Roger Binny to succeed Sourav Ganguly as BCCI chief
MUMBAI: India’s 1983 World Cup hero Roger Binny is set to succeed Sourav Ganguly as the next BCCI president, while Rajiv Shukla will continue to be the vice president, TOI has learned. While it’s not entirely clear yet, Jay Shah, who was also heavily tipped to be the new president, is likely to continue as the BCCI secretary.
Binny and the rest of the finalized candidates for the office-bearers’ posts will file their nominations on Tuesday. Candidates can file their nominations on Tuesday and Wednesday. The BCCI election, which will now be a mere formality, will take place on October 18.
“Binny will be the new president of the BCCI. Rajivji (Rajiv Shukla) will stay on as the VP,” a reliable source, who arrived here on Monday for a meeting of all the state representatives called by the BCCI to decide on the five office-bearers’ posts, told this paper late on Monday night, ahead of a formal meeting of the state representatives on Tuesday. Binny’s arrival for this meeting more or less confirmed earlier reports that he was in the race for the president’s post.
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The 67-year-old has played 27 Tests (47 wickets) from 1979-87 and 72 ODIs (77 wickets) from 1980-87. His biggest hour of glory, of course, was the 1983 World Cup, when he took 18 wickets in 8 games@18.66, (best bowling 4-29) to emerge as the highest wicket-taker of the tournament and play a vital role in India’s stunning triumph.
TOI had on October 8 reported about the possibility of Binny becoming the new president of the BCCI.
Speculation around Binny, who has served as a national selector in the past, being a surprise candidate for the coveted post was triggered when the former India seamer’s name appeared on the BCCI’s Draft Electoral Rolls for the elections and the Annual General Meeting as a representative of the Karnataka State Cricket Association. In the past, KSCA was represented by their secretary Santosh Menon in the Board AGM of the Board. The elections will be held here on October 18.
The scrutiny of the nominations will take place on October 13 and the candidates can withdraw their nominations latest by October
Patil now favorite to be become MCA prez
Shelar’s candidature for the treasurer’s post also means that he’s no more in the race for the post of president of the Mumbai Cricket Association, even though he filed the nomination form for the same on Monday. If Shelar withdraws his candidature, former India batsman Sandeep Patil is now a hot favorite to become the MCA president. It means Patil will be pitted against Amol Kale and Sanjay Naik from the Sharad Pawar-Ashish Shelar group for the MCA president’s post.
The final List of candidates for BCCI office-bearers’ positions:
Roger Binny: President
Rajiv Shukla: Vice President
Jay Shah: Secretary
Devajit Saikia: Jt secretary
Ashish Shelar: Treasurer
Arun Dhumal: IPL chairman
