Similar to the International Cricket Council, the governing body for cricket in India is Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Its first board was in December 1928 as a society and was registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. The governing body is an autonomous body and does not review any grants or funding from the Sports ministry of India. BCCI is a consortium of state cricket associations, which select their representatives. These representatives choose the BCCI Chief. The headquarters of BCCI is located at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The governing body for cricket in India has three International Cricket teams which represent India in international cricket, that is India men's national cricket team, India women's national cricket team and India national under-19 cricket team. The BCCI board organise matches and do scheduling for both the teams. Being the richest cricket board in the world, BCCI is also part of 'big three' of international cricket along with Cricket Australia and England and Wales Cricket Board. BCCI established its own production unit in 2012. Prior to that, the company who holds the media right use to do the production work in exchange for money from the BCCI. But now, BCCI's broadcast service does the production work of Indian cricket team's international matches at home as well as of leading domestic championships and IPL. Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly is the current BCCI president, while Jay Shah is the Secretary. Former India player Chetan Sharma is the incumbent chief selector for the men's Cricket team. More
Intense rivalry between the two teams characterised Asia Cup 2025, which ended with Suryakumar Yadav's India declining to receive the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, the head of the Asian Cricket Council and the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Shukla cleared the speculation and stated that the food being served was from one of the finest establishments and if food was the issue then every player would have got sick.
In a post on X, Naqvi denied rumors that he apologized to BCCI executives at the ACC AGM on Tuesday for his behavior during the Sunday presentation ceremony, where he left with the trophy after the Indians refused to accept it.
India engaged in a thrilling finale against arch-rivals Pakistan and ensured the perfect record in the tournament against Salman Ali Agha and his troop remain intact.
The former cricketers join the selection committee alongside chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar, Shiv Sundar Das and Ajay Ratra.
Mithun Manhas played 157 First-Class, 130 List A, and 91 T20 matches in a long domestic career from 1997-98 to 2016-17.
BCCI on Thursday released the squads for one-day matches against Australia A and named Shreyas Iyer the skipper. In its statement, the cricket body also addressed his current status in red-ball cricket.
Shreyas Iyer had recently informed the BCCI's chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar that he cannot take the rigours of red-ball cricket owing to a stiff back.
In an interview earlier this month, Shreyas Iyer had opened up about the back injury, which "paralysed" one of his legs.
Mithun Manhas has never played for India but has represented Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), and defunct Pune Warriors.
Manhas' name came during an informal meeting in Delhi on Saturday, which was attended by several key figures, including ICC chairman Jay Shah, Rajeev Shukla, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, Delhi and more.
Mithun Manhas was one of the many middle-order hitters who ended up in the wrong era after making his professional debut in the 1997–98 season.
Messages to boycott the India-Pakistan match were all over social media due to heightened tension between the two nations after the gruesome terrorist attack in April.
By choosing to forgo this tradition, the Men in Blue made a clear statement that their approach towards matches against their arch-rivals is no longer rooted in sporting niceties.
Former sports minister Anurag Thakur defended the match and said, "If India skips one match, the opposite team will get the points."
Sunday’s encounter could be remembered as one of the most politically charged — and least celebrated — India-Pakistan matches in recent history.
After Dream11 terminated its contract owing to the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill 2025.
The rise, recorded after disbursing all dues to state units, has seen the general fund almost double from Rs 3,906 crore in 2019 to Rs 7,988 crore in 2024 as per the figures shared with state associations, says a report in 'Cricbuzz'.
Roger Binny, after completing his 70th birthday in July, also cannot be re-elected as per current constitution.
Virat Kohli or the BCCI are yet to make any official statement confirming the same.
BCCI had released a media advisory announcing "Invitation for Expression of Interest for National Team Lead Sponsor Rights" earlier this week.
The report also notes that it is now unknown whether or not any other player looking for a similar solution will be granted the same exception.
With the Asia Cup set to begin in the UAE on September 9, India will enter the tournament without a title sponsor
As reported by Dainik Jagran, the BCCI Apex Council recently convened under Shukla’s leadership to address pressing issues.
Dream11's association with BCCI as lead sponsor began in July 2023, with the deal value being Rs 358-crore and ran for three years. They had then replaced ed-tech firm BYJU’s.