Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body of cricket in India. Its headquarters is situated at the cricket centre in Churchgate, Mumbai. The BCCI is the wealthiest governing body of cricket in the world.
Navjot Singh Sidhu is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress, television personality and retired international cricketer. He is the former President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Formerly, he was the Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs in the state government of State of Punjab.Sidhu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004 and contested the general election from Amritsar that year. He won the election and held the seat till 2014 winning also the next election. He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2016 from Punjab before he resigned from the position the same year and quitting the party. In 2017, he joined the Indian National Congress and was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Amritsar East. He lost in 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election from Amritsar East Assembly constituency.
The India women's national cricket team, also known as Women in Blue, represents India in women's international cricket. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and is a full member of International Cricket Council (ICC) with Women's Test cricket, Women's One Day International (WODI), and Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status.
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) is the governing body of cricket activities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is affiliated with the Board of Control for Cricket in India and governs the Tamil Nadu cricket team. The TNCA is one of the permanent test centres of the BCCI.
Bhalindra Singh was an Indian sports administrator and former first-class cricketer. Singh was an influential sports administrator who held positions in international and Indian sports governing bodies.
India has a history of sports dating back to the Vedic period. Cricket is the most popular spectator sport; it generates the highest television viewership, with the Indian Premier League (IPL) being the most-followed league in the country. Football has also gained popularity, with the Indian Super League (ISL) being the highest level of domestic football, and the national team winning multiple gold medals at the Asian and South Asian Games. Additional football accomplishments include India having reached the Groupstage of the 1960 Olympics, qualified for the 1950 FIFA World Cup, and won the SAFF Championship. Other sports include kabaddi, badminton, tennis, and athletics, with kho-kho becoming the fourth-most viewed sport. India has also had success in field hockey, winning the World Cup and multiple medals in the Olympic Games. Sports such as golf, rugby, boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, motorsport, wrestling, and basketball are featured throughout the country.
The Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA), headquartered in Indore, India, is the governing body of cricket in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the Madhya Pradesh cricket team. The board was formed in 1940 as the Holkar Cricket Association.
The Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) is the governing body of Cricket activities in the Delhi state of India. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The Delhi cricket team is the team for Delhi & District Cricket Association in the Ranji Trophy and other domestic tournaments. The Delhi & District Cricket Association also plays with the name of DDCA President's XI, and participates in premier tournaments abroad and in India. The DDCA is responsible for both mens and womens teams of U14, U16, U19, U23 and seniors.
Jharkhand State Cricket Association is the governing body of the cricket activities in the Jharkhand state of India and the Jharkhand cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Haryana Cricket Association is the governing body of the cricket activities in the Haryana state of India and the Haryana cricket team and the Haryana women's cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Saurashtra Cricket Association is the governing body of the cricket activities in the Saurashtra and Kutch region of the Gujarat state of India and the Saurashtra cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Manipur Cricket Association is the governing body for cricket in the state of Manipur in India and organizes the Manipur cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India as a full member.
Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) is the governing body of cricket activities in the Bihar state of India and the Bihar cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India as full member. BCA was founded in 1935. Supreme Court of India-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) approved BCA as the authorised body for organizing cricket in Bihar.
Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh is the governing body of the cricket activities in the Chhattisgarh state of India and the Chhattisgarh cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India as full member since February 2016.
Arunachal Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Arunachal Pradesh state of India and the Arunachal Pradesh cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India as full member.
Taniya Bhatia is an Indian cricketer. She is primarily a wicket-keeper. She plays for Punjab and India. She is currently trained under coach RP Singh. The International Cricket Council (ICC) named Bhatia as one of the five breakout stars in women's cricket in 2018.
Arshdeep Singh is an Indian professional cricketer who plays for the India national cricket team. In Indian domestic cricket, he plays for Punjab and for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League. Arshdeep is a left-arm medium-fast bowler and left-handed lower order batter.
The Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) is the governing body of the cricket activities in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and the Uttarakhand cricket team. It is affiliated with the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
The Union Territory Cricket Association is the governing body of the cricket in the Union Territory of Chandigarh in India and the Chandigarh cricket team. Since August 2019, UTCA got affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India following its merger with the Chandigarh Cricket Association (Punjab). It will be playing its first Ranji Trophy season in 2019–20. In August 2019, BCCI announced that Chandigarh will be featured in the Plate Division of the BCCI domestic season 2019–20. Former Indian cricketer, V. R. V. Singh, was named as the first coach of the team.
