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Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body for the cricket in India. BCCI is the richest cricket board in the world and the wealthiest sports association in the country. The board is responsible for the administration of all cricket activities in the country ranging from the selection process to training, organizing the championships and arranging the funds and sponsors. BCCI is a nongovernment society and was formed in December 1928 as a society and is registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. Till eighteenth century, there was no administrative body to manage cricket in India. It was in 1912 that an all India cricket team sponsored and captained by Maharaja of Patiala visited England for the first time. Eight years after the end of World War I, two representatives of the Calcutta Cricket Club travelled to London in 1926 to attend the Imperial Cricket Conference. Imperial Cricket Conference is the predecessor to the current International Cricket Council. Technically, the two members were not an official representative of the Indian cricket but they were still allowed to attend the meeting by the then chairman of the conference Lord Harris. After the meeting, it was decided to send a team to India under the captaincy of Arthur Gilligan who was also the Englands Captain in the Ashes series. Gilligan in India then met the Maharaja of Patiala and others and promised them to press for Indias inclusion in ICC if all the promoters of the game in India come together and establish a single controlling body. The Maharaja of Patiala and others assured that a single controlling body will be formed and to form a single control body, a meeting was held on 21st November 1927 and the meeting was attended by 45 delegates which included delegates from Punjab, Delhi, United Provinces, Rajputana, Alwar, Central India, Bhopal etc. They reached the consensus to create a board for control of cricket in India and they took the unanimous decision to create a provisional board on 10th December 1927 and in December 1928, the BCCI was registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. R E Grant Govan was the first president of the board and Anthony de Mello was its first secretary. The BCC was essential to ensure that the game of cricket advances throughout India. BCCI would arrange and control inter territorial, foreign and other cricket matches and also make arrangements to make different teams to visit India and to control all India representatives playing within and outside India.Currently, BCCI organizes domestic cricket competitions that include BCCI Corporate Trophy, Ranji Trophy, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Irani Cup and Indian Premier League. BCCI is the richest cricket board in the world and it does not depend on the government for finances. They earn their income through the ticket sales, advertisements, broadcasting rights, kit sponsors as well as team sponsors. BCCI is in controversies as it has avoided taxes on its income and has claimed exemption in taxes. Although the income tax department withdrew this exemption in 2007-08, BCCI paid only 41.9 crore against its tax liability of 413 crore in the 2009-10 financial year. BCCI is also in controversies for not implementing the Justice Lodha Committee report despite getting instruction from the Supreme Court. BCCI and ICC were in disagreement over the WADA Whereabouts clause. BCCI was also against the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS) proposed by ICC. However, in September 2016, BCCI has given hints that they might be following the DRS system. BCCI is one of the most powerful boards of ICC and also has its influences on many of the ICC decisions.

BCCI: Have Done Cost Cutting But There Has Been no Pay Cut or Lay-Off
India.com Sports Desk | June 6, 2020 10:52 AM IST
Confirming that cost-cutting measures have been taken, the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCC...
BCCI: Have Done Cost Cutting But There Has Been no Pay Cut or Lay-Off
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Once Team Management Decides Something, I Don't Think There Should be a Place For Contrarian View: Wriddhiman Saha
India.com Sports Desk | June 5, 2020 8:26 AM IST
India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha isn't worried about the fact he's not the first choice when it co...
Once Team Management Decides Something, I Don't Think There Should be a Place For Contrarian View: Wriddhiman
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India Cricketer Robin Uthappa Reveals Battle With Depression, Had Suicidal Thoughts
India.com Sports Desk | June 4, 2020 11:48 AM IST
India cricketer Robin Uthappa has revealed there was a phase between 2009 and 2011 when he was clini...
India Cricketer Robin Uthappa Reveals Battle With Depression, Had Suicidal Thoughts
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Batsmen at Advantage if Nothing Allowed to Shine The Ball: India Batting Coach Vikram Rathour
India.com Sports Desk | June 4, 2020 10:26 AM IST
India batting coach Vikram Rathour feels that bowlers must be allowed to use something to shine the ...
Batsmen at Advantage if Nothing Allowed to Shine The Ball: India Batting Coach Vikram Rathour
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Mohammed Shami Distributes Food Packets And Masks, Making Efforts to Arrange Flights For Stranded Migrants
India.com Sports Desk | June 3, 2020 9:58 AM IST
India cricketer Mohammed Shami has been distributing food packets, water and masks to help the stran...
Mohammed Shami Distributes Food Packets And Masks, Making Efforts to Arrange Flights For Stranded Migrants
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'Extremely Honoured and Humbled' - Rohit Sharma on Khel Ratna Award Nomination
India.com Sports Desk | June 1, 2020 11:21 AM IST
India opener Rohit Sharma has expressed his gratitude at having been nominated for the Rajiv Khel Ra...
