Cricket Association of Pondicherry

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Cricket Association of Pondicherry
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SportCricket
MembershipPondicherry State Sports Council [1]
AbbreviationCAP
Founded2003 (2003) [1]
Affiliation BCCI [1]
HeadquartersPondicherry
LocationPondicherry
PresidentG.M. Arunkumar [2]
CEO Mr. Arun Ramatchandiran [3]
Vice president(s)S.Vijayan [4]
Official website
cap-cricket.com
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Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) is the governing body for cricket in Puducherry, formerly known as Pondicherry. Puducherry is a Union Territory in India and for the Puducherry cricket team. On 27 October 2017, Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) granted Associate Membership of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to the Cricket Association of Puducherry (CAP). [5] [6] Prior to this, it was affiliated to Tamil Nadu Cricket Association(TNCA) as a District Association. In 2019, CAP was granted full membership of the BCCI. [7]

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Board of Cricket Control in India

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