Roger Binny appointed as the new President of BCCI, decision in the Annual General Meeting of BCCI

Roger Binny has been made the new President of BCCI. This has been decided in the Annual General Meeting of BCCI. Let us inform that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Annual General Meeting was held today at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai, in which BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, now former President Sourav Ganguly, Vice President Rajiv Shukla, Treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal and former Indian cricketer Roger Binny were also present.

Binny has replaced former India captain Sourav Ganguly. Binny, 67, was the only candidate to file nomination for the post of BCCI President. The election of the next group of office bearers was only a formality as all were to be elected unopposed.

Binny, in his most recent tenure, had been the President of the Karnataka State Cricket Association and will now step down from the state body once he becomes the BCCI President. The former India medium pacer played a key role in India's historic victory in the 1983 World Cup. He played 8 matches for India during that time and was successful in taking a total of 18 wickets during this period. Roger was one of the highest wicket-taker in that historic tournament.