Jagmohan Dalmiya returned as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India after being unanimously elected at its Annual General Meeting in Chennai.
Jagmohan Dalmiya
The Narayanswami Srinivasan faction suffered a setback as the rival faction’s Anurag Thakur defeated Sanjay Patel for the post of secretary.
Thakur’s one-vote victory over Patel provided the only cheer for the anti-Srinivasan camp at the much-postponed AGM elections, which were swept by the ruling group’s loyalists.
What is BCCI?
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
- Headquartered at Mumbai, India
- National governing body for all cricket in India
- The board was formed in December 1928 as BCCI replaced Calcutta Cricket Club
- BCCI is a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act
- It often uses government-owned stadiums across the country at a nominal annual rent
- It is a “private club consortium”
- To become a member of a state-level association, one needs to be introduced by another member and also pay an annual fee
- The state-level clubs select their representatives (secretaries) who in turn select the BCCI officials.
Authority of BCCI
- As a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), it has the authority to select players, umpires and officials to participate in international events and exercises total control over them.
- Without its recognition, no competitive cricket involving BCCI-contracted Indian players can be hosted within or outside the country.
