Politics, Politics and Politics! Roger Binny to replace Sourav Ganguly as BCCI President? What we know so far-
Roger Binny could replace Sourav Ganguly as the next BCCI president while Jay Shah will continue as the BCCI secretary.
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India’s 1983 World Cup-winning hero Roger Binny is set to become the new BCCI President as incumbent Sourav Ganguly, who held the position for three years, will make way for him at the Board’s AGM on 18 October. The talks have been going on for almost a week as it has been decided that the 67-year-old Bangalore man would be the 36th Board president.
On other hand, Jay Shah, son of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, will continue as BCCI Secretary for his second consecutive term. Shah will also replace Ganguly as India’s representative at the all-powerful ICC Board.
The only Congressman in the BCCI cabinet is Rajeev Shukla, who will continue as vice president. Sports minister Anurag Thakur’s younger brother Arun Singh Dhumal will now become IPL chairman. He will replace Brijesh Patel. And Maharashtra BJP MLA Ashish Shelar likely to be the Treasurer replacing Arun Dhumal. It means that he won’t become Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s close aide Devajit Saikia will replace Jayesh George as the new joint secretary. Whether BCCI will contest for the ICC chairmanship hasn’t been decided as yet. Reports suggest that an influential minister in the central government played a key role in deciding the positions in the Board set up.
Binny will officially take charge of BCCI on October 18 at the AGM in Mumbai. There won’t be any election to any post as all candidates will be chosen unopposed.
Who is Roger Binny?
The medium pacer was one of the architects of India’s historic World Cup triumph in 1983. In eight games, he took 18 wickets, the highest in that edition of prestigious tournament.
Ganguly refused IPL chairmanship. He had a lot of meetings with the powers that be in New Delhi. Ganguly was keen to continue as BCCI President but he was told that there is no precedence of giving a second term to the Board president. He has said that he cannot accept becoming head of a sub-committee in BCCI after heading the same institution.
Epxerts believe that Binny is a rather surprise choice to head the BCCI. The names of members in the BCCI Apex Council and IPL Governing Council will be known when the final list will be published in a few days.
Bharati Web
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