Board of Control for Cricket in India
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the principal national governing body of the sport of cricket in India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its headquarters are situated at the Cricket Centre in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> BCCI is the wealthiest governing body of cricket in the world.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It has a revenue of more than Template:INRconvert.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
It is involved in talent development through grassroots programs and cricket academies. Its initiatives include coaching, infrastructure development, and player welfare programs designed to maintain and enhance India's competitive performance internationally.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
BCCI was established on 1 December 1928 in Madras under Act XXI of 1860 of Madras and was subsequently reregistered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975.<ref>Template:Cite report</ref> It is a consortium of state cricket associations that select their representatives who elect the BCCI president. It joined the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1926 which later became the International Cricket Council.<ref name="icc-cricket.com"/> The BCCI is an autonomous, private organization that does not fall under the purview of the National Sports Federation of India of Government of India and does not receive any grants from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The BCCI is influential in international cricket.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":10">Template:Cite news</ref> The International Cricket Council shares the largest part of its revenue with the BCCI. Organised by the BCCI, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the wealthiest sports leagues in the world.<ref name=":7">Template:Cite news</ref>
In financial year 2023–2024, BCCI earned Template:INR convert.<ref name=":7" /> BCCI paid Template:INRConvert in taxes for the financial year 2022–23.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="AT" />Template:Refn
R. E. Grant Govan was the first BCCI president and Anthony De Mello was its first secretary.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
BCCI has hosted multiple Cricket World Cups,Template:Efn and will host the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup, the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup,Template:Efn the 2029 Champions Trophy, and the 2031 Cricket World Cup.Template:Efn<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The BCCI manages four squads that represent India in international cricket; the men's national cricket team, the women's national cricket team, the men's national under-19 cricket team and the women's national under-19 cricket team. It also governs the developmental squads; the India A team, the India B team and the India A women's team.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its national selection committee, which is led by chief national selector, selects players for these teams.Template:Efn As part of its duties, the BCCI organises and schedules matches to be played by each of these teams, and schedules, sanctions and organises domestic cricket in India.<ref name=":5">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
History
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The first game of cricket was played in India by European sailors, who played the sport as a recreational activity in the first half of the 18th century. These sailors played cricket near their coastal settlements. The first recorded match in India was played between the British army and British settlers in 1751. The world's second-oldest cricket club, Calcutta Cricket Club, was founded in 1792 in present-day Kolkata. The Parsis were the first civilian community to accept cricket as a sport and play it in India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1848, they set up the Oriental Cricket Club in present-day Mumbai. In 1850, they founded the Young Zoroastrian Cricket Club. In 1886, Hindus founded the Hindu Gymkhana sports club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 1912, an all-India cricket team visited England for the first time, and were sponsored and captained by the Maharaja of Patiala. In 1926, two representatives of Calcutta Cricket Club travelled to London to attend meetings of the Imperial Cricket Conference, the predecessor of the current International Cricket Council. Although technically not an official representative of Indian cricket, they were allowed to attend by Lord Harris, chairman of the conference. The outcome of the meeting was the MCC's decision to send a team that was led by Arthur Gilligan, who had captained England in The Ashes, to India.Template:Citation needed span
Founding and early years
In a meeting with the Maharaja of Patiala, Bhupinder Singh,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and others, Gilligan promised to press for its inclusion in the ICC if all of the game's promoters in the country united to establish a single controlling body. An assurance was givenTemplate:Citation neededTemplate:By whom and on 21 November 1927 a meeting was held in Delhi, which was attended by delegates from Patiala, Delhi, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Rajputana, Alwar, Bhopal, Gwalior, Baroda, Kathiawar, Central Provinces and Berar, Sindh and Punjab. The delegates agreed to create a board for control of cricket in India. On 10 December 1927, a unanimous decision to form a provisional board of control was taken, and the BCCI was formed in December 1928. R. E. Grant Govan was elected as its first president and Anthony de Mello was secretary.<ref name="maharaja">Template:Cite bookPage 44</ref>
In 1926, the BCCI joined the Imperial Cricket Council, then the governing body for international cricket. In 1936, the BCCI started India's premier first-class cricket championship the Ranji Trophy, which was named after the first Indian person who played international cricket, the King of Nawanagar state K.S. Ranjitsinhji,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> who played for England in international cricket. The Mumbai cricket team is the most-successful team, winning 42 titles.
In 1932, India played its maiden Test match under the captaincy of C. K. Nayudu against England at Lord's cricket ground in London. During England's 1933-34 tour of India, on 17 December 1933, Lala Amarnath became the first Indian batsman to score a test century, scoring 118 on his debut, at Bombay Gymkhana.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1967–68, India won its first-ever Test cricket series outside Asia. Previously it had defeated Pakistan, New Zealand and England, and won series in India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1945–1987
In 1952, the England team toured India; it was their first tour of India after its Independence. Nigel Howard was the captain of touring team.<ref name=T>Template:Cite news</ref> The former India captain Vijaya Ananda Gajapathi Raju, also known as Vizzy, was the BCCI president in the 1960s.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1975, the BCCI paid Template:INR per match to the test cricketers. Banks, Indian railways and private enterprises would recruit players.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The board appointed Ajit Wadekar captain in 1971, the Indian team won their first test series against England on English soil, and against the West Indies, Sunil Gavaskar made his test debut in latter series.
