Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was established in 1929. It is the central governing body for cricket in India. Technically, it is a private club and is not required to make it’s finances public. BCCI generally uses government-owned stadiums across the country at a nominal annual rent. Central Government’s minister for agriculture, [...]

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International Cricket Council (ICC)

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

International Cricket Council (ICC), the world governing body of cricket, was established on June 15, 1909 at Lord’s, England. It was then called the ‘Imperial Cricket Conference’ and the membership was confined to Australia, England and South Africa. India joined the conference in 1926, along with New Zealand and West Indies. These were the only [...]

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Twenty20 Cricket

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

Twenty20 cricket was introduced by the United Kingdom in 2003. Since each team bats for a maximum of 20 overs, the game is called Twenty20. The match is completed in about three hours, each team playing for about 75 minutes. Each bowler may bowl a maximum of 4 overs per innings. This form of cricket [...]

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‘Kings XI Punjab’, Cricket Team Mohali, Punjab

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

Preity Zinta, co-owner, ‘Kings XI Punjab’, officially launched the Team Mohali on March 31, 2008 at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali, Punjab. ‘Kings XI Punjab’ is the youngest cricket team of the Indian Premier League, tournament. The team is led by Yuvraj Singh and coached by Tom Moody, the former Australian all-rounder. ‘Kings [...]

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Preity Zinta, co-owner, Kings XI Punjab, IPL Twenty20

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

Preity Zinta, a Bollywood star since 1998, acquired ownership rights of the Mohali-based Twenty20 cricket team of the Indian Premier League for $76 million. She acquired the franchise with Ness Wadia of Bombay Dyeing, Mohit Burman of Dabur and Karan Paul of Apeejay Surendera Group. Preity is a Rajput from Himachal Pradesh. She was born [...]

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