Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), is the governing body of cricket in India, It is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the international governing body of cricket. BCCI is made up of full and associate member associations. These member associations are grouped into zones, depending on their location in India, North zone, Central zone, East zone, West zone and South zone.
Most of the member associations govern cricket in their respective states while some govern the sport in their regions such as Mumbai, historic areas of Princely state such Hyderabad State, some govern it in Union territories such as Jammu and Kashmir, Pondicherry etc., government institutions such as Army, Services and Universities.