ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16 CONTENTS From the President's desk 2 Senior Domestic Cricket - Men 90 Report of the Secretary 4 Junior Domestic Cricket - Men 100 News Makers 6 Senior Domestic Cricket - Women 110 Cricket Matters 8 Junior Domestic Cricket - Women 116 BCCI Annual Conclave at Dharamshala 42 Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award - S M H Kirmani 122 In Remembrance 45 BCCI Annual Awards 2015-16 122 The 86th AGM 46 MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture 126 Important Decisions taken by the Working Committee 52 VIVO IPL 2016 134 BCCI Players’ Contracts 55 Treasurer's Report 140 Men’s – International 56 Auditor's Report 142 Freedom Series - SA tour India Annual Account for 2015-16 148 Australia vs India 2016 Annual Budget 2016-17 212 India vs Sri Lanka 2016 NCA and Zonal Academies 214 Asia Cup 2016 Educational Programmes and Workshops 226 ICC WT20 2016 List of Trophies 236 India's tour of Zimbabwe, 2016 India's tour of West Indies, 2016 India vs West Indies T20, 2016 in USA Women’s – International 76 Australia vs India 2016 India v Sri Lanka 2016 ICC Women's WT20 2016 India U-19 78 U-19 Cricket World Cup Tri-Nation Series - India, Sri Lanka, England Tri-Nation Series - India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan Individual Landmarks - Test, ODI, T20I - Virat Kohli / R Ashwin / Ajinkya Rahane 82 Selection Committees - Senior, Junior & Women 84 ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16 1 FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK I would like to express my gratitude to all the members and lay emphasis and exert efforts to promote domestic cricket officials of the BCCI for making this historic event possible. and in a quest to do so, academy projects in the North East Our professionalism was tested when the matches during are under way. In addition to this, key emphasis is being the IPL 2016 were shifted at the very last moment, and our laid on means to promote women’s cricket and the Test team passed the litmus test with flying colours. I would cricket format. also like to congratulate the members and staff of the BCCI for organising one of the most memorable World T20 The month of June witnessed the first ever BCCI Conclave championships. held at HPCA, Dharamshala. It was humbling to see the overwhelming participation from all the members and The very reason today our countrymen follow cricket is associations. The first ever four-day conclave was aimed because of the ability of the Board to popularise the game, at getting all the stakeholders at one place in order to align to take it to the grass root level, and to create legends, everyone’s thoughts for improvising the game of cricket. In who further popularise the game. We have one of the the coming years, this should become an annual feature, most robust domestic structures in the world and we will where Board members get an opportunity to meet at one constantly strive to make it stronger and better. Many such place and discuss various issues. steps have been taken and I am committed to deliver a state-of-the-art High Performance Centre very soon. At the I would like to end by saying that I urge each member to grass root level, coaching applications for kids aspiring to stand strong and remain unified in the interest of the sport. play cricket will be a reality. Yours sincerely I am extremely pleased with the performance of our senior Indian men’s team. We are in the top bracket of world rankings in all three formats of the game. As the President of BCCI, my focus is to perform and Anurag Singh Thakur contribute towards the growth of the sport. I continue to President, BCCI INDIAN TEAM ICC RANKINGS ICC TEST ICC ODI ICC T20 DEAR MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE to thank you all for unanimously electing me inheritance that can be followed by any sports body in the as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. world. The success of the past has motivated us further 2ND 3RD 2ND The hallmark of any organisation is the legacy it creates to move ahead with more zeal and enthusiasm. Our RANKED WITH A RANKED WITH A RANKED WITH A and the milestones it achieves in the journey. In the last experience and constant urge to make the game more RATING OF RATING OF RATING OF one year we have taken many steps to consolidate our popular has motivated us to take cricket to new places 110 110 126 position as world leaders in the game of cricket, both on like the USA for the first time. Once again BCCI has and off the field. shown tremendous energy and efficiency to successfully organise two matches against the West Indies at Fort Due to the hard work and selfless dedication of our Lauderdale, Florida, and opened a new chapter in the administrators in the past, the BCCI has created an history of the game. 2 THE BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET IN INDIA ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16 3 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY The year also saw Team India win the Test series against it continues to be a dominant player on the world stage in South Africa at home, and the T20 series in Australia, the its chosen area. T20 series against Sri Lanka at home. They then went on to win the ACC T20 Championship held in Bangladesh. I have pleasure in presenting the report for the season We started as favourites for the ICC World T20 hosted 2015-16. by BCCI but lost to West Indies in the closely contested semi final match. We had a successful tour of Zimbabwe Before I sign off I thank everybody connected with the in June and have defeated West Indies in the recently BCCI, its members, their representatives, the staff and concluded Test series. management, my colleagues on the board, the various committees, right down to the people like groundsmen, I congratulate all the players and the support staff for this match officials and staff who make the BCCI function and excellent all round performance. deliver at the scale that it does. Our under 19 team also did exceedingly well, reaching the finals of the ICC under 19 World Cup. Congratulations to Yours sincerely the u 19 team as well. The year has seen considerable reform brought about in the functioning of the BCCI and in its continuous endeavor Ajay Shirke to improve its management and functioning on all fronts. Hon. Secretary, BCCI The team of professional managers has been considerably strengthened by the appointment of a CEO and a CFO to look after day to day operations related to management and finance. I am sure that with these initiatives the BCCI will function in an even better manner, and that is saying a lot, as it already is one of the most successfully run cricket organisations in the world. It is unfortunate though, that the image of the BCCI has taken a hit, as the media has blurred the lines between match fixing and spot fixing allegations on the one hand, over which the BCCI does or never can have much control, and interpolating those as issues as being related to the mismanagement of the BCCI . DEAR MEMBERS, The Board is a strong and united body and has withstood I TOOK OVER as Secretary of your Board at a time when The year saw the yet another successful hosting of a world evolution of over 87 years of existence, having witnessed most of the activities for 2015-16 were completed. event the ICC World T20 for men and women. the creation of independent India, and has gone through many other challenges and difficult times in its long and The activities in the year under review was therefore The 9th edition of IPL though plagued with the sudden illustrious history. handled mainly under the able hands of our current difficulties caused by the shifting of many matches President, Mr Anurag Thakur who has done a out of Maharashtra due to the court orders, was held And while I am in no way even suggesting that the Board commendable job of not only holding the Board and successfully and I place my sincere appreciation of is perfect, as nothing ever is, we are, and have always been its members together in these trying times, but also TEAM BCCI, and our event managers IMG, who at such open to new ideas and challenges to make it an even better successfully implemented all the programmes and short notice arranged the matches to be shifted to and stronger, efficient and transparent organization so that Tournaments of the Board successfully. alternate venues. 4 THE BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET IN INDIA ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16 5 NEWS MAKERS Mr. Shashank Manohar has been elected as the first Independent Chairman of the ICC for a two year term 2016-18. Mr. Shashank Manohar served as the President of the BCCI from 2008-2011 and then from 4th October, 2015 to 10th May, 2016. Prior to his election as the Independent Chairman, he took over as Chairman of the ICC from Mr. N. Srinivasan in December 2015. Shashank Manohar is the fourth Indian to occupy the prestigious position after Mr. Jagmohan Dalmiya, Mr. Sharad Pawar and Mr. N. Srinivasan. Mr. Rahul Johri has joined the BCCI as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Santosh Rangnekar has joined the BCCI as its Chief Finance Officer. Mr. Anil Kumble's term as the Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee has Mr. Rahul Dravid has been elected on the ICC Cricket Committee for a term of Mr.