Rajasthan Cricket Association

The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), headquartered in Jaipur, administers the game of cricket in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It officiates over the state level cricket in Rajasthan and the Rajasthan cricket team. It selects the cricket team of the state of Rajasthan to play in Indian first class cricket namely Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy. It is headed by CP Joshi. The Rajasthan Cricket Association is officially recognized and affiliated to Board for Control of Cricket in India.

Formerly known as Rajputana, the Association was renamed as Rajasthan Cricket Association after the formation of the State of Rajasthan in 1956. Headed by Bhagwat Singh Mewar till 1972, it was controlled by the Rungta family from 1972 till 2004. Promuulgation of a Sports legislation by the Government of Rajasthan resulted in Lalit Modi beating Rungta in the first contested election ever in 2005. Lalit Modi in turn was defeated by a career bureaucrat, Sanjay Dixit in 2009. Presently, the Association has CP Joshi as President and Sanjay Dixit as the Secretary General.

After the defeat of Lalit Modi in 2009 and Sanjay Dixit coming to administer the cricket and its operations, many innovations have been implemented. The background of Sanjay Dixit as an administrator and his academic qualifications as a marine engineer, masters in economics, software and a post-graduate degree in law have meant that he has been able to wed technology and administrative best practices with cricket operations and...
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