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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. [9] Its headquarters are situated at the Cricket Centre in Churchgate, Mumbai. [10] BCCI is the wealthiest governing body of cricket in the world. [11] It has more than 5,300 crore revenue. [12]
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.
In 2014, BCCI collaborated with Cricket Australia (CA) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to get expert opinion on the creation of its new structure. On 16 February 2022, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah announced the construction of a new NCA facility near the Bangalore airport.
Anurag Thakur (then BCCI Chief), Galla Jayadev (Member of Parliament), Kesineni Srinivas (Member of Parliament), and Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao inaugurated the stadium at A.P Capital Amaravati on 30 May 2016, [5] with construction company IVRCL Limited winning the rights for the project, worth ₹ 51.04 crore (US$5.9 million). [6]
Anthony de Mello, the Secretary of the BCCI from its inception in 1928 until 1937, also served as the secretary of CCI from 1933 to 1937. [3] Sir Nowroji Saklatwala was the first Chairman of club, who served till his death in 1938, who also donated a large sum for construction of pavilion of the stadium. [4]
BCCI's headquarters were within the CCI until 2007 when it was moved to its current location at the Cricket centre on the premises of Mumbai Cricket Association at the Wankhede stadium. Brabourne Stadium served as the primary home ground of the Mumbai cricket team until the construction of the Wankhede Stadium in 1974.
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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 ...