India won the 1983 Cricket World Cup, defeating the defending champions the West Indies by 43 runs in the final at Lord's. India also won the World Championship of Cricket in 1985, defeating Pakistan by eight wickets in the final at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The BCCI hosted the 1987 World Cup; it was the first time the event was organised outside England.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987–2000
Through the 1980s and early 1990s, BCCI paid Template:INR per match to terrestrial television network Doordarshan to broadcast the Indian cricket team's matches.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
It hosted the ICC Cricket World Cup competitions in 1987 and 1996.<ref name=C2 />Template:Efn
In 1991, BCCI proposed South Africa's readmission to international cricket at the International Cricket Council (ICC).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After the proposal succeeded, the BCCI sold television broadcast rights for the first time; South African Broadcasting Corporation purchased the rights to broadcast the South African cricket tour of India, South Africa's first official international tour after the 21-year boycott from international cricket.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> During this time, South Africa joined the "Asian bloc" of the BCCI and its South-Asian neighbours.
In 1993, the BCCI signed a deal with TransWorld International (TWI), which would pay the BCCI to televise England's tour of India on satellite television and Doordarshan would pay TWI for the rights to televise the matches in India.<ref name="auto1">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The 1993 Hero Cup was broadcast on Star TV, which made it the first cricket series to be broadcast on satellite television in India and broke the monopoly of Doordarshan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="auto1"/> A lengthy legal battle between Doordarshan and the BCCI—which was led by Jagmohan Dalmiya and president I. S. Bindra—ensued. In February 1995, the Supreme Court of India ruled the television rights of India's matches were a commodity belonging to the BCCI, for which the broadcaster must pay BCCI and not the other way around.<ref name="icon">Template:Cite news</ref>
BCCI, in a joint bid with Pakistan and Sri Lanka, won the rights to host the 1996 Cricket World Cup, defeating the England-and-Australia bloc. The tournament was a commercial success,<ref name="gorilla"/> yielding the ICC a profit of $50 million.<ref name="icon"/>
In 1997, Dalmiya became the president of the ICC.<ref name="gorilla">Template:Cite news</ref> With Dalmiya at the head of the ICC, the BCCI led a successful proposal to grant Test status to Bangladesh in 1999–2000.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
21st century
Template:See also Since 2000, the BCCI has hosted and organised multiple ICC cricket World Cups competitions that is men's 2011 ODI world cup,Template:Efn the 2023 ODI world cup, the 2016 T20 world cup, the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy and 2021 T20 world cups;Template:Efn 2013, 2016 Women's Cricket world cups.
In 2007, the BCCI established the Indian Premier League (IPL), an annual, franchise-based, Twenty20 cricket league. In 2008, the BCCI sold the ownership rights of eight city-based franchises to corporate groups and Bollywood celebrities in a closed auction for a total of Template:USD723.49 million;<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> it also sold the tournament's global media rights for 10 years to World Sport Group for Template:USD1.03 billion. The media deal was re-negotiated the following year to $1.6 billion.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2010, the BCCI expanded the league to 10 teams, selling two new franchises for a total of Template:USD703 million.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Due to the IPL's commercial success, similarly styled Twenty20 leagues appeared around the world, as did franchise-based leagues in other sports in India.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2014, the BCCI, Cricket Australia and the England and Wales Cricket Board seized control of several of the ICC's key committees to form the "Big Three". The foundation of the "Big Three" would result in a complete remodelling of world cricket, with India, England, and Australia now commanding most of cricket's revenue for the foreseeable future.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>Template:ISBN missing
In 2019, the BCCI recognised retired players' union, the Indian Cricketers' Association (ICA), which was formed after the Supreme court appointed Lodha committee's recommendation to form an independent organisation for welfare of nation's players. The board also includes this union's one person as "ICA representative" in BCCI and IPL's apex governing council.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
On 14 February 2022, it laid foundation stone for new National Cricket Academy (NCA) at Bengaluru, which will replace old NCA located near M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
National teams
Men's Test team: India played their first Test match against England in 1932 and has since become one of the most dominant teams in Test cricket. India has been a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since its inception in 1909. As of June 2025, the position of Men's Test captain is held by Shubman Gill.
Men's white-ball team: India played their first One-Day International against England in 1974, and their first Twenty20 International against South Africa in 2006. India won the Cricket World Cup for the first time in 1983 and secured their second title in 2011. India won the first T20 World Cup in 2007, followed by winning the tournament again in 2024. India won the Champions Trophy, a record three times, in 2002, 2013 and 2025. As of June 2025, the position of Men's ODI captain is held by Shubman Gill and the position of Men's T20I captain is held by Suryakumar Yadav.
Women's team: India played their first Women's Test match against West Indies in 1976, and their first Women's One-Day International and Women's Twenty20 International against England in 1978 and 2006 respectively. India won the Women's Cricket World Cup for the first time in 2025. As of June 2025, the position of Women's team captain is held by Harmanpreet Kaur.
