CURRENT AFFAIRS

2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which team has lost its permanent voting status in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
A
Delhi
B
Punjab
C
Chennai
D
Mumbai
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is the governing body of Indian cricket. The BCCI headquarters is at ‘Wankhede Stadium’ in Mumbai. The first president of BCCI was ‘Grant Govan’, while the secretary was ‘Anthony De Mello’.

Detailed explanation-2: -The BCCI is an autonomous, private organisation that does not fall under the purview of the National Sports Federation of India and the Government of India has minimal regulation of it. The BCCI is influential in international cricket. As such, it does not receive any grants or funds from the Ministry of Sports.

Detailed explanation-3: -16 BCCI is an autonomous sports body. The judgment of this court did not abrogate its power, as a registered society, to amend its Constitution.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the richest board of cricket among its nine other members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is a national cricket governing body in India independent of any corporate governance laws, operating under full autonomous power single-handedly.

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