Services Sports Control Board

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Services Sports Control Board
Services Sports Control Board.svg
SportMulti-sport
Category Military sports
JurisdictionFlag of Indian Armed Forces.svg Services
Membership IMSC
AbbreviationSSCB
Founded1919 (1919)
Affiliation
Headquarters'A' Block, Defence Offices Complex, KG Marg Armed Forces Headquarters, Ministry of Defence
Location New Delhi, India
Official website
sscbindia.in

Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) is a sports board run by the Indian Armed Forces. It was formed in 1919 as the Army Sports Control Board and later renamed to Services Sports Control Board. The board is represented as Services in the National Games of India, Durand Cup, and multiple regional sports events. It has been one of the leading medal winners in the National Games.

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As a member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, it governs the sport of cricket in the Indian Armed Forces and administers the Services cricket team. [1] In addition to having several other sports departments, it is also an associate member of the All India Football Federation and administers the Services football team.

History

The organization was first started as the Army Sports Control Board in March 1919, on the same lines as the ASCB in the United Kingdom. The sports organizations of the three services were amalgamated on 3 April 1945 with the approval of the then Commander-in-Chief and the Services Sports Control Board.

Teams

The teams of Indian Armed Forces are selected by the SSCB (Services Sports Control Board). These teams are fielded and represented as the Services team in the National Games of India, the World Military Games and various other international sporting events, including the Olympics. [2]

Organizational structure

In 1947, the Chiefs of Staff Committee approved the reconstitution of the Services Sports Control Board. The three services would run the Services Sports Control Board in rotation for a period of tenure. The tenure involves the change of president and secretary every three years. Presently from 2023,the administering service is Indian Navy. [3]

Commodore Varun Singh of the Indian Navy is the current serving secretary of the SSCB. [3]

SSCB secretaries (1945–present)

S.No.RankNameTerm beganTerm ended
1 Lieutenant Colonel B. H. G. Tucher, MBEApril 1945September 1945
2 Lieutenant Colonel G. S. GrimstonOctober 1945September 1946
3 Lieutenant Colonel H. L. RodwellOctober 1946March 1947
4 Lieutenant Colonel A. E. Wernicke, OBEApril 1947August 1947
5 Major Ed WilfriedJanuary 1949March 1950
6 Major SwamiApril 1950June 1950
7 Major Lachhman SinghJuly 1950June 1954
8 Squadron Leader D. L. SpringettJune 1954February 1955
9 Wing Commander K. L. KhannaFebruary 1955November 1958
10 Commander F. PereiraNovember 1958January 1962
11 Lieutenant Colonel K. C. AnandJune 1962November 1962
12 Lieutenant Colonel H. R. AdhikariJuly 1963March 1966
13 Wing Commander M. MalApril 1966August 1967
14 Wing Commander R. S. DhindsaApril 1967March 1970
15 Commander G. Nandy SinghApril 1970March 1974
16 Lieutenant Colonel D. N. Devine JonesApril 1974April 1976
17 Major Darshan SinghApril 1976April 1977
Lieutenant Colonel Darshan SinghApril 1977April 1978
18 Wing Commander S. Durrani, VSMApril 1978March 1982
19 Commander T. Mishra, VSMApril 1982July 1985
20 Commander J. SigaApril 1985April 1986
21 Lieutenant Colonel G. R. C. Nair, VSMMay 1986March 1990
22 Wing Commander G. S. ShaktawatApril 1990October 1992
Group Captain G. S. ShaktawatOctober 1992MArch 1994
23 Commander K. S. Randhawa, SC, YSM, NMApril 1994March 1998
24 Colonel G. A. SiddiqueApril 1998May 2000
25 Colonel Amar Dass SharmaMay 2000March 2002
26 Wing Commander A. K. Jha, ASMApril 2001August 2003
27 Wing Commander M. BaladityaDecember 2003May 2005
28 Captain Sukhdev Singh Virk, NMMay 2005January 2006
29 Colonel V. S. Kandari, VSMFebruary 2006June 2008
30 Colonel P. K. Muralidharan Raja, SMJune 2008January 2009
31 Captain U. K. Thapa, VSMFebruary 2009February 2011
(27) Group Captain M. Baladitya, VSMFebruary 2011April 2011
Air Commodore M. Baladitya, VSMApril 2011January 2013
33 Group Captain R. K. RakshaFebruary 2013February 2014
34 Commodore P. K. GargMay 2014Apr 2017
(31) Colonel U. K. Thapa, VSMFebruary 2009February 2011
35 Group Captain M. K. Mishra, VSMMay 202025 Jul 2021
36 Group Captain Dinesh Suri26 July 202131 Mar 23
37 Commodore Varun Singh, SC01 Apr 2023todate

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Services teams

Cricket

Football

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Details of the Constituent Members of State Associations as provided to COA". BCCI. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Services Sports Control Board". sscbindia.in.
  3. 1 2 3 "Services Sports Control Board".
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