Binny to replace Ganguly

INDIA’S 1983 World Cupwinning hero Roger Binny (right) is set to become the new BCCI president as incumbent Sourav Ganguly, who held the position for three years, will make way for him at the Board’s AGM on October 18.

After hectic parleys and back-channel discussions in the past one week, it was decided that the 67-year-old Bangalore man would be the 36th Board president.

Jay Shah, son of union home minister Amit Shah, will continue as BCCI secretary for his second consecutive term. Shah will also replace Ganguly as India’s representative at the ICC Board.

Binny will officially take charge of BCCI on October 18 at the AGM in Mumbai. There won’t be any election as all candidates will be chosen unopposed.

The medium pacer was one of the architects of India’s historic World Cup triumph in 1983. In eight games, he took 18 wickets, the highest in that edition of the tournament.

Ganguly had a number of meetings with the powers that be in New Delhi. He was keen to continue as BCCI president but he was told there is no precedence of giving a second term to the president.

“Sourav was offered IPL chairmanship but he politely declined the offer. His logic was that he cannot accept becoming head of a sub-committee in BCCI after heading the same institution,” a BCCI source said.