CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Definition: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was set up on December 4, 1928 by a group of players at Delhi’s Roshnara Club to end the British monopoly in cricket. BCCI had 6 regional bodies as its first members.

Detailed explanation-2: -While on-field Test match umpires have been able to refer some decisions to a third umpire since November 1992, the formal DRS system to add Player Reviews was first used in a Test match in 2008, first used in a One Day International (ODI) in January 2011, and used in a Twenty20 International in October 2017.

Detailed explanation-3: -Grant Govan was the first BCCI president and Anthony De Mello was its first secretary. As of February 2023, Roger Binny is the incumbent BCCI president and Jay Shah is secretary. The board joined the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1926.

Detailed explanation-4: -BCCI does not depend on the Government of India for its finances. Hence BCCI is not a government body. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body for cricket in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act.