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The president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is the highest post at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which administers cricket in India. [4] [5] Though the post is an honorary one, it is considered a highly prestigious post due to popularity of the game in the India and the financial clout of the organisation. [6]
BCCI paid ₹ 4,298 crore (US$500 million) in taxes for the financial year 2022–23. [21] [22] [details 1] R. E. Grant Govan was the first BCCI president and Anthony De Mello was its first secretary. [23] As of February 2023, Roger Binny is the incumbent BCCI president and Devajit Saikia is the secretary. [24] [25]
Changes recommended by the Lodha Committee included restricting full membership to state associations and limiting states to one full member, with the others becoming associate members, [3] but these have not been fully adopted by the BCCI, with existing members retaining full membership except for Cricket Club of India (Mumbai) and National ...
Roger Binny was born in Bengaluru (Karnataka formerly the Mysuru State). Binny is the first Anglo-Indian of Scottish origin who played cricket for India. [2] His son, Stuart Binny, followed in his footsteps, having played state cricket for the Karnataka cricket team and international cricket for the India national cricket team.
Shashank Venkatesh Manohar (/ ʃ ə ˈ ʃ ɑː ŋ k m ə ˈ n oʊ h ər /; born 29 September 1957) [2] is a prominent [3] Indian lawyer and cricket administrator. He twice served as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, from 2008 to 2011, [4] and again from November 2015 to May 2016.
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The Indian Express 2024 List of Most Powerful Indians (the IE 100), ranks Jay Shah at #35 most powerful Indian in 2024. [33] [34] In August 2024, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah was presented with the 'Excellence in Sports Administration' award at the CEAT International Cricket Awards 2024 [35] [36]
Devajit Saikia is the secretary of the BCCI. He replaced Jay Shah, as the new Secretary of BCCI, with the later being elected as the Chairperson of ICC. He also currently holds the position of joint secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India. Apart from that, Saikia is a Board Director of ICC representing the BCCI. [1] [2] [3]