What Does BCCI Stand For?

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The BCCI is the world’s richest cricketing governing body. The board was established back in 1928 to manage cricket in India. Over the past few years, the governing body has performed its fair share in globalizing the sport, particularly through the all-popular Indian Premier League (IPL).

Here at OneCricket, we take a look at what BCCI stands for and also take a short journey through the years to learn about the board’s history in brief.

What does BCCI stand for?

The BCCI is the acronym for the Board of Control for Cricket in India . Over the past few decades, the board has gone on to become the world’s richest cricketing body as well as one of the most influential sports administrations overall.

As of now, the International Cricket Council (ICC) shares the largest part of its revenue with the BCCI owing to the sports’ massive popularity and fanbase in India. Established nearly 100 years ago, the board has hosted multiple Cricket World Cups, and has systematized formidable men’s and women’s cricket teams across all formats by spotting talents from all over the country.

In 2008, the BCCI launched the first edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a competition that has gone on to become the world’s wealthiest cricket league and one of the sports richest leagues overall. The IPL also became a standard template for several other cricketing boards to come up with their own leagues, with PCB’s PSL and Bangladesh’s BPL being just some of the few examples.

The board is currently presided by former Indian cricketer and 1983 World Cup winning player Roger Binny.