The word BCCI is abbreviated as Board of Control for Cricket in India. It was Started in the Year December [latex]{4}^{th}[/latex] 1928. The Awards recognize and Honour the Best Indian International and Domestic Cricketers of the past year. The BCCI Award is One the Most Prestigious Award for Every Cricket Player. BCCI had 6 regional bodies as its First Members. Now it has 30 Full-Time Members and is Worth Rs 3,308 crore. The awards were first given in 2006 – 07.

• A consensus was reached to create a Board of Control for Cricket in India and on 10 December 1927, a Unanimous Decision to form a Provisional board of control was taken. In December 1928, the BCCI was registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act with six associations affiliated to it.

• Ten years after its Inception, the CCC Organized a Match between its team and the Old Etonians. The Highlight of the game was Old Etonian Robert Vansittart's Hundred. It was the first 'recorded' Century on Indian Soil.


• Cricket was also gaining in popularity in other cities at around the same time. 1884 was an Eventful year, in that a team from Sri Lanka played a match in Kolkata. It was the Country's first shot at International Cricket.


• The Country's unexpected Achievement in the World Cup in 1983 emboldened the BCCI to bid for the 1987 World Cup along with its Pakistani counterpart. It was the first time anyone had even thought of staging the competition outside England.