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Cricket in India

Locals in Bangalore playing cricket
Governing body	Board of Control for Cricket in India
National team	India
Nickname(s)	Men in Blue
First played	1721
Competitions
National
Cricket World Cup
ICC World Twenty20
ICC Champions Trophy
Under 19 Cricket World Cup
Women's Cricket World Cup
Club
Indian Premier League
Ranji Trophy
Challenger series

Cricket is the most popular sport in India, it is played by many people in open spaces throughout the country^[1] though it is not the nation's official national sport (a distinction held by field hockey). The India national cricket team won the 1983 Cricket World Cup and the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, and shared the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy with Sri Lanka. Domestic competitions include the Ranji Trophy, the Duleep Trophy, the Deodhar Trophy, the Irani Trophy and the Challenger Series. In addition, BCCI conducts the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 competition