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Test International- C. K. Nayudu, India's first Test cricket captain India was invited to the International Cricket Council in 1926, and made their debut as a Test playing nation in England in 1932, led by CK Nayudu, who was considered the best Indian batsman at the time. [46] The one-off Test match between the two sides was played at Lord's in ...
Cricket was introduced to the Indian subcontinent by European merchant sailors in the 18th century, and the first cricket club was established in 1792. India's national cricket team did not play its first Test match until 25 June 1932 at Lord's, becoming the sixth team to be granted Test cricket status. From 1932 India had to wait until 1952 ...
The sport of cricket was introduced to the Indian subcontinent by sailors and traders of the English East India Company in the 17th and 18th centuries. [1] The earliest known record of cricket in India dates from 1721 and the first club had been founded by 1792. In the 1886 and 1888 summer seasons, the Parsees cricket team toured England. In ...
The formation of Twenty20 leagues in India – the unofficial Indian Cricket League, which started in 2007, and the official Indian Premier League, starting in 2008 – raised much speculation in the cricketing press about their effect on the future of cricket.
The India men's national cricket team, colloquially Team India, represents India in men's international cricket.It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status.
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]
A major controversy has erupted after the pitch for India’s semi-final cricket match against New Zealand in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 was changed at the last minute, dubbed by one ...
Cricket has a long history in India, having been introduced in the country during British rule. It is the most popular spectator sport in India. [132] India is a cricket powerhouse, having won the ICC ODI World Cup and the ICC T20 World Cup twice. The governing body for this sport in this nation is the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).