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Roger Binny has been elected as the 36th new president of India’s Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI). On Tuesday, Binny takes over for former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly. Binny was appointed as the BCCI top boss at the Annual General Meeting of the cricket board at Mumbai’s Taj Hotel today.
The event was attended by BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, Vice President Rajiv Shukla, Treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal, and Former President Ganguly.
Binny played 27 Tests and 72 ODIs for India between 1979 and 1987 and was the president of the Karnataka State Cricket Association before being appointed president of the BCCI. Jay Shah, the son of Home Minister Amit Shah, will remain the BCCI secretary. Ganguly was elected unanimously as the BCCI president back in October 2019.
Commenting on Binny’s appointment as the BCCI boss, former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin said, “He is a nice man. I have played a lot of cricket with him and we have fond memories. No discussions took place on the ICC chairman post today, the board will decide later.”
Cricketer Yuvraj Singh congratulated Binny on his appointment to the top job at the BCCI. Singh tweeted, “My best wishes to Mr Roger Binny on being elected as the new president of the BCCI. I’m sure the board will benefit greatly from your experience. Congratulations Sourav Ganguly dada on the completion of your term as president!”
Reacting to Roger Binny’s appointment as the president of one of the world’s richest cricket boards, Ganguly said, “I wish Roger all the best. The new group will take this forward. BCCI is in great hands. Indian cricket is strong so I wish them all the luck.”
Following his appointment, Binny emphasized two primary areas of focus: player injury prevention and pitch condition throughout the country. He said, “As the BCCI president, I want to primarily focus on 2 things. First is the prevention of injuries to the players. Jasprit Bumrah got injured just before the World Cup, which affects the whole plan. Second, I want to focus on the pitches in the country.”
Source:BT
