57-600: The Talent Resource Development Wing (TRDW, sometimes also called Talent Resource Development Scheme (TRDS)) was an initiative of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to spot local talent, looking beyond the established cricketing centres. The TRDW was established in 2002 with former India national captain Dilip Vengsarkar as its chairman, when Jagmohan Dalmiya was BCCI President. Many successful players of
114-643: A closed club which small town players found it hard to break into. The TRDW was intended to allow talent to be discovered directly by the BCCI, and fast-tracked into being groomed for national team duty via the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and zonal academies. TRDW-selected players have played an important role in the Indian team's performances over the past few years, crowned by the unprecedented success of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as India's captain, and
171-679: A great cricketing future in front of him. He proved himself again when he took 4 wickets in 8 overs conceding only 8 runs in the U-19 World Cup final of 2006. He also made 25 (n.o.) runs. This resulted in his selection in the Indian Test squad for the first Test against England in Nagpur , in March 2006, and was selected for his debut in the second Test against England in Mohali , making him
228-460: A meeting was held in Delhi , which was attended by delegates from Patiala , Delhi, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh , Rajputana , Alwar , Bhopal , Gwalior , Baroda , Kathiawar , Central Provinces and Berar , Sindh and Punjab . The delegates agreed to create a board for control of cricket in India. On 10 December 1927, a unanimous decision to form a provisional board of control was taken, and
285-579: A power-shift in the BCCI and the exit of Dalmiya. The NCA has also decided to focus primarily on Under-19 Cricket. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was discovered by TRDO Prakash Poddar , a captain of Bengal in the 1960s, when he saw Dhoni play for Jharkhand at a match in Jamshedpur in 2003, and sent a report to the NCA. Other prominent players discovered via TRDW who have played for
342-586: Is an Indian cricketer who has played for the India national cricket team . He was a member of the Indian team that won both the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 Cricket World Cup . He is seen as a leg-spinning all-rounder in domestic cricket. He spent his childhood in Moradabad, and learnt early essentials of cricket at Sonakpur Stadium under the guidance of his first coach Mr KK Gautam. Piyush Chawla completed his schooling at Wilsonia College. He has also played for
399-561: Is an autonomous, private organization that does not fall under the purview of the National Sports Federation of India of Government of India and does not receive any grants from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports . The BCCI is influential in international cricket. The International Cricket Council shares the largest part of its revenue with the BCCI. IPL run by BCCI is one of the wealthiest sports leagues in
456-424: Is an elected position, and is considered the most-powerful position in the BCCI administration. Due to the president's financial power and the popularity of cricket in India, it is considered as a highly prestigious position. The President of the BCCI presides over the meeting of the apex council and the general body. He signs audited annual accounts and financial statements. The full-member state boards can vote in
513-749: Is governed by its constitution. The board has been prohibited by the Supreme Court of India from amending its own constitution without its approval. The BCCI's headquarters is located at the Cricket Centre within the premises of the Mumbai Cricket Association at Wankhede Stadium in Churchgate , Mumbai, where it occupies three floors of a four-floor building. BCCI is registered as a society in Tamil Nadu under
570-489: Is led by chief national selector, selects players for these teams. As part of its duties, the BCCI organises and schedules matches to be played by each of these teams, and schedules, sanctions and organises domestic cricket in India. The first game of cricket was played in India by European sailors, who played the sport as a recreational activity in the first half of the 18th century. These sailors played cricket near their coastal settlements. The first recorded match in India
627-668: Is the BCCI's incumbent ethics officer and ombudsman. He was appointed in June 2022. The board created this ethics officer post in 2017 due to increasing complaints of conflict of interest in the board's office holders, employees and associated people. The officer reviews complaints of conflict of interest. Dr. Abhijit Salvi is the head of BCCI's anti-doping unit. NADA sends qualified doctors to collect blood and urine sample of players and later analyse it in lab to find out performance-enhancing drugs or steroids in blood. After that BCCI takes appropriate actions if found doing violations. In 2012,
