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Women's Cricket Association Of India
The Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) was the national Sports governing body, governing body of women's cricket in India. It was founded in 1973 at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The WCAI was merged into the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in November 2006. Its team, the India women's national cricket team, represented India in women's international cricket. The team is now governed by the BCCI, following the merger. History While women played cricket in various parts of India in the early 1970's, there was no organization governing women's cricket. The first women's cricket club in India, named The Albees, was founded in Mumbai in 1969 by Aloo Bamjee, a member of the Cricket Club of India. Until 1972, The Albees did not have any opponents and organised matches amongst its 60 members. In Lucknow, Mahendra Kumar Sharma began organising softball and handball tournaments for school and college girls in the city. A team organised by Sharma played at a softball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Board Of Control For Cricket In India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the principal national governing body of the sport of cricket in India. Its headquarters are situated at the Cricket Centre in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. BCCI is the wealthiest governing body of cricket in the world. It has a revenue of more than 5,300 crore. It is involved in talent development through grassroots programs and cricket academies. Its initiatives include coaching, infrastructure development, and player welfare programs designed to maintain and enhance India's competitive performance internationally. BCCI was established on 1 December 1928 in Madras under Act XXI of 1860 of Madras and was subsequently reregistered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. It is a consortium of List of members of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, state cricket associations that select their representatives who elect the BCCI president. It joined the International Cricket Council, Imperial Cricket Conference i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Indies Women's Cricket Team
The West Indies women's cricket team, nicknamed the Windies, is a combined team of players from various countries in the Caribbean that competes in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), which represents fifteen countries and territories. On 25 May 1973, the Caribbean Women’s Cricket Federation (CWCF) was founded, with Monica Taylor as the first president and Jean Carmino as General Secretary. Later in the same year, at the inaugural edition of the World Cup, two teams that now compete as part of the West Indies, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, competed separately. A combined West Indian women's team made its Test debut in 1976 (almost 50 years after its male counterpart), and its One Day International (ODI) in 1979. In 1998, the CWCF changed its name to the West Indies Women’s Cricket Federation (WIWCF). On 16 January 2004, representatives of the WIWCF met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport In India
India has a history of sports dating back to the Vedic period, with Western sports having been imported during British rule. Cricket is currently the most popular spectator sport; it generates the highest television viewership, with the Indian Premier League being the most-followed sports league in the country. Football has also gained popularity, with the Indian Super League being the highest level of domestic football, and the national team winning multiple gold medals at the Asian and South Asian Games. Additional football accomplishments include India having reached the group stage of the 1960 Olympics, qualified for the 1950 FIFA World Cup, and won the SAFF Championship. India has also had success in field hockey, winning the World Cup and multiple medals in the Olympic Games. Other popular sports include kabaddi, badminton, tennis, athletics and kho-kho. Sports such as golf, rugby, wrestling, boxing, motorsport, and basketball are also featured throughout the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Premier League (cricket)
The Women's Premier League (WPL) is a professional women's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in India, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Founded in 2022, it features five city-based franchise teams. The WPL is one of the most successful cricket leagues in the world. The first season in 2023, saw the Mumbai Indians winning the inaugural title. Matches took place in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, with 5 franchises participating. The second season in 2024 saw Royal Challengers Bengaluru winning the title. Matches were hosted in Bengaluru and Delhi. The third season in 2025 featured Mumbai Indians reclaiming the title after defeating Delhi Capitals by 8 runs at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. Matches were hosted in Bengaluru, Lucknow, Mumbai and Vadodara. History The first major women's Twenty20 competition in India was the Women's T20 Challenge. This started as a single-match tournament in 2018, and was expanded to a three-team, three-match competition hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cricket In India
Cricket is the most popular sport in India. It is played almost everywhere in the country. The Board of Control for Cricket in India is the governing body of Indian cricket and conduct all domestic tournaments and select the players for the India national cricket team and India women's national cricket team, women's national cricket team. Domestic competitions in India annually organized by BCCI include the Ranji Trophy, the Duleep Trophy, the Vijay Hazare Trophy, the Deodhar Trophy, the Irani Trophy and the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy. The Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 tournament where various city-based franchises compete in a style similar to American football, is one of the biggest sporting leagues and the biggest cricketing league in the world. In 2023 it launched a similar league for females, the Women's Premier League (cricket), Women's Premier League (WPL) International cricket in India does not follow a consistent pattern, unlike other cricketing teams such as Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Manohar "Sunny" Gavaskar (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, [suniːl ɡaːʋəskəɾ]; born 10 July 1949), is a former captain of the Indian national cricket team who represented India national cricket team, India and Mumbai cricket team, Mumbai from 1971 to 1987. Gavaskar is acknowledged as one of the greatest Batting order (cricket)#Top order, opening batsmen of all time. Gavaskar was widely admired for his technique against fast bowling, with a particularly high average of 65.45 against the West Indies national cricket team, West Indies, who possessed a four-pronged fast bowling attack, widely regarded as the most vicious in Test history. However, most of Gavaskar's centuries against West Indies cricket team, West Indies were against the team when their four-pronged attack were not playing together. His captaincy of the Indian team, was considered as one of the first attacking ones, with Indian team winning the 1984 Asia Cup, and the World Championship of Cricke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shubhangi Kulkarni
Shubhangi Kulkarni (born 19 July 1959) is a former Indian cricketer and one of the game's most successful administrators. She received India's highest sporting honor, the Arjuna Award in 1985. She was the secretary of the Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) when WCAI was merged into BCCI in 2006. She was a leg-spinner and a useful lower-order batter. She represented Maharashtra women's cricket team in women's domestic cricket and made her international debut in India women's cricket team's first women's cricket series against West Indies women's cricket team in 1976. She bagged a five-wicket haul in the first innings she bowled, a feat she would repeat four more times in the nineteen Tests she played in her career. Shubhangi Kulkarni played in 27 ODIs over 5 international tours: * 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup (2 matches) * 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup (12 matches) * 1983/84 Australia Women in India (4 matches) * 1984/85 New Zealand Women in India (6 matches) * 1986 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranee Narah
Ranee Narah (born Jahanara Choudhury; 31 October 1965) is an Indian politician from Assam and a member of the Indian National Congress. She represented Assam as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from 2016 to 2022. She also represented Lakhimpur in the Lok Sabha from 1998 to 2004, and again from 2009 to 2014. Narah served as the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs in the Government of India from 2012 to 2014. Her husband, Bharat Narah, is also a member of the Indian National Congress, and the MLA of Naoboicha. Biography Narah is a graduate of Gauhati University. She played professional cricket and captained the Assam state team. She has served as the President of the Women's Cricket Association of India, the President of the Assam Women's Cricket Association, and the Vice-President of both the Assam Cricket Association and the Assam Football Association. She was a member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Women's Committee. Narah was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global Sports governing body, governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England, and South Africa. In 1965, the body was renamed as the International Cricket Conference and adopted its current name in 1987. ICC has its headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The ICC currently has 108 member nations: 12 List of International Cricket Council members#Full members, full members that play Test cricket, Test matches, and 96 List of International Cricket Council members#Associate members, associate members. The ICC is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket's major international tournaments, most notably the Cricket World Cup, T20 World Cup, and ICC World Test Championship. It also appoints the umpire (cricket), umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. It promul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Women's Cricket World Cup
The 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup was an international cricket tournament played in India from 1 to 13 January 1978. Hosted by India for the first time, it was the second edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup, after the inaugural 1973 World Cup in England. It was originally proposed that South Africa host the World Cup, but this was abandoned to conform with the Apartheid-era sporting boycott of the country. The Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) then made a successful bid, and served as the primary organiser, with the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) providing only limited oversight. Along with India, which was making its debut, five other teams were originally invited – Australia, England, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the West Indies. The Netherlands and the West Indies, which had both not previously participated, were forced to withdraw due to financial issues.Abhishek Mukherjee (15 January 2014)"Australia Women lift 1978 World Cup — the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of , the country has Demographics of South Africa, a population of over 64 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Cradle of Humankind, Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporting Boycott Of South Africa During The Apartheid Era
South Africa under apartheid was subjected to a variety of international boycotts, including on sporting contacts. There was some debate about whether the aim of the boycott was to oppose segregation in sport or apartheid in general, with the latter view prevailing in later decades. While the National Party introduced apartheid in 1948, it added sport-specific restrictions from the late 1950s, on interracial sport within South Africa and international travel by nonwhite athletes. The international federations (IFs) governing various sports began to sanction South Africa, both in response to the new restrictions and in reflection of the broader anti-racism of national federations in newly independent postcolonial states. By the early 1970s, South African national teams were excluded from most Olympic sports, although South Africans competed in individual events in some, mainly professional, sports through the 1980s. Although from the mid-1970s the National Party relaxed the ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
