Women's Cricket Association of India
| Merged into | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1973 |
| Founded at | Pune |
| Purpose | Women's cricket development, organisation |
| Headquarters | Pune, Maharashtra |
| Location | |
| Affiliations | International Women's Cricket Council |
The Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) was the national governing body of women's cricket in India. It was founded in 1973 at Pune, Maharashtra. It was merged into the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. Premala Chavan, a Member of Parliament was its first president.[1][2]
Its team the India women's national cricket team represented India in women's international cricket. After its merger the team is governed by BCCI.
History[edit]
While women played cricket in India in significant numbers since early 1970's, there was no organization as such until the formation of WCAI by Mahendra Kumar Sharma - it was registered by him as the founder secretary in 1973 in Lucknow under the Indian Societies Act.[3][4]
Following the international boycott of South Africa, the 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup was shifted to India and organized by WCAI.
Nutan Gavaskar, the sister of Sunil Gavaskar, was a honorary general secretary of WCAI.[5]
Following the merger of International Women's Cricket Council into International Cricket Council in 2006, WCAI merged into Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2007. Ranee Narah and Shubhangi Kulkarni were the president and secretary of WCAI respectively before the merger.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "About Women's Cricket Association". ESPN Cricinfo.
- ^ "BCCI finally takes full control of India women's cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. 13 November 2006.
- ^ "The history of Indian women's cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Mahendra Kumar Sharma, one of the pioneers of women's cricket in India, dies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "BCCI ignores women's cricket: Nutan Gavaskar". The Hindu. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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