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{{Short description|Cricket organization in Pondicherry, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox sport governing body
|name = Cricket Association of Pondicherry
|abbrev = CAP
|logo = CricketAssociationofPuducherryLogo.png
|logosize =
|sport = Cricket
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|membership = Puducherry State Sports Council<ref name=":0"/>
|founded = {{Start date|2003}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://cap-cricket.com/about/ |title=About – Cricket Association of Pondicherry |website=Cricket Association of Pondicherry |location=Puducherry, India |access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref>
|aff = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]<ref name=":0"/>
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|headquarters = Puducherry
|location = Puducherry
|president = G. Ramachandran
|Chief Operating Officer =
|chairman =
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|chiefexec = Mayank A. Mehta<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cap-cricket.com/ceo/ |title=CEO – Cricket Association of Pondicherry |website=Cricket Association of Pondicherry |location=Pondicherry, India |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref>
|vicepresident = C. Aianarappane<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cap-cricket.com/vice-president/ |title=Vice-President – Cricket Association of Pondicherry |website=Cricket Association of Pondicherry |location=Pondicherry, India |access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref>
|director =
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'''Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP)''' is the governing body for [[cricket]] in [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], formerly known as Pondicherry. Puducherry is a Union Territory in [[India]] and for the [[Puducherry cricket team]]. On 27 October 2017, Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) granted Associate Membership of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) to the Cricket Association of Puducherry (CAP).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/puducherry-becomes-associate-member-of-bcci/articleshow/61227682.cms|title=Puducherry becomes associate member of BCCI|work=ToI|date=25 October 2017 |access-date=28 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/puducherry-get-go-ahead-for-ranji-2018-19/275710|title=Puducherry get go-ahead for Ranji 2018-19|work=Wisden India|access-date=24 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224113603/https://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/puducherry-get-go-ahead-for-ranji-2018-19/275710|archive-date=24 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Prior to this, it was affiliated to [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]] (TNCA) as a District Association. In 2019, CAP was granted full membership of the BCCI.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cricket Association of Pondicherry is a Full Member of BCCI |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/cricket-association-of-pondicherry-is-a-full-member-of-bcci/article28563744.ece |access-date=22 September 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=18 July 2019}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Board of Cricket Control in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21176613/coa-grants-associate-membership-cricket-association-pondicherry CoA grants Associate membership to Cricket Association of Pondicherry]
*[http://www.dnaindia.com/topic/cricket-association-of-pondicherry Cricket Association of Pondicherry News]
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{{BCCI Members}}

[[Category:Cricket governing bodies in India|Pondicherry]]
[[Category:Cricket in Puducherry]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in Pondicherry]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 2003]]
[[Category:Cricket governing bodies|Puducherry]]

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