Under-19 teams: India men's U-19 and India women's U-19 teams regularly compete in the Under-19 Cricket World Cups, and have won it a record five and a record two times respectively. The most recent captains as of 2025 are Uday Saharan and Niki Prasad respectively.
Reserves' teams: India A is the second-tier men's team, focusing on developing players and providing them with exposure through tours and warm-up matches. The team plays in various formats to prepare players for the senior team. Similarly, India A women's is the second-tier women's team, and India B is the third-tier men's team.
Disability teams: The BCCI is committed to growing cricket opportunities for people with disabilities in India. They govern the Physical Disability team,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the Learning Disability team,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the Visually Impaired team, and the Deaf team.
Domestic Teams
Domestic Tournaments
Men’s Senior Tournaments
The Men’s Senior tournaments are the pinnacle of domestic cricket for senior male cricketers in India. These include the premier first-class, List A, and T20 tournaments.
| Tournament Name | Format | Current Winner | Last Tournament Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranji Trophy | First-class | Vidarbha (2024–25) | 2024-25 |
| Duleep Trophy | First-class | India A (2024-25) | 2024-25 |
| Irani Trophy | First-class | Mumbai (2024-25) | 2024-25 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy | List A | Karnataka (2024–25) | 2024-25 |
| Deodhar Trophy | List A | South Zone (2023) | 2023 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy | T20 | Mumbai (2024–25) | 2024-25 |
Women’s Senior Tournaments
The Women’s Senior tournaments provide a competitive platform for senior female cricketers in India. These tournaments mirror the men's categories but are focused on women's cricket.
| Tournament Name | Format | Current Winner | Last Tournament Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Women's Inter Zonal Multi-Day Trophy | First-class | East Zone (2023–24) | 2023-24 |
| Senior Women's One-Day Trophy | List A | Madhya Pradesh (2024-25) | 2024-25 |
| Senior Women's Inter Zonal One-Day Trophy | List A | East Zone (2022-23) | 2022-23 |
| Senior Women's T20 Trophy | T20 | Mumbai (2023–24) | 2023-24 |
| Senior Women's Inter Zonal T20 Trophy | T20 | Central Zone (2023–24) | 2022-23 |
Men’s Youth Tournaments
The Men’s Youth tournaments focus on young male cricketers, providing them with opportunities to showcase their talent at the national level.
| Tournament Name | Format | Current Winner | Last Tournament Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. K. Nayudu Trophy | Under-23 First-class | Punjab Under-23 (2024–25) | 2024-25 |
| Mens Under-23 State A Trophy | Under-23 List A | Punjab Under-23 (2024–25) | 2024-25 |
| Cooch Behar Trophy | Under-19 First-class | Tamil Nadu Under-19 (2024–25) | 2024-25 |
| Vinoo Mankad Trophy | Under-19 List A | Gujarat Under-19 (2024) | 2024 |
| Vijay Merchant Trophy | Under-16 First-class | Uttar Pradesh Under-16 (2024–25) | 2024-25 |
Women’s Youth Tournaments
The Women’s Youth tournaments give young female cricketers the chance to develop and display their skills on a national stage.
| Tournament Name | Format | Current Winner | Last Tournament Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Under-23 One-Day Trophy | Under-23 List A | Haryana Women's Under-23 (2024) | 2024 |
| Women's Under-23 T20 Trophy | Under-23 T20 | Delhi Women's Under-23 (2025) | 2025 |
| Women's Under-19 One-Day Trophy | Under-19 List A | Uttar Pradesh Women's Under-19 (2025) | 2025 |
| Women's Under-19 T20 Trophy | Under-19 T20 | Tamil Nadu Women's Under-19 (2024) | 2024 |
| Women's Under-15 One-Day Trophy | Under-15 List A | Bengal Women's Under-15 (2024) | 2024 |
Franchise Level Tournaments
The BCCI also oversees franchise-level tournaments, which provide opportunities for regional and private teams to participate in competitive cricket.
