Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) is a sports board run by the

Indian Armed Forces The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force.—— Additionally, the Indian Armed Forces are supported by ...

. It was formed in 1919 as the Army Sports Control Board and later renamed to Services Sports Control Board. The board is represented as Services in the

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. It has been one of the leading medal winners in the National Games. As a

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of the

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, it governs the sport of

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in the Indian Armed Forces and administers the

Services cricket team The Services cricket team plays in the Ranji Trophy, the main domestic first-class cricket competition in India. Under the auspices of the Services Sports Control Board, they represent the Indian Armed Forces. Their home ground is the Palam A Gro ...

. It is also an associate member of the

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and administers the

Services football team The Services football team is an Indian football team representing the Indian Armed Forces in Indian state football competitions. It is operated by the Services Sports Control Board. Santosh Trophy Services have appeared in the final of the S ...

. They have several other sport departments.

History

The organization was first started as the Army Sports Control Board in March 1919, on the same lines as the ASCB in the

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. The sports organizations of the three services were amalgamated on 3 April 1945 with the approval of the then Commander-in-Chief and the Services Sports Control Board.

Teams

The teams of Indian Armed Forces are selected by the SSCB (Services Sports Control Board). These teams are fielded and represented as the Services team in the National Games of India, the

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and various other international sporting events, including the

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Organizational structure

In 1947, the Chiefs of Staff Committee had approved the reconstitution of the Services Sports Control Board. The three services would from then run the Services Sports Control Board in rotation for a period of

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. The tenure involves the change of president and secretary every three years. Starting from 2020,the administering service is

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Dinesh Suri of the Indian Air Force is the current serving secretary of the SSCB.

SSCB secretaries (1945–present)

Railways teams

Cricket

Football

References

External links

Official website
{{Indian state football associations Cricket administration in India Football governing bodies in India Sports governing bodies in India Military sports governing bodies Organizations established in 1919 Military sport in India Recipients of the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 1919 establishments in India Organisations based in Delhi