Mithun Manhas Unanimously Elected BCCI President

Mithun Manhas was unanimously elected unopposed as the 37th president of the BCCI at the board’s 94th AGM, succeeding Roger Binny. Key office-bearers were formalised without contest: Devajit Saikia as secretary, Rajeev Shukla as vice-president, Prabhtej Bhatia as joint secretary, A. Raghuram Bhat as treasurer, and Arun Dhumal retained the IPL Governing Council chair. Rohan Jaitley was named head of the Infrastructure Committee and Jaydev Shah joined the Apex Council, and the AGM approved former India fast bowler Amita Sharma as chief selector of the women’s team. Manhas, a former Delhi captain who played 157 first-class matches and led Delhi to the 2007–08 Ranji Trophy, is the first person from Jammu and Kashmir to hold the post. He pledged to “take BCCI and Indian cricket forward,” calling the role an honour and a huge responsibility.