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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the main governing body of cricket in India. The BCCI is headed by its president, who is the highest post at the BCCI. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is considered the richest cricket board in the world. The President of BCCI is elected at the BCCI's Annual General Meeting. The post is rotated zone-wise across India. The tenure of the BCCI president is for a maximum of three years. Although Sourav Ganguly has held the post for 10 months.
In the 1983 World Cup, the BCCI did a very unexpected job, which played an extraordinary role for the Indian team in 1983 and supported the Indian players till the final, and they won the 1983 World Cup. This event was the massively successful victory of India under the BCCI. From this success victory in winning the World Cup, the BCCI has started other tournaments also, like the Indian Premier League (IPL), the world's largest T20 league, and they also launched the Women's Premier League. For the pivotal role in cricket, India came into global cricket administration due to the BCCI only.
In the present, Roger Binny is the president of the BCCI.
List of Presidents of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is:
| President name | Took Office | Left office |
| 1. R E Grant Govan | 1928 | 1933 |
| 2. Sikandar Hayat Khan | 1933 | 1935 |
| 3. Nawab Hamidullah Khan | 1935 | 1937 |
| 4. Maharaja K S Digvijay Singh | 1937 | 1938 |
| 5. P Subbarayan | 1938 | 1946 |
| 6. Anthony S D'Mello | 1946 | 1951 |
| 7. J C Mukherji | 1951 | 1954 |
| 8. Maharaj kumar of Vizianagram | 1954 | 1956 |
| 9. Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia | 1956 | 1958 |
| 10. R K Patel | 1958 | 1960 |
| 11. M A Chidambaram | 1960 | 1963 |
| 12. Maharaja Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad | 1963 | 1966 |
| 13. Z R Irani | 1966 | 1969 |
| 14. N Ghose | 1969 | 1972 |
| 15. P M Rungta | 1972 | 1975 |
| 16. Ramprakash Mehra | 1975 | 1977 |
| 17. M Chinnaswamy | 1977 | 1980 |
| 18. S K Wankhede | 1980 | 1982 |
| 19. NKP Salve | 1982 | 1985 |
| 20. S Sriraman | 1985 | 1988 |
| 21. B N Dutt | 1988 | 1990 |
| 22. Madhavrao Scindia | 1990 | 1993 |
| 23. IS Bindra | 1993 | 1996 |
| 24. Raj Singh Dungarpur | 1996 | 1999 |
| 25. A C Muthiah | 1999 | 2001 |
| 26. Jagmohan Dalmiya | 2001 | 2004 |
| 27. Ranbir Singh Mahendra | 2004 | 2005 |
| 28. Sharad Pawar | 2005 | 2008 |
| 29. Shashank Manohar | 2008 | 2011 |
| 30. N Srinivasan | 2011 | 2013 |
| 31. Jagmohan Dalmiya | 2013 | 2013 |
| 32. N Srinivasan | 2013 | 2014 |
| 33. Shivlal Yadav | 2014 | 2014 |
| 34. Sunil Gavaskar | 2014 | 2014 |
| 35. Jagmohan Dalmiya | 2015 | 2015 |
| 36. Hashank Manohar | 2015 | 2016 |
| 37. Anurag Thakur | 2016 | 2017 |
| 38.C K Khanna | 2017 | 2019 |
| 39. Sourav Ganguly | 23 October, 2019 | 2022 |
| 40. Roger Binny | October 2022 | Presents |
So this was the complete list of the presidents of the BCCI from 1928 to 2025. Jagmohan Dalmiya was the only person who has taken over the post three times.
What is the significance of the BCCI president's role?
The role of the BCCI president is very important in shaping the future of cricket in India. It is his role to manage all the national and international matches as required to be held. Some of his main roles and responsibilities are given below in a table in detail:
| Function | Description |
| Cricket Governance | Oversees both domestic competitions like the IPL and Ranji Trophy and manages India’s participation in global cricket tournaments. |
| Financial Management | As one of the wealthiest cricket bodies, it supervises revenue streams such as media rights, sponsorships, and ticket sales. |
| Strategic Policy Planning | Develops and enforces policies for cricket development, including infrastructure upgrades, training programmes, and administrative reforms. |
| International Representation | Acts as India's voice in the International Cricket Council (ICC), helping shape international cricket governance and decisions. |
| Team and Staff Management | Coordinates with selectors, coaches, and support personnel to build a competitive national team and ensure effective team administration. |
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