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{{Infobox sport governing body
|name = Cricket Association of Pondicherry
|abbrev = CAP
|logo = CricketAssociationofPuducherryLogo.png
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|membership = Pondicherry State Sports Council<ref name=":0"/>
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|aff = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]<ref name=":0"/>
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|headquarters = Pondicherry
|location = Pondicherry
|president = G.M. Arunkumar<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cap-cricket.com/president/ |title=President – Cricket Association of Pondicherry |website=Cricket Association of Pondicherry |publisher=Cricket Association of Pondicherry |location=Pondicherry, India |access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref>
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|chiefexec = Mr. Arun Ramatchandiran<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cap-cricket.com/ceo/ |title=CEO – Cricket Association of Pondicherry |website=Cricket Association of Pondicherry |publisher=Cricket Association of Pondicherry |location=Pondicherry, India |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref>
|vicepresident = S.Vijayan<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cap-cricket.com/vice-president/ |title=Vice-President – Cricket Association of Pondicherry |website=Cricket Association of Pondicherry |publisher=Cricket Association of Pondicherry |location=Pondicherry, India |access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref>
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'''Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP)''' is the governing body for [[cricket]] in [[Pondicherry (union territory)|Pondicherry]], formerly known as Pondicherry. Puducherry is a Union Territory in [[India]] and for the proposed [[Pondicherry cricket team]].
On 27 October 2017, Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) granted Associate Membership to the Cricket Association of Puducherry (CAP).<ref>{{cite web|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|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|Tamil Nadu Cricket Association(TNCA)]] as a District Association.

In July 2018, Cricket association of Puducherry approached [[Abhishek Nayar]] for a coach-cum-player role.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/nayar-approached-to-play-for-puducherry/articleshow/64928377.cms|title=Nayar approached to play for Puducherry|date=10 July 2018|first=Prasad|last=RS|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=17 February 2020}}</ref> However, a day later, Nayar ruled himself out for the job of coaching Puducherry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/abhishek-nayar-rules-himself-out-from-coaching-puducherry-will-take-call-on-playing-4709711.html|title=Abhishek Nayar rules himself out from coaching Puducherry, will take call on playing|work=First Post|access-date=12 July 2018}}</ref> In August 2018, Nayar decided to move to [[Puducherry cricket team|Puducherry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24422572/abhishek-nayar-moves-pondicherry-search-special-100|title=Abhishek Nayar moves to Pondicherry in search of special 100|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=21 August 2018}}</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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[[Category:Cricket administration in India]]
[[Category:Sport in Puducherry]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in Pondicherry]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 2003]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Pondicherry]]

Cricket Association of Puducherry - Revision history

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