cricket competition. It was established in 2009 by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as a 12-team inter-corporate tournament beginning at the start of the Indian cricket season before the start of the Ranji Trophy competition.