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#1732797720273684-558: Is the principal national governing body of the sport of cricket in India . Its headquarters are situated at the Cricket Centre in Churchgate , Mumbai . BCCI is the wealthiest governing body of cricket in the world. It is involved in talent development through grassroots programs and cricket academies. Its initiatives include infrastructure development, coaching, and player welfare programs designed to maintain and enhance India's competitive performance internationally. BCCI
741-488: Is the skipper of the India cricket team. It has won the 1983, 2011 ODI, and 2007 and 2024 T20 world cups. The BCCI has a special anti-corruption unit that is responsible for preventing malpractice in cricket within India. This unit is responsible for investigating unlawful activities such as betting, spot-fixing, match-fixing and corrupt approaches to players. Shabir Hussein has been the head of this unit since April 2021 . Former Indian Supreme Court judge Vineet Saran
798-619: The 1983 Cricket World Cup , defeating the defending champions the West Indies by 43 runs in the final at Lord's. India also won the World Championship of Cricket in 1985, defeating Pakistan by eight wickets in the final at Melbourne Cricket Ground . The BCCI hosted the 1987 World Cup ; it was the first time the event was organised outside England. Through the 1980s and early 1990s, BCCI paid ₹5 lakh per match to terrestrial television network Doordarshan to broadcast
855-664: The 2011 Cricket World Cup victory. The TRDW's origin was in a similar scheme started in 2001 in Karnataka state by ex- Baroda Cricket Association head Makarand Waingankar , who was then a consultant with the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). According to Waingankar, within a few months of the scheme beginning in Karnataka, the small district talent was performing competitively with Bangalore (capital of Karnataka) players. The BCCI
912-489: The 2026 T20 World Cup , the 2029 Champions Trophy , the 2031 Cricket World Cup , and the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup . The BCCI manages four squads that represent India in international cricket; the men's national cricket team , the women's national cricket team , the men's national under-19 cricket team and women's national under-19 cricket team . It also governs developmental India A , India B and India A women's teams. Its national selection committee, which
969-616: The Arjuna award but says it is not a national sports federation. Since its foundation, the BCCI has not been officially sanctioned by Government of India and after being started as a national governing body of cricket in India, it is the sole representative of India in International Cricket Council . The BCCI's logo is derived from the Star of India emblem. According to Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu ,
1026-692: The Hindu Gymkhana sports club. In 1912, an all-India cricket team visited England for the first time, and were sponsored and captained by the Maharaja of Patiala . In 1926, two representatives of Calcutta Cricket Club travelled to London to attend meetings of the Imperial Cricket Conference , the predecessor of the current International Cricket Council . Although technically not an official representative of Indian cricket, they were allowed to attend by Lord Harris , chairman of
1083-528: The India under-19 team and the Central Zone . Chawla first played for India U-19 against the England U-19 team in 2004–05 , claiming 13 wickets from two Under-19 Tests at a bowling average of just above 12. He also played in the 2005–06 home series against Australia U-19, where they won the five-match limited overs series 4–1, taking eight wickets. In the 2005–06 Challenger Trophy , Chawla
1140-472: The Indian team include left-handed batsman Suresh Raina , Baroda all-rounder Irfan Pathan , right-arm seamer Sreesanth , leg-spinner Piyush Chawla , seamer VRV Singh , and left-arm seamer RP Singh . The Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) set up a TRDW in 2009 (the second IPL season ) on the lines of BCCI's original model, to spot local talent nationwide. The wing
1197-597: The Indian team , including World Cup winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni , Suresh Raina , Irfan Pathan , Sreesanth , RP Singh and Piyush Chawla were first recognised via the TRDW. Prior to this system, the local state cricket associations played the key role in choosing players for that state's team and recommending names to national level selectors. This led to frequent accusations of favouritism and corruption; charges that past players and state selectors would tend to belong to state capitals and urban centres, thus forming
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#17327977202731254-503: The South African cricket tour of India , South Africa's first official international tour after the 21-year boycott from international cricket. During this time, South Africa joined the "Asian bloc" of the BCCI and its South-Asian neighbours. In 1993, the BCCI signed a deal with TransWorld International (TWI), which would pay the BCCI to televise England's tour of India on satellite television and Doordarshan would pay TWI for
1311-499: The president of the ICC . With Dalmiya at the head of the ICC, the BCCI led a successful proposal to grant Test status to Bangladesh in 1999–2000. Since 2000, the BCCI has hosted and organised multiple ICC cricket World Cups competitions that is men's 2011 ODI world cup , the 2023 ODI world cup , the 2016 T20 world cup , the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy and 2021 T20 world cups ; 2013 , 2016 Women's Cricket world cups. In 2007,
