National cricket governing body
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the principal national governing body of the sport of cricket in India.[9] Its headquarters are situated at the Cricket Centre in Churchgate, Mumbai.[10] BCCI is the wealthiest governing body of cricket in the world.[11] It has more than 5,300 crore revenue.[12]
It is involved in talent development through grassroots programs and cricket academies. Its initiatives include coaching, infrastructure development, and player welfare programs designed to maintain and enhance India's competitive performance internationally.[13]
BCCI 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.[14] It is a consortium of state cricket associations that select their representatives who elect the BCCI president. It joined the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1926 which later became the International Cricket Council.[2] The BCCI is an autonomous, private organizat
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Puja on the cricket pitch is fine but namaz in dressing room is unwelcome?
Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) which had accused former Team India and Test player Wasim Jaffer of communalizing cricket and forced his resignation as coach, is unable to explain a photograph on its website showing a puja on the pitch.
Secretary of the CAU Mahim Verma had accused Jaffer of allowing Friday prayers in the dressing room, a charge that the cricketer denied. But tongues are wagging on the conduct of the cricket association, which clearly sees nothing amiss in holding religious ceremonies on the cricket pitch. If praying in the dressing room amounts to communalizing cricket, why is puja on the ground acceptable?
The photograph on the association’s website of the ceremony is said to be from October 2020. The selection of the senior cricket team was then preceded by religious rituals in the presence of the team manager Navneet Mishra. Barefooted officials can be seen with flowers, garlands, incense sticks and a coconut propitiating the stumps in the presence of bemused players.