Indian Twenty 20 Cricket Federation

Indian Twenty 20 Cricket Federation
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Sport	Twenty20
Abbreviation	ITCF
Founded	2001
Affiliation	International Twenty 20 Cricket Federation
Affiliation date	April-2001
Regional affiliation	Asian Twenty 20 Cricket Federation
Affiliation date	2003
Location	Patiala, Punjab
Secretary	Shri Piyush Rana
Official website
	www.itcf20.com

The Indian Twenty 20 Cricket Federation, or ITCF, is headquartered at Patiala, Punjab, India.^{[attribution needed]} The federation was formed in April 2001 as the national governing body for the Twenty20 format of cricket in India.^{[dubious – discuss]}

This Cricket federation is registered with the Registrar of Firms & Societies under the 1860 Society Act. To become a member of a state-level association, an applicant needs to be introduced by another member and has to pay an annual fee. The state-level associations select their representatives who in turn select the ITCF officials.^{[attribution needed]}

As a member of the International Twenty 20 Cricket Federation,^{[attribution needed]} it has the authority to select players, umpires and officials to participate in the events and exercises total control. Without its recognition, no competitive cricket involving ITCF-contracted Indian players can be hosted within or outside the country.^{[attribution needed]}

Shri Piyush Rana is the Founder Honorary Secretary General and TM owner of ITCF.^[1]