| Tournament Name | Format | Current Winner | Last Tournament Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Premier League (IPL) | T20 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2025) | 2025 |
| Women's Premier League (WPL) | T20 | Mumbai Indians Women (2025) | 2025 |
Administration
Constitution
The BCCI is governed by its constitution. The board has been prohibited by the Supreme Court of India from amending its own constitution without its approval.<ref name=C/>
Headquarters
The BCCI's headquarters is located at the Cricket Centre within the premises of the Wankhede Stadium in Churchgate, Mumbai.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Legal status
BCCI is registered as a society in Tamil Nadu under the societies registration act, is an autonomous body and does not receive any grants or funding from the Indian government.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2004, in the Supreme Court of India, the BCCI stated that the Indian cricket team is the official team of BCCI and not the official team of India and it does not fly the national flag or uses any national emblem in the activities of the board. The BCCI recommends its players for prestigious awards such as the Arjuna award but says it is not a national sports federation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Since its foundation, the BCCI has not been officially sanctioned by Government of India and after being started as a national governing body of cricket in India, it is the sole representative of India in International Cricket Council.<ref name=":8">Template:Cite news</ref>
Logo
The BCCI's logo is derived from the Star of India emblem. According to Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu, the logo was designed by the Government of India in 1928. It is 90% similar to the Star of India.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The BCCI was alleged to use old official government emblem without prior permission from Government of India and it is an offence under the Emblem and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950.<ref name=":8" />
National teams
The BCCI manages four squads that represent India in international cricket; the men's national cricket team, the women's national cricket team, the men's national under-19 cricket team and the women's national under-19 cricket team. It also governs the developmental squads; the India A team, the India B team and the India A women's team. Shubman Gill is the Test and ODI captain of the Indian men's national cricket team. Suryakumar Yadav is the T20 captain of the Indian men's national cricket team. Harmanpreet Kaur is the captain of the Indian women's national cricket team. India won the 1983 and 2011 Cricket World Cups, and the 2007 and 2024 T20 World Cups. India have also won the Champions Trophy, a record three times, in 2002, 2013 and 2025. India have also won the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup.
Anti-corruption unit
The BCCI has a special anti-corruption unit that is responsible for preventing malpractice in cricket within India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This unit is responsible for investigating unlawful activities such as betting, spot-fixing, match-fixing and corrupt approaches to players.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Shabir Hussein has been the head of this unit since April 2021.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ethics officer
Former Indian Supreme Court judge Vineet Saran is the BCCI's incumbent ethics officer and ombudsman. He was appointed in June 2022.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The board created this ethics officer post in 2017 due to increasing complaints of conflict of interest in the board's office holders, employees and associated people. The officer reviews complaints of conflict of interest.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Anti-doping unit
Dr. Abhijit Salvi is the head of BCCI's anti-doping unit. NADA sends qualified doctors to collect blood and urine sample of players and later analyse it in lab to find out performance-enhancing drugs or steroids in blood. After that BCCI takes appropriate actions if found doing violations.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Television production
In 2012, the BCCI established its own production house. The BCCI's broadcast service produces coverage of international matches of the Indian national cricket team those held in India and matches of leading domestic tournaments including the IPL. Until 2012, the BCCI paid the production costs to the company who purchased the media rights from them. Nimbus Communications did production for the BCCI for many years.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The BCCI's production house holds production rights and copyrights of Indian cricket's content.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The BCCI broadcasts video highlights of domestic and bilateral cricket series in India on its website.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Starting in July 2023, it will broadcast live, important domestic games form tournaments such as Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy on its website.<ref name=":12">Template:Cite news</ref>
Officials
President
President is an elected position, and is considered the most-powerful position in the BCCI administration. Due to the president's financial power and the popularity of cricket in India, it is considered as a highly prestigious position. The President of the BCCI presides over the meeting of the apex council and the general body. He signs audited annual accounts and financial statements.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The full-member state boards can vote in the presidential election. Gujarat and Maharashtra have more than one full member but as per the Lodha Committee, supreme court guidelines state any state can have only one vote in the election at any time.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Former Indian cricketer Mithun Manhas is the incumbent President of the BCCI. He succeeded Roger Binny.
Secretary
'BCCI secretary' is the second most powerful and important post after president. Secretary signs all the contracts and carries correspondence on behalf of BCCI. Jay Shah was the incumbent secretary till 30 November 2024 as he took charge as the Chairman of the International Cricket Council on 1 December 2024 succeeding Greg Barclay. The secretary have power to take action or defend office bearers, employees of the BCCI.<ref name=C>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Shah was also the president of the Asian Cricket Council until 2024.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
National selectors
National selectors are responsible for selecting national men's senior team. It also select male junior teams India A and India B, which represent India in second-and-third tiers of international cricket. The selection committee is composed of five former cricketers from five different zones of the country, Shivasundar Das, Sridharan Sharath, Salil Ankola and Subroto Banerjee are its present members. Chief selector's position is vacant as of 22 May 2023<ref name=":6" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> BCCI's junior national selection committee selects players for junior teams such as India U19 and U15 men. Sharath Sridharan is its chairman since 17 September 2021.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
BCCI gives chief national selector ₹1.25 crore per year for his job.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The All India women's selection committee selects players for Indian female cricket team. It consists of five female former players from five zones of the nation, who have represented India at international level. Template:As of, former left-arm spinner Neetu David is the head of this committee since her appointment on 26 September 2020. The committee consists of Neetu David (head), Aarti Vaidya, Renu Margrate, Mithu Mukharjee, Venkatechar Kalpana.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Cricket Advisory Committee
This committee has three members. CAC is responsible for selecting head coach for men's and women's national senior team.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Past office bearers
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Presidents
The following is a list of presidents of BCCI:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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Honorary Secretaries
The following is a list of secretaries of BCCI:
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Finance
Earnings
The BCCI is a private entity; it does not depend on the Government of India for its finances.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2020, with US$405 million out of US$1,534 million, India had 26% share in the ICC FTP income disbursed to 10 Test playing nations, while the England and Wales Cricket Board received US$139 million as the second-highest earner.<ref name=savior1/> In the same year, to refinance other boards after the global economic decline and the significantly reduced income of most boards due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ICC changed its FTP schedule to organise more international matches with India.<ref name=savior1/>
ICC will share 38.5% of its total annual income with BCCI from 2023 to 2027, the board could earn $1.15 bn plus in this cycle. BCCI will receive biggest share of ICC's income than any other board.<ref name=":9">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>
Income
In financial year (FY) 2019–2020, the BCCI's total annual income was estimated to be over Template:INR (US$535 million), including Template:INR (US$345 million) from the IPL, Template:INR (US$139 million) from bilateral cricket with other nations, and Template:INR (US$51 million per year or total US$405 million for eight years) from India's share of ICC revenue.<ref name=savior1>Template:Cite web</ref> In financial year 2021-2022 the BCCI earned ₹4542 Cr, in FY 2022-2023 earned ₹6558 Cr.<ref name=V>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=HK>Template:Cite web</ref>
ICC Income share
In 2020, as per the present eight-year Future Tours Program (FTP), India receives US$405 million from the ICC, as contrasted with US$139 million to the England and Wales Cricket Board, while US$128 million for each of Cricket Australia, Cricket South Africa, Pakistan Cricket Board, New Zealand Cricket, Sri Lanka Cricket, Cricket West Indies and Bangladesh Cricket Board, and US$94 million for Zimbabwe.<ref name=savior1/>
In FY 2023–2027, ICC going to share 38.5% of its annual revenue with the BCCI.<ref name=":9" />
Media rights
On 16 January 2023, the board sold the WPL's media rights in Template:INRConvert for the period of 2023–2027 to Viacom18.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>
On 31 August 2023, Viacom18 has acquired the media rights of "India cricket" as a result Viacom18 has exclusive rights to broadcast all the bilateral matches of India national women's–men's cricket team's which will take place in India and right to air all the domestic tournaments such as Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Irani Cup, Duleep Trophy and many more. The Template:INR deal will last from Sept 2023 to March 2028.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The IPL is the BCCI's largest source of income by medium of media rights. From 2018 to 2022, global rights were awarded to Star India for ₹16,347.5 crore (US$2.0 billion). In 2022, BCCI sold IPL media rights for a staggering ₹48,390 crore (equivalent to ₹510 billion or US$6.4 billion in 2023), comprising television rights of ₹23,575 crore and digital rights of ₹20,500 crore, which were won by Disney and Viacom18 respectively. This deal includes 410 matches from 2023 to 2027. Viacom 18 won the exclusive digital rights for the Indian subcontinent and for streaming to the UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa; while Times Internet won global streaming rights in the Middle East, North Africa and the United States. Due to this deal, the IPL became the second-richest league in the world behind National Football League (NFL).<ref name=":15">Template:Cite web</ref>
History of BCCI's media rights
In 2018, satellite broadcaster Star India won the BCCI's exclusive media rights from 2018 to 2023. Star India won the rights to broadcast the Indian cricket team's matches on their television channels, and the rights to broadcast on Disney+ Hotstar for Template:INR.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On average, Star Sports pays Template:INR per match to the BCCI.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The deal also include rights to broadcast men's domestic tournaments such as the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Irani Cup, Duleep Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy; and women's international cricket matches in India on Star Sport and Disney+ Hotstar.Template:Citation needed
Sponsorship rights
Apollo Tyres is the current team sponsor of National Cricket team (2025—2027). Viacom18's Sports18 TV channel and its OTT platform JioCinema is the current (2023–2027) official broadcaster of the BCCI. Adidas is kit sponsor (since June 2023), September 2023 onwards IDFC First Bank is title sponsor for all the bilateral series in India and for all the domestic tournaments, excluding the IPL and Women's Premier League because their title sponsor is TATA for 2022–23 season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Campa, Ambuja and Hyundai are official partners.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ticketing rights
BCCI sold IPL 2022 ticket-selling rights to Book My Show. The deal includes management of spectator entry at stadium gates.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Paytm Insider app also often sells bilateral series' tickets.
