Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) is the governing body of

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in the

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n state of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. The association is affiliated to the

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and governs the Andhra cricket team. The association was founded in 1953 and has been affiliated to the BCCI ever since. The ACA operates the

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, in

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, which hosts International level

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, ODI and T20 Cricket matches. The Head Quarters of Andhra Cricket Association is in its Executive Capital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

History

Maharajkumar of Vizianagram was the founder President of the Andhra Cricket Association and Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association. He was the Indian cricket team Captain and

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in the 1930s. In the 1960s he was the Indian Cricket Commentator. The ACA has produced international players namely Mannava Prasad and Venugopal Rao . Many players from the ACA have played for India U-19s including D Sivakumar, Gnaneshwar Rao (Captained India U19s), GVS Prasad, Bodapati Sumanth and more recently

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