The Board of Control for Cricket in India (“BCCI”), a private society registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, controls India’s representation in international cricket, operates the commercially dominant Indian Premier League, domestic cricket in India and commands annual revenues exceeding those of many national sports federations combined.
The BCCI is neither created by statute nor sustained by government grants. While the BCCI does not receive any direct funding or financing by the Government of India or state governments, it does receive indirect public support, including by way of tax exemptions, concessional leases from the relevant state cricket associations and security deployments by government personnel.
This structural anomaly has generated two decades of litigation over whether the BCCI should be subject to public accountability norms, particularly the Right to Information Act, 2005. This note examines whether the enactment of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 has advanced the debate.
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This insight has been authored by Rajat Sethi, Dhruv Nath and Akshay Dhekane from S&R Associates. They can be reached at [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected], respectively, for any questions. This insight is intended only as a general discussion of issues and is not intended for any solicitation of work. It should not be regarded as legal advice and no legal or business decision should be based on its content.