Expenditure
Match fees paid by the BCCI
Men's International Cricket
| Format | Match Fee |
|---|---|
| Test Match | ₹15,00,000 |
| ODI Match | ₹6,00,000 |
| T20I Match | ₹3,00,000 |
Women's International Cricket
| Format | Match Fee |
|---|---|
| Test Match | ₹15,00,000 |
| ODI Match | ₹6,00,000 |
| T20I Match | ₹3,00,000 |
Men's Domestic Cricket
| Format | Match Fee |
|---|---|
| Ranji Trophy (41+ matches) | ₹240,000 per match <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| Ranji Trophy (21–40 matches) | ₹200,000 per match<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Ranji Trophy (less than 20 matches) | ₹160,000 per match<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy | ₹25,000–₹60,000 per match (based on experience) |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy | ₹20,000–₹50,000 per match (based on experience)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| Duleep Trophy | ₹14,000 per match<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
Women's Domestic Cricket
| Format | Match Fee |
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| Senior Women's Domestic (ODI & T20) | ₹30,000 per match |
| Women’s Under-23 (ODI) | ₹20,000 per match<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
Men's Youth Cricket
| Format | Match Fee |
|---|---|
| Under-19 (ODI & T20) | ₹10,000 per match<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Under-23 (ODI & T20) | ₹15,000 per match |
Women's Youth Cricket
| Format | Match Fee |
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| Under-19 (ODI & T20) | ₹5,000 per match<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Under-23 (ODI & T20) | ₹10,000 per match |
Indian Premier League (IPL)
| Category | Match Fee |
|---|---|
| Playing XI (per match) | ₹7,50,000<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Full league season (14 matches) | ₹1,05,00,000 |
| Team match-fee pool (per season) | ₹12.60 crore |
Cricketing infrastructure development
On 12 September 2006, the BCCI announced it would spend Template:INR over the next year to upgrade cricket stadiums in India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Update inline
In the early 2000s, it established the National Cricket Academy at Bangalore to train future cricketers. On 17 February 2022, the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly founded a new NCA facility at Bangalore, which occupies Template:Cvt of land near an airport. On completion, it will have three cricket grounds, 40 practice pitches, residential rooms, a swimming pool and a gymnasium. Construction will cost Template:INR.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
On 12 September 2006, the BCCI announced it would spend ₹1,600 crore over the next year to upgrade cricket stadiums in India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Update inline
In the early 2000s, it established the National Cricket Academy (NCA) at Bangalore to train future cricketers. On 17 February 2022, the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly founded a new NCA facility at Bangalore, which occupies Template:Cvt of land near an airport. On completion, it will have three cricket grounds, 40 practice pitches, residential rooms, a swimming pool and a gymnasium. Construction will cost ₹200 crore.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In September 2024, the BCCI inaugurated the new National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, now called the BCCI Centre of Excellence. The facility spans 40 acres and includes three international-standard cricket grounds, 86 practice pitches, a 16,000 square-foot gymnasium, advanced sports science and rehabilitation centers including jacuzzis, underwater therapy pools, and recovery labs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, the BCCI initiated Phase 1 of a nationwide stadium upgrade plan. Major renovations included ₹127.47 crore for Eden Gardens (Kolkata), ₹117.17 crore for Rajiv Gandhi Stadium (Hyderabad), ₹100 crore for Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi), ₹79.46 crore for PCA Stadium (Mohali), and ₹78.82 crore for Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In May 2024, the BCCI laid the foundation stone for a state-of-the-art indoor training facility in the North East India to serve cricketers from Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Sikkim. This facility will include indoor nets, swimming pools, and modern fitness centers.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Stadium security
The BCCI hires police for security and crowd control in arenas during IPL, bilateral and ICC tournaments, unlike Australian or English cricket boards who hire private security agencies. In Maharashtra from June 2023 onwards they have to pay ₹35, ₹50, ₹60 lakhs for Test, ODI and T20 per game respectively to the Maharashtra government.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>Template:Efn
Donations
In March 2020, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly announced a donation of Template:INR to the PM CARES Fund to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In May 2021, the media reported that the BCCI would donate 2,000 Template:Convert Oxygen concentrators to help India fight COVID.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>Template:Update inline
In 2021, the BCCI announced, it will donate ₹10 Cr to Olympic bound Indian contingent.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In August 2023, it paid Template:INRConvert to the Constitution Club of India based in New Delhi, to buy gym equipments. The club is an exclusive club for members of parliament of India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Encouragement to other sports
Template:Further BCCI announced rewards to the Indian olympians who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Players' contracts and welfare
Contracts
The BCCI created four grades for contracted male players—A+, A, B and C; and three grades for contracted female players—A, B and C. Male players who are in A+ grade get Template:INR a year. Players of A-grade get Template:INR, B-grade's players get Template:INR and C-grade players receive Template:INR per year. Female players who are in A grade get Template:INR a year, B-grade players get Template:INR a year and C-grade players get Template:INR a year.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref>
Pension schemes
The BCCI gives pensions to former domestic and international players who played for India.<ref name=":0" /> On 31 December 1993 BCCI decided to give Template:INR pension to the players, who played more than 25 International Test match for the nation. The board gives Template:INR pensions to the players who played in the Ranji Trophy before the 1957-to-1958 season.<ref name=":0" /> In 2013, the BCCI gave one-time benefits to domestic players who played in more than 75 first-class matches.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> For female cricketers, the board give a Template:INR-per-month pension to players who played 10 or more Tests for India; and Template:INR per month for those who played between five and nine Tests.<ref name=":0" />
