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Cricket is the most popular sport in India. It is played almost everywhere in the country. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the governing body of cricket in India. It conducts all the domestic tournaments in India and select the players for the India national cricket team and the India women's national cricket team to represent India at international cricket.
International cricket in India does not follow a consistent pattern and is spread throughout the calendar year, unlike the Australian and English cricket teams who tour other countries during their respective winter and play at home during their respective summer. The India cricket team is one of the most successful cricket teams in the world, having won 2 Cricket World Cups, 3 T20 World Cups, 3 Champions Trophies and finishing runners-up twice in World Test Championships. The India women's national cricket team has also won a Women's Cricket World Cup. India has hosted multiple Cricket World Cups, and will host the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup,