Former India captain Sourav Ganguly will characterize Cricket Affiliation of Bengal (CAB), whereas his erstwhile colleague Harbhajan Singh has been nominated by the Punjab Cricket Affiliation (PCA) for the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) Annual Basic Assembly on September 28.
In accordance with the Draft Electoral Roll issued by BCCI electoral officer A.Ok. Joti, former cricketer Raghuram Bhatt will characterize Karnataka Cricket Affiliation, whereas Jaydev Shah and Mithun Manhas will characterize Saurashtra Cricket Affiliation and Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Affiliation respectively.
Throughout the assembly on the BCCI headquarters, the elections shall be performed, and it stays to be seen if as per current precedent, a former participant turns into president once more. Ganguly was the president of the Board from 2019-22, whereas Roger Binny continued from 2022 to July this yr, when he turned 70.
There’s a buzz that former India worldwide and erstwhile selector Kiran Extra may very well be thought-about for the function of the BCCI president this time round. Nevertheless, it stays to be seen if by advantage of getting attended previous BCCI AGMs, he’s eligible.
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Sources point out that Harbhajan, who will attend his first BCCI AGM, may very well be thought-about for one of many workplace bearer’s posts or for a spot within the IPL Governing Council.
Incumbent secretary Devajit Saikia and IPL chairman Arun Dhumal shall be representing Assam Cricket Affiliation and Himachal Pradesh Cricket Affiