Former Indian cricketer Roger Binny was elected as the 36th President of the Indian cricket body, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), replacing Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday.
The 91st Annual General Meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was held in Mumbai. Notably, Binny was the only candidate to have filed a nomination for the top post.
Binny filed his nomination for the post of president last Tuesday (October 11) and got the top job unopposed. Binny, 67, was the only candidate to have filed nomination for the post and replaced Ganguly as BCCI chief when the Board held its AGM on October 18 in Mumbai.
Jay Shah, son of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, also filed nomination and will continue as BCCI Secretary for a second consecutive term as no other candidate filed a nomination.
Binny 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 the prestigious tournament.