'Extremely Honoured and Humbled' - Rohit Sharma on Khel Ratna Award Nomination
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BCCI Nominates Rohit Sharma For Khel Ratna; Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Deepti Sharma For Arjuna Award
India.com Sports Desk | May 30, 2020 7:32 PM IST
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Sunday nominated the side's limited-overs vice-captain ...
BCCI Nominates Rohit Sharma For Khel Ratna; Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Deepti Sharma For Arjuna Award
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2020-05-30T08:32:29+00:00
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IPL Must go on; MS Dhoni One of The Finest Minds: BCCI Treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry
India.com Sports Desk | May 30, 2020 1:39 PM IST
Hailing former India skipper MS Dhoni as one of the finest minds in the game, BCCI treasurer Anirudh...
IPL Must go on; MS Dhoni One of The Finest Minds: BCCI Treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry
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2020-05-30T02:39:54+00:00
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'What's More Important? Cricket or Dealing With Coronavirus?' - BCCI, ICC in Heated Dispute Over Tax Exemption
India.com Sports Desk | May 29, 2020 1:15 PM IST
During the all-important ICC board meeting on Thursday, certain members reportedly agreed that the t...
'What's More Important? Cricket or Dealing With Coronavirus?' - BCCI, ICC in Heated Dispute Over Tax Exemptio
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2020-05-29T02:15:04+00:00
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup Under 'Very High Risk' of Being Postponed: Cricket Australia
India.com Sports Desk | May 29, 2020 9:15 AM IST
Cricket Australia (CA) CEO Kevin Roberts has warned that the ICC Men's T20 World Cup scheduled to be...
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Under 'Very High Risk' of Being Postponed: Cricket Australia
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Cricket Australia Confirms Full Series Against India, Announces Summer Schedule For 2020-21 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
India.com Sports Desk | May 28, 2020 5:45 PM IST
Ending weeks of speculation, Cricket Australia on Thursday confirmed that India will make the trip D...
Cricket Australia Confirms Full Series Against India, Announces Summer Schedule For 2020-21 Amid COVID-19 Pan
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I Would Have Loved to Play Against Virat Kohli, Right Guy to Lead Indian Cricket Forward: Ian Botham
India.com Sports Desk | May 28, 2020 8:45 AM IST
Legendary England allrounder Ian Botham reckons that Virat Kohli is the right man to lead Indian cri...
I Would Have Loved to Play Against Virat Kohli, Right Guy to Lead Indian Cricket Forward: Ian Botham
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Cricket Australia Writes Letter Requesting to Host T20 World Cup in 2021: Reports
India.com Sports Desk | May 28, 2020 8:15 AM IST
Cricket Australia (CA) chairman Earl Eddings reportedly shot a letter to ICC's Financial and Commerc...
Cricket Australia Writes Letter Requesting to Host T20 World Cup in 2021: Reports
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ICC Could Formalise T20 World Cup Postponement Today, October Window Likely For IPL
India.com Sports Desk | May 28, 2020 7:45 AM IST
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia could be formally postponed to 2022 as the board holds...
ICC Could Formalise T20 World Cup Postponement Today, October Window Likely For IPL
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2021 T20 World Cup to Stay in India, Australia May Host in 2022: Report
India.com Sports Desk | May 27, 2020 9:10 AM IST
With the ICC Men's T20 World Cup this year in Australia set to be postponed, it has emerged that Ind...
2021 T20 World Cup to Stay in India, Australia May Host in 2022: Report
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Bio-Secure Venues a Bit Unrealistic, Impossible For Everyone to do it: Rahul Dravid
India.com Sports Desk | May 26, 2020 8:00 AM IST
Batting legend Rahul Dravid has questioned the prospects of plans to create bio-secure environment f...
Bio-Secure Venues a Bit Unrealistic, Impossible For Everyone to do it: Rahul Dravid
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Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Prospect of IPL Happening This Year, Says Can’t Risk Health For a Sports Event
India.com Sports Desk | May 23, 2020 9:59 PM IST
BCCI's plan to host the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) suffered a major jolt on Sat...
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Prospect of IPL Happening This Year, Says Can’t Risk Health For a Sports Ev
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2020-05-23T10:59:01+00:00
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020 to be Postponed, Formal Decision Soon: Report
India.com Sports Desk | May 22, 2020 1:43 PM IST
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup this year is set to be postponed and will not be held in the October-Nov...
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020 to be Postponed, Formal Decision Soon: Report
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Nine Out of 10 Chances That India Series Will Go Ahead: Cricket Australia
India.com Sports Desk | May 22, 2020 10:44 AM IST
Cricket Australia (CA) is positive of hosting India for a four-match Test series later this year des...
Nine Out of 10 Chances That India Series Will Go Ahead: Cricket Australia
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2020-05-21T23:44:26+00:00
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CSA Could Test Bio-Bubble When India Tour South Africa For T20I Series in August
India.com Sports Desk | May 22, 2020 9:51 AM IST
India may tour South Africa in August for a T20I series and the country's cricket board is planning ...
CSA Could Test Bio-Bubble When India Tour South Africa For T20I Series in August
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