Sport | Cricket |
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Membership | Pondicherry State Sports Council [1] |
Abbreviation | CAP |
Founded | 2003[1] |
Affiliation | BCCI [1] |
Headquarters | Pondicherry |
Location | Pondicherry |
President | G.M. Arunkumar [2] |
CEO | Mr. Arun Ramatchandiran [3] |
Vice president(s) | S.Vijayan [4] |
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