Mithun Manhas (proper) was elected unanimously because the BCCI president whereas Amita Sharma was named because the chairperson of the ladies’s choice panel.
Manhas has develop into the thirty seventh president of the Board, as he succeeded Roger Binny who resigned final month after turning 70.
The former all-rounder, who featured in 157 First-Class, 130 List A and 55 IPL matches between 1997-98 and 2016-17, had emerged because the consensus selection following a casual assembly of the Board’s energy brokers in New Delhi earlier this month.
Manhas has a formidable tally of 9,714 top notch runs with 27 centuries to go along with 4126 runs in List A matches.
The AGM confirmed just a few different key appointments. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia and IPL Governing Council chairman Arun Dhumal retained their posts, whereas Karnataka State Cricket Association chief and former India cricketer Raghuram Bhat was elected treasurer.
Prabhtej Bhatia moved from treasurer to joint secretary, changing Rohan Gauns Desai, and Saurashtra Cricket Association President Jaydev Shah made an Apex Council member rather than Dilip Vengsarkar.
Amita Sharma was named chairperson of the ladies’s choice panel, changing Neetu David. The former India quick bowler, who performed 116 ODIs, shall be joined by Shyama Dey, Jaya Sharma and Sravanthi Naidu. Their tenure will start after the ladies’s World Cup being held in India and Sri Lanka from September 30 to November 2.
Former India internationals R.P. Singh and Pragyan Ojha had been inducted into the boys’s choice panel, whereas former Tamil Nadu batter S Sharath returned to the junior choice committee.
Welcoming Manhas’ election, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh, attending the AGM as Punjab Cricket Association’s consultant, stated a cricketer on the helm of affairs of the Board was a optimistic step.
“When a cricketer heads a cricket physique, his expertise and different qualities assist. It’s a great choice and it’s been taking place for the final three phrases which is a good factor for the cricketers as effectively for him to present one thing again to the sport,” he stated.
“The BCCI has began this and there can’t be something better for any cricketer that he may give one thing again. I’ve performed lots of cricket with Mithun since U19 days and I’m very pleased for him.” Harbhajan additionally expressed hope that Manhas would deal with strengthening infrastructure throughout the nation.
“I hope that these issues which he (maybe) didn’t get when it comes to amenities as a cricketer or couldn’t get to that time (in profession), from no matter he has learnt to this point in his life, he does such a job that no younger cricketer is left behind on account of lack of infrastructure,” he stated.
“A variety of growth is happening throughout the nation if we discuss it. New grounds are arising in new locations and cricket goes to smaller venues. The credit score goes to the BCCI and I hope Mithun will carry ahead the identical legacy and does an excellent job.” Harbhajan additionally urged the BCCI to contribute in the direction of aid work in flood-hit Punjab and different north Indian states.
(With inputs from PTI)
Published – September 28, 2025 02:47 pm IST
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