The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the body that governs cricket in India. Formed in 1928, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, BCCI falls under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, acts as its headquarters. BCCI is a group of cricket associations of each State. The Chief of BCCI is elected by the representatives chosen by these State Associations. In this article, we provide a list of the Presidents of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Presidents of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
The highest post at the BCCI is the President. The thirty affiliates of the BCCI casts one vote each during the Annual General Meeting of the BCCI to elect the President. This post can be held for a maximum duration of three years.
According to the Supreme Court of India, the interim role of the President and Secretary will be taken up by the most Senior Vice- President of BCCI and the joint secretary.
Quick facts
- Founded in – 1928
- Headquarters – Wankhede Stadium
- First BCCI President – R. E. Grant Govan
- First Secretary – Anthony De Mello
- Current BCCI President – Sourav Ganguly
- First CEO of BCCI – Rahul Johri
List of Presidents of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Sl. No. |
Name of the President |
Term |
1 |
R. E. Grant Govan |
1928-33 |
2 |
Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan |
1933-35 |
3 |
Sir Hamidullah Khan |
1935-37 |
4 |
Sir K. S. Digvijaysinhji |
1937-38 |
5 |
P. Subbarayan |
1938-46 |
6 |
Anthony de Mello |
1946-51 |
7 |
J. C. Mukherji |
1951-54 |
8 |
Maharajkumar of Vizianagram |
1954-56 |
9 |
Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia |
1956-58 |
10 |
R. K. Patel |
1958-60 |
11 |
M. A. Chidambaram |
1960-63 |
12 |
Maharaja Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad |
1963-66 |
13 |
Z. R. Irani |
1966-69 |
14 |
A. N. Ghose |
1969-72 |
15 |
P. M. Rungta |
1972-75 |
16 |
Ramprakash Mehra |
1975-77 |
17 |
M. Chinnaswamy |
1977-80 |
18 |
S. K. Wankhede |
1980-82 |
19 |
N. K. P. Salve |
1982-85 |
20 |
S. Sriraman |
1985-88 |
21 |
B. N. Dutt |
1988-90 |
22 |
Madhavrao Scindia |
1990-93 |
23 |
I. S. Bindra |
1993-96 |
24 |
Raj Singh Dungarpur |
1996-99 |
25 |
A. C. Muthiah |
1999-2001 |
26 |
Jagmohan Dalmiya |
2001-04 |
27 |
Ranbir Singh Mahendra |
2004-05 |
28 |
Sharad Pawar |
2005-08 |
29 |
Shashank Manohar |
2008-11 |
30 |
N. Srinivasan |
2011-13 |
31 |
Jagmohan Dalmiya |
2013-13 |
32 |
N. Srinivasan |
2013-14 |
33 |
Shivlal Yadav |
2014-14 |
34 |
Jagmohan Dalmiya |
2015-15 |
35 |
Shashank Manohar |
2015-16 |
36 |
Anurag Thakur |
2016-17 |
37 |
C. K. Khanna |
2017-19 |
38 |
Sourav Ganguly |
2019-incumbent |
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