1368-872: The BCCI established its own production house . The BCCI's broadcast service produces coverage of international matches of the Indian national cricket team those held in India; and matches of leading domestic tournaments including the IPL. Until 2012, the BCCI paid the production costs to the company who purchased the media rights from them. Nimbus Communications did production for the BCCI for many years. The BCCI's production house holds production rights and copyrights of Indian cricket's content. The BCCI broadcasts video highlights of domestic and bilateral cricket series in India on its website. Starting in July 2023, it will broadcast live, important domestic games form tournaments such as Duleep and Deodhar Trophy on its website. President
1425-484: The BCCI established the Indian Premier League (IPL), an annual, franchise-based, Twenty20 cricket league. In 2008, the BCCI sold the ownership rights of eight city-based franchises to corporate groups and Bollywood celebrities in a closed auction for a total of US$ 723.49 million; it also sold the tournament's global media rights for 10 years to World Sport Group for US$ 1.03 billion. The media deal
1482-605: The BCCI was formed in December 1928. R. E. Grant Govan was elected as its first president and Anthony de Mello was secretary. In 1926, the BCCI joined the Imperial Cricket Council, then the governing body for international cricket. In 1936, the BCCI started India's premier first-class cricket championship the Ranji Trophy , which was named after the first Indian person who played international cricket,
1539-413: The BCCI. Shah is also the present president of Asian Cricket Council . As per the eligibility criteria, the person who has at least 10 years of working experience in a ₹100 crore -or-more annual turnover company on management position can be a chief executive officer (CEO) of the BCCI. Hemang Amin is the incumbent CEO. Rahul Johari became the first CEO; the post was created after the recommendation of
1596-478: The BCCI. He succeeded Sourav Ganguly . Binny is a member of India's 1983 Cricket World Cup -winning team. He took charge in October 2022. 'BCCI secretary' is the second most powerful and important post after president. Secretary signs all the contracts and carries correspondence on behalf of BCCI. Jay Shah is the incumbent secretary. The secretary have power to take action or defend office bearers, employees of
1653-607: The Board of Control for Cricket in India is made up of full and associate members. The majority of full members are state cricket associations. Each state is permitted one representative, except for Gujarat and Maharashtra , which have three. There are additional representatives from Indian Railways , Services and Universities . Changes recommended by the Lodha Committee included restricting full membership to state associations and limiting states to one full member, with
1710-943: The ICC's key committees to form the "Big Three". The foundation of the "Big Three" would result in a complete remodelling of world cricket, with India, England, and Australia now commanding most of cricket's revenue for the foreseeable future. In 2019, the BCCI recognised retired players' union the Indian Cricketers' Association (ICA), which was formed after the Supreme court appointed Lodha committee 's recommendation to form an independent organisation for welfare of nation's players. The board also includes this union's one person as "ICA representative" in BCCI and IPL's apex governing council. On 14 February 2022, it laid foundation stone for new National Cricket Academy (NCA) at Bangalore , which will replace old NCA located near M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , Banglore. Membership of
1767-474: The Indian cricket team's matches. It hosted the ICC Cricket World Cup competitions in 1987 and 1996 . In 1991, BCCI proposed South Africa's readmission to international cricket at the International Cricket Council (ICC). After the proposal succeeded, the BCCI sold television broadcast rights for the first time; South African Broadcasting Corporation purchased the rights to broadcast
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1824-504: The King of Nawanagar state K.S. Ranjitsinhji , who played for England in international cricket. The Mumbai cricket team is the most-successful team, winning 42 titles. In 1932 , India played its maiden Test match under the captaincy of C. K. Nayudu against England at Lord's cricket ground in London. During England's 1933-34 tour of India , on 17 December 1933, Lala Amarnath became
1881-473: The Lodha Committee. The CEO of the BCCI handles its management duties and reports to the BCCI secretary. National selectors are responsible for selecting national men's senior team. It also select male junior teams India A and India B , which represent India in second-and-third tiers of international cricket. The selection committee is composed of five former cricketers from five different zones of
1938-545: The Seniors still won by three wickets. Two weeks later, he made his first class debut for Central Zone against South Zone in the Duleep Trophy , and scored 60 in a 92-run eighth-wicket stand with Harvinder Singh . He also finished with match bowling figures of 27.2–3–100–6, admittedly only getting one of the top five batsman once. He has been known by Kiran More since the age of 15 and at only 17 has potentially got
