¨
Mithun
Manhas has been appointed as the 37th president of the Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI).
¨ He replaces Roger Binny, who stepped down
after turning 70.
¨ Manhas was elected during the BCCI's Annual
General Meeting.
¨ He was chosen as the unanimous candidate.
This decision followed a private meeting of key board members in New Delhi
earlier this month.
¨
Manhas is
only the third former cricketer to become BCCI president. The other two are
Sourav Ganguly and Roger Binny.
Following are
members elected as the new office bearers of BCCI
¨
President:
Mithun Manhas
¨ Vice President: Rajeev Shukla
¨ Secretary: Devajit Saikia
¨ Joint Secretary: Prabhtej Bhatia
¨
Treasurer:
A. Raghuram Bhat
