- 1983 World Cup veteran Roger Binny has been appointed as the new president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Binny takes over reins from the former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday.
- Binny was appointed as the BCCI top boss at the Annual General Meeting of the cricket board at Mumbai’s Taj Hotel.
- Binny, 67, represented India in 27 Test matches and 72 ODIs. He was one of the architects of India’s 1983 World Cup triumph and president of Karnataka State Cricket Association.
- He previously served as a member of the BCCI selection committee.
- He is the third Test cricketer to head the BCCI after Maharaja of Vizianagaram and Sourav Ganguly, whose term ended at the BCCI AGM.
- Binny was elected unopposed at the AGM. It was also decided that BJP MLA Ashish Shelar would succeed Arun Dhumal as treasurer of the BCCI. Dhumal has been appointed as the next chairman of the Indian Premier League.
Roger Binny named as the 36th president of BCCI