1995-528: The conference. The outcome of the meeting was the MCC's decision to send a team that was led by Arthur Gilligan , who had captained England in The Ashes , to India. In a meeting with the Maharaja of Patiala and others, Gilligan promised to press for its inclusion in the ICC if all of the game's promoters in the country united to establish a single controlling body. An assurance was given and on 21 November 1927
2052-428: The country, Shivasundar Das , Sridharan Sharath , Salil Ankola and Subroto Banerjee are its present members. Chief selector's position is vacant as of 22 May 2023 BCCI's junior national selection committee selects players for junior teams such as India U19 and U15 men. Sharath Sridharan is its chairman since 17 September 2021. Piyush Chawla Piyush Chawla ( pronunciation ; born 24 December 1988)
2109-585: The country, rated the players on a uniform objective scale, and reported directly to the National Junior Selection Committee and the National Cricket Academy (NCA). Thus, they bypassed state cricket associations, which often were urban-centric, politicised, and tended to have their own favourites. Since multiple TRDOs assessed the same player on an objective scale, the chances of favouritism or bias were minimised. The TRDW does not exist in its original form now, lapsing in 2006 after
2166-635: The first Indian batsman to score a test century, scoring 118 on his debut, at Bombay Gymkhana . In 1967–68 , India won its first-ever Test cricket series outside Asia. Previously it had defeated Pakistan , New Zealand and England , and won series in India . In 1952, the England team toured India ; it was their first tour of India after its Independence . Nigel Howard was the captain of touring team. The former India captain Vijaya Ananda Gajapathi Raju, also known as Vizzy ,
2223-552: The last five weeks of the season. He was the leading wicket-taker for Gujarat in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy , with 32 dismissals in six matches. He was also the leading wicket-taker for Gujarat in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy , with sixteen dismissals in eight matches. Chawla played in the IPL for the Kings XI Punjab team from 2008 to 2013. He has had a successful time at Punjab. After IPL 4 he had taken 57 wickets in 55 matches and only 5 players had better record at
2280-724: The logo was designed by the Government of India in 1928. It is 90% similar to the Star of India . The BCCI was alleged to use old official government emblem without prior permission from Government of India and it is an offence under the Emblem and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950. The BCCI have ' India cricket team (men), Women national team , India men's and women's U19 teams which represents India in international level cricket while it also govern second-tier or junior teams: India A , B (men's), India A Women's. Rohit Sharma
2337-408: The others becoming associate members, but these have not been fully adopted by the BCCI, with existing members retaining full membership except for Cricket Club of India ( Mumbai ) and National Cricket Club ( Kolkata ). Associations not meeting the criteria for full members are classified as associate. The BCCI organise following State level tournaments: The BCCI
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2394-506: The presidential election. Gujarat and Maharashtra have more than one full member but as per the Lodha Committee, supreme court guidelines state any state can have only one vote in the election at any time. Former India-and- Karnataka cricketer, national selector, India under-19 teams' coach and President of the Karnataka State Cricket Association Roger Binny is the incumbent President of
2451-458: The rights to televise the matches in India. The 1993 Hero Cup was broadcast on Star TV , which made it the first cricket series to be broadcast on satellite television in India and broke the monopoly of Doordarshan. A lengthy legal battle between Doordarshan and the BCCI—which was led by Jagmohan Dalmiya and president I. S. Bindra —ensued. In February 1995, the Supreme Court of India ruled
2508-404: The second innings. In 2009, Chawla signed for Sussex County Cricket Club for a month, as cover for Yasir Arafat who was with Pakistan. In his first County Championship match against Worcestershire , he took a total of 8 wickets in the match, and came in at number 9 in the first innings, and scored 102* from only 86 balls. Chawla was selected for 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in West Indies . He
2565-707: The second youngest Test debutant for India after Sachin Tendulkar . It was in this Test that he claimed his sole wicket of Andrew Flintoff (0/45 from 9 overs, and 1/8 from 5.1 overs). He played his first ODI with India on 12 May 2007, against Bangladesh . His debut was highly successful, with him taking 3 wickets. In the second ODI with Ireland, he was equally impressive with three wickets. He returned to test after two years in April 2008 against South Africa , where he took 2/66 (wickets of opener Neil McKenzie and AB de Villiers ), but bowled only four wicketless overs in
