About Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

✅ About Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) 

๐Ÿ Founded : 1928 
๐Ÿ Headquarters : Wankhede Stadium 
๐Ÿ 1st President : R E Grant Govan 
๐Ÿ 39th President : Saurav Ganguly 
๐Ÿ Vice President : Rajeev Shukla 
๐Ÿ Secretary : Jay Shah 
๐Ÿ Men's Coach : Ravi Shastri 
๐Ÿ Women's Coach : Ramesh Powar 
๐Ÿ Interim CEO of BCCI : Hemang Amin


✅ About International Cricket Council (ICC)  

๐Ÿ Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates 
๐Ÿ Founded: 15 June 1909 
๐Ÿ Chairman : Greg Barclay 
๐Ÿ Deputy Chairman: Imran Khwaja 
๐Ÿ CEO : Manu Sawhney

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