Insurance
The BCCI has taken insurance for nearly everything related to them; they covered health insurance of their employees, they have insured international and domestic players for loss of fees due to injury, matches, their old office and new office at the Wankhede stadium and IPL matches. In case of cancellation of IPL, domestic and international cricket matches due to poor weather, riot, or fire. The BCCI receives payments from insurance companies.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The BCCI provides Template:INR insurance to players who played under the board.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Tax payments
In 2018, Template:INR of tax was outstanding till 1 April 2018, this sum was cleared along with interest in September 2018. However the Department of Revenue issued a notice for tax evasion to the BCCI, they also demanded the BCCI for another outstanding income-tax payment of Template:INR; according to details submitted by the Ministry of finance in the Parliament in February 2019.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Since IPL began Income Tax Department (IT department) refused to give income tax exemption for IPL, said it is an annual commercial activity. Since financial year 2007-2008 to 2017-2018, BCCI paid ₹3,500 crore to IT department, out of around ₹12000 Cr it earned from the IPL.<ref name=":13">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2007–08, although the IT department withdrew this exemptionTemplate:Which, BCCI only paid tax amounting to Template:INRConvert against its tax liability of Template:INRConvert in the 2009–2010 financial year<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2012, BCCI paid no income tax, claimed they are a charitable organisation.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2015, then Finance minister Jayant Sinha said, ministry collected ₹2140.58 Cr from BCCI, 2004–05 onwards, but tax payment still pending, 53 Cr is from assessment year 2008–09, ₹100 Cr from 2010 to 11, ₹100 Cr from 2011 to 12, ₹116.89 Cr of year 2012–13 from BCCI.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2014–15, the BCCI paid ₹864.78 Cr income tax by leaving outstanding tax of ₹462.52 Cr, which income tax department want from it, also demanded ₹400 Cr from FY 2015–16.<ref name=":14">Template:Cite news</ref>
The following table contains the information of BCCI's tax payment : <ref name="AT">Template:Cite news</ref>
| FY | Amount |
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| 2013–14 | ₹50<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> or ₹100 Cr<ref name=":13" /> |
| 2014–15 | ₹864.78 Cr<ref name=":14" /> |
| 2017–18 | ₹596.21 Cr |
| 2018–19 | ₹815.08 Cr |
| 2019–20 | ₹882.29 Cr |
| 2020–21 | ₹844.92 Cr |
| 2021–22 | ₹1159 Cr |
| 2022–23 | ₹4000 Cr |
Controversies
Conflicts of interest
Template:Further India Cements-Chennai Super Kings owner and former president N. Srinivasan was criticised for his alleged biased behaviour towards some state boards by awarding them ODI, Test and T20I matches while in office, possibly in violation of the board's rotation policy on venues.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=stars>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref>
During Srinivasan's tenure as treasurer in BCCI before he became the president, the board constitution was amended to facilitate him to buy an IPL franchise, through his company India Cements during the 2008 IPL team auction (An event held where 8 teams was sold through an open auction).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Srinivasan courted further controversy for appointing India national side's and Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as a vice-president of India Cements.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He also interfered in national team's selection, in 2012 ex BCCI selector Mohinder Amarnath revealed that selectors wanted to sack Dhoni from skipper post, after India lost 8 test in a row, including "disastrous series in Australia", they wanted to replace him, it was a unanimous decision by selectors, but Srinivasan didn't allow it to happen.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, who was team principal of CSK, was arrested for involvement in Spot-fixing and betting. Then unrecognised state association by BCCI, the Bihar Cricket Association, filed a petition against it for mismanagement and conflict of interest in its investigation of 2013 IPL corruption scandal. In 2013, Mumbai police arrested the Indian cricket team's regular player S. Sreesanth, other players and IPL team owners of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for their dealings with the illegal betting industry.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2015, the Supreme Court appointed the Lodha Committee suspended Chennai Super Kings from the IPL for two years, and suspended Meiyappan from cricket activities for life.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2013, Rupa Gurunath—N Shrinivasan's daughter and Gurunath Meiyappan's wife—who was then president of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, was found guilty of conflict of interest by the BCCI's ethics officer Justice D.K. Jain. In 2015, the Supreme Court of India barred Srinivasan from the BCCI for contesting elections due to his conflict of interests; the court also struck down the amendments of BCCI constitution that had allowed him to own and operate an IPL team.Template:Citation needed However he still owns the CSK franchise. In January 2015, Supreme court quashed BCCI's rule, which allowed its administrators to have financial interests in cash rich leagues such as Championship league, IPL etc. The court barred individuals including N Shrinivasan from BCCI election, who have financial interests in events organised by BCCI.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The BCCI does not allow its contracted, non-contracted, national and domestic players to participate in any cricket leagues abroad. Only players who have retired from all formats of Indian cricket can take part in foreign leagues. Players such as Adam Gilchrist have questioned this policy. Indian players such as Suresh Raina and Robin Uthappa have urged the board to allow non-contracted players like them to participate in foreign leagues.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Tax evasions
