Roger Binny elected as the 36th BCCI president

Debjit Mukherjee: India’s leading wicket taker in 1983 World Cup Roger Binny elected as the 36th BCCI president unopposed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday in Mumbai by replacing former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly.

The other BCCI office bearers, who were elected unanimously include secretary Jay Shah, Ashish Shelar (treasurer), Rajeev Shukla (vice-president) and Devajit Saikia (joint secretary). Outgoing treasurer Arun Dhumal was elected in the IPL governing council alongside Avishek Dalmiya. Dhumal has become the new IPL chairman, replacing Brijesh Patel.