2622-498: The societies registration act, is an autonomous body and does not receive any grants or funding from the Indian government. In 2004, in the Supreme Court of India, the BCCI stated that the Indian cricket team is the official team of BCCI and not the official team of India and it does not fly the national flag or uses any national emblem in the activities of the board. The BCCI recommends its players for prestigious awards such as
2679-482: The television rights of India's matches were a commodity belonging to the BCCI, for which the broadcaster must pay BCCI and not the other way around. BCCI, in a joint bid with Pakistan and Sri Lanka, won the rights to host the 1996 Cricket World Cup , defeating the England-and-Australia bloc. The tournament was a commercial success, yielding the ICC a profit of $ 50 million. In 1997, Dalmiya became
2736-554: The time. He was sold for US$ 900,000 to KXIP in 4th Edition of IPL. On 12 February 2014, Chawla was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 425 lac in IPL 7 auction. In January 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2018 IPL auction . In the 2020 IPL auction , he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League . In February 2021, Chawla was bought by
2793-463: The world. In financial year 2023-2024, BCCI earned ₹ 18,700 crore (US$ 2.2 billion). BCCI paid ₹ 4,298 crore (US$ 510 million) in taxes for the financial year 2022-23. R. E. Grant Govan was the first BCCI president and Anthony De Mello was its first secretary. As of February 2023 , Roger Binny is the incumbent BCCI president and Jay Shah is the secretary. BCCI has hosted multiple Cricket World Cups , and will host
2850-592: Was also a member of the ICC Cricket World Cup-winning Indian squad in 2011. He returned to play his third Test, after 4 years, against England at Nagpur in December 2012, where the hosts had fielded four spinners Ravichandran Ashwin , Pragyan Ojha , debutant Ravindra Jadeja and Chawla. Chawla took 4/69 in the 1st innings. Chawla returned to English county cricket in August 2013 when he joined Somerset as their overseas player for
2907-634: Was established on 1 December 1928 in Madras under Act XXI of 1860 of Madras and was subsequently reregistered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. It is a consortium of state cricket associations that select their own representatives who elect the BCCI president. It joined the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1926 which later became the International Cricket Council. The BCCI
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#17327977202732964-590: Was headed by Makarand Wainganker, the same person who first initiated the concept for the KSCA . However, Wainganker eventually resigned after persistent disagreements with the then KKR coach, John Buchanan , over team selection and Buchanan's "multiple captains" theory. Makarand Waingankar Dilip Vengsarkar Board of Control for Cricket in India The Board of Control for Cricket in India , also known as, Indian Cricket Board , (abbreviation BCCI )
3021-505: Was impressed with the results; under BCCI President and former International Cricket Council Chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya , it decided to replicate it on a national scale. The TRDW initiative was set up in 2002, and chaired nationally by former India test cricket captain Dilip Vengsarkar , assisted by Brijesh Patel . The scheme consisted of 20 Talent Resource Development Officers (TRDOs) who watched local junior matches around
3078-639: Was played between the British army and British settlers in 1751. The world's second-oldest cricket club, Calcutta Cricket Club , was founded in 1792 in present-day Kolkata. The Parsis were the first civilian community to accept cricket as a sport and play it in India. In 1848, they set up the Oriental Cricket Club in present-day Mumbai. In 1850, they founded the Young Zoroastrian Cricket Club. In 1886, Hindus founded
3135-431: Was re-negotiated the following year to $ 1.6 billion. In 2010, the BCCI expanded the league to 10 teams, selling two new franchises for a total of US$ 703 million. Due to the IPL's commercial success, similarly styled Twenty20 leagues appeared around the world, as did franchise-based leagues in other sports in India. In 2014, the BCCI, Cricket Australia and the England and Wales Cricket Board seized control of several of
3192-465: Was selected to play for India B. Although he only bowled three of a possible ten overs in the first match of the series, conceding 21, he picked up two wickets in the next match against India A, and as India B reached the final against the Seniors, he took the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar – bowled with a googly – in an effort described by Cricinfo as "impressive" . He also dismissed Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni , to end with three for 49, but
3249-467: Was the BCCI president in the 1960s. In 1975, the BCCI paid ₹2,500 per match to the test cricketers. Banks, Indian railways and private enterprises would recruit players. The board appointed Ajit Wadekar captain in 1971 , the Indian team won their first test series against England on English soil, and against the West Indies , Sunil Gavaskar made his test debut in latter series. India won
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