BCCI has avoided paying taxes to the government on numerous occasions. One such instance was when it claimed itself to be a "charitable organisation", to avoid paying taxes and often disguises itself as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2014, Ministry of finance revealed that, there were as many as 213 cases of tax evasions of BCCI/IPL from 2009–10 to 2014, involving 261.64 Cr rupees.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the 2010s, almost every year the Income Tax Department demanded the 'outstanding income tax' from the BCCI (see details - Tax payment ). Frequently till 2012, the board got exemptions for tax under the IT Act 1961 (section 11) but later Income tax department declared BCCI's earnings as commercial and listed them as business incomes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> During 2016 T20 world cup, Modi government gave them 10% exemption.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> According to Deccan Herald's article on 19 December 2021, even though BCCI is one of the world's richest sports bodies and earns thousands of millions of rupees per year, it shows unwillingness to pay income taxes and finds loopholes in laws to avoid paying taxes.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Politicians in the board
Politicians from multiple political parties have held positions within BCCI; Sharad Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party, Madhavrao Scindia of the Indian National Congress and Anurag Thakur of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were BCCI presidents, Template:As of, latter's brother Arun Singh Dhumal is the IPL chairman. Jay Shah, the son of the Home Minister of India Amit Shah, is BCCI's secretary. Rajiv Shukla of the Congress party is its vice-president, he is in BCCI continuously since 2000s and held various top positions, he was IPL president from 2011 to 2017.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ashish Shelar of BJP is the treasurer.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Lodha committee reform
The BCCI has been criticised for its monopolistic practices, and has suffered from allegations of corruption and cronyism. Template:SpecifyTemplate:Which<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Supreme Court of India appointed a committee to make reforms in BCCI, headed by justice R. M. Lodha, the Lodha committee suggested many reforms to the BCCI, but BCCI did not implemented them as a result Supreme court removed officials of the BCCI.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 30 January 2017, The Supreme Court of India nominated a four-member 'Committee of Administrators' (COA) composed of Vinod Rai, Ramachandra Guha, Vikram Limaye and Diana Edulji to administer the BCCI to implement Lodha Committee's reforms.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Vinod Rai, a retired civil servant and the former Comptroller and Auditor General of India, led the committee, which administered the board until elections could be conducted.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Many years BCCI consistently opposed to adhere regulations of the National Anti-Doping Agency, India (NADA). On 9 August 2019, it agreed to adhere the anti-doping mechanisms governed by the NADA.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
ICL league
A rebel league, Indian Cricket League (ICL) was owned and operated by Essel Group. BCCI banned Indian players who played in the ICL, including Hemang Badani, Dinesh Mongia, Rohan Gavaskar and Ambati Rayudu, but later gave amnesty to these players and lifted theirs bans after they ended their ties with the ICL.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The BCCI blacklisted Essel Group company Zee Entertainment Enterprises due to this league, and expelled it from the BCCI in 2021. Zee was prohibited from buying BCCI's media rights.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2006, the BCCI sold the Indian cricket team's media rights to Zee for the 2006-11 period but after Essel Group initiated the ICL, the BCCI terminated this deal. Zee fought a long legal battle with the BCCI; on 12 March 2018, a tribunal headed by three judges found BCCI guilty and asked them to pay Zee Template:INR for losses. The tribunal found blacklisting of Zee by BCCI was illegal and said in judgement; "To us it seems that BCCI was exploiting its dominating position in respect of game of cricket in India" and also added Zee and its affiliated companies to the blacklist and banning them from participating in the BCCI bidding process was illegal.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Virat Kohli ODI captaincy sacking
In 2021 BCCI sacked Virat Kohli from ODI captaincy, then President Ganguly told media that the BCCI asked him to remain captain but Kohli was not interested. After which Kohli took a press conference and contradicted him (Ganguly), revealing that BCCI did not ask him to remain captain. In February 2023, in a sting operation of Zee News, then chief national selector Chetan Sharma, made shocking revelations, accusing Kohli of lying and in fact president Ganguly had told him to remain as captain, in a meeting in front of all the selectors. According to Sharma, Virat Kohli was considering himself bigger than BCCI and wanted to teach a lesson to the president of the BCCI. He also revealed that after Kohli resigned from T20 captaincy, BCCI decided to sack him from ODI captaincy as well because they did not want two separate captains for limited overs format.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Sharma also alleged that lots of Indian players take injections to expedite their return in national team despite being 80 to 85% fit.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After few days he resigned from his post.<ref name=":6">Template:Cite web</ref>
In popular culture
- The BCCI was featured in the Jersey, a 2019 Telugu language film in which the main protagonist Arjun (Nani) aspires to play for the India national cricket team and in the Ranji Trophy.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- This organisation was mentioned in M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) Bollywood film.
- The BCCI was a major talking point in comedian Hasan Minhaj's "Cricket Corruption" episode on the Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj. In "Cricket Corruption", Minhaj claims that the growth of Indian cricket is suppressing cricket's inclusivity and accessibility to fledgling nations (these are referred to as "Associate Members" by the ICC). He even opines that the financial successes of the IPL have launched the BCCI to a position where they now transcend the ICC in global cricketing power and influence.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- The BCCI was featured in Kabir Khan's 83 (2021), which is a Hindi-language sports drama film that chronicles India's against-all-odds victory in the 1983 Cricket World Cup. Albeit not by any means the central focus of the film, the BCCI are presented as an important organization in Indian cricket in supporting and promoting the game across the nation.
See also
- Cricket in India
- BCCI Awards
- Sport in India – Overview of sport in India
- List of national level sport governing bodies in India
- IPL
Footnotes
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References
External links
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