Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI), the governing body for cricket in India, and a full member of the International Cricket Council, the international governing body of cricket, is made up of full and associate members. States are grouped into zones, depending on their location in India, North zone,

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zone, East zone, West zone and

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zone.

Affiliated Members

Membership of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is made up of Full Members and Associate Members.

Full Members

The majority of full members are state cricket associations. Each state is permitted one representative, except for Gujarat and

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, which have three. There are additional representatives from Indian Railways, Services and Universities. Changes recommended by the Lodha Committee included restricting full membership to state associations and limiting states to one full member, with the others becoming associate members, but these have not been fully adopted by the BCCI, with existing members retaining full membership except for Cricket Club of India (Mumbai) and National Cricket Club (Kolkata).

Associate Members

All members not meeting the criteria for full members are classified as associate members. They include:

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