Roger Binny succeeds Sourav Ganguly as President of the BCCI. Binny, a former Indian cricketer and part of the 1983 World Cup-winning squad, chosen the BCCI’s 36th president on Tuesday.
Roger Binny, a former Indian cricketer and part of the 1983 World Cup-winning team, chosen the 36th president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday (BCCI). His appointment announce at the BCCI AGM in Mumbai. Binny takes over for former India captain Sourav Ganguly. Binny, 67, the sole contender who submit a nomination for the position of BCCI president.
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The election of the following group of office-bearers was only a formality, as all were uncontested.
Binny was the Karnataka State Cricket Association President most recently and will now depart the state organization. The medium pacer was a key figure in India’s historic World Cup victory in 1983. He grabbed 18 wickets in eight games, the most in that edition of the famous competition.
Binny previously sat on the senior selection committee while Sandeep Patil was the chairman. Whenever his son Stuart Binny’s name came up for consideration for inclusion in the Indian squad, he recused himself.
According to a PTI report, Ganguly met with a number of stakeholders in New Delhi last week. The former India captain wanted to remain as BCCI President. He was warn that there is no precedent for granting the Board president a second term.
“Sourav offered the IPL chairmanship but respectfully denied the offer,” a BCCI source said. “His argument was that he could not accept being head of a sub-committee in BCCI after leading the same organization. He had indicated interest in remaining in the role.”
In the instance of Dhumal, the decision makers waited for Ganguly to make a choice on IPL chairmanship, and when he refused, they promoted the Himachal guy, who is known to be the most efficient man in the previous BCCI cabinet, along with secretary Shah.