The Board Of Control For Cricket in India (BCCI) is the governing body for cricket in India .It is richest board of cricket in world .It is so strong that even through there is lot of Controversies it is still running smoothly due to its structure .BCCI is only sporting body in India that does not take any financial help from the government . BCCI is in this position today because of the hard work done by people on and off the field .
The BCCI was formed in 1928 and India got their test status in 1932.but the unexpected win of India in 1983 world cup against the mighty and dangerous West indies changed the view of world about India . As the result of world cup win ,India got the right to host world cup 1987 in India along with Pakistan.but the financial growth began when BCCI sold TV rights in 1991 when South Africa toured India .Later in the year 1996 India again hosted world cup along with Sri Lanka and Pakistan .This world cup was huge success and this started building up BCCI financially .
But it was league of cricket in India named IPL that made powerful BCCI more gigantic in monetary terms .once their was time when BCCI could not give proper facilities to their players but now BCCI is the only body of sports in India that give pension to their retied players .In financial year 2018-19 BCCI showed worth of 13000 crore rupees.With the T.V rights of 6138 crore rupees for Indian cricket and 16347.5 crore rupees for IPL is the biggest income for BCCI along with title sponsor which worth 1079 crore for Indian team and worth 2199 crore rupees for IPL .
BCCI is the powerhouse of cricket in world so it is their responsibility to do justice with the game and do their best to spread the game of cricket in every corner of the world ,make an effort to grow the game globally.
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