Apart from Sourav Ganguly, Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s son, Jay Shah was chosen unanimously as the BCCI secretary.
Mumbai: On Wednesday Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly has been formally elected unopposed as the new Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president. Ganguly officially presided over as the new boss at the apex body’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai.
Sourav Ganguly arrived at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai for the AGM. Ganguly filed nomination for the role of BCCI president after the eleventh-hour drama earlier this month. He has been elected unopposed as the president of richest body in world cricket.
As a BCCI president, Ganguly is likely to serve only 9 months and as the “Cooling-Off” period clause in the new BCCI constitution makes it mandatory for board officials to step down after 6 years in office. Ganguly, who played 113 Tests and 311 one-day internationals and led India to 21 Test wins, has already been an administrator for his home state association, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB).
Sourav Ganguly is the only the 2nd India cricketer after Maharaja of Vizianagaram to donn the role of BCCI president. His nomination was validated by BCCI’s electoral officer N Gopalaswami last week.
Apart from Sourav Ganguly, Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s son, Jay Shah was chosen unanimously as the BCCI secretary.
Former BCCI president Anurag Thakur Arun Singh Dhumal, brother was made the new BCCI treasurer and Kerala Cricket Association president Jayesh George is elected as the joint secretary. Whereas the new vice-president Mahim Verma is from Uttarakhand.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) Brijesh Patel is now set to become the chairman.
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