The BCCI election is scheduled throughout its annual common assembly (AGM) at its headquarters on September 28. File | Photo Credit: PTI
The BCCI election is scheduled throughout its annual common assembly (AGM) at its headquarters on September 28. On Saturday, the primary of the two-day window for submitting nomination papers, prime Indian cricket officers met in New Delhi.
The Hindu understands that after consulting among the prime ministers within the authorities, the BCCI hierarchy zeroed in on Manhas because the consensus candidate.
Manhas, who had a chronic profession as Delhi’s batting mainstay earlier than ending his profession with Jammu & Kashmir, is taken into account to be a trusted ally of the forces that administer BCCI. A classical batter who’s among the many prime names within the checklist of batters unlucky to have missed out on a Test cap, Manhas has been most popular over Test cricket stalwarts.
While Manhas, who has been an assistant coach with Gujarat Titans for 3 seasons, has been nominated to characterize J&Ok within the AGM, Harbhajan Singh and Raghuram Bhatt, the previous Test cricketers, will characterize Punjab and Karnataka, respectively. Sourav Ganguly, the previous India captain and BCCI chief, may even be in attendance after returning because the Bengal state affiliation chief.
Devajit Saikia and Rajeev Shukla are set to proceed because the secretary and vice-president, respectively. Bhatt is prone to file his nomination papers on Sunday (September 21, 2025) for the treasurer’s put up. Prabhtej Singh Bhatia, who had held the put up for nearly a yr, is prone to be elected unopposed because the joint secretary.
The sixth slot within the BCCI apex council is ready to go to Jaydev Shah, the previous Saurashtra captain who’s the Saurashtra Cricket Association for six years.
Published – September 21, 2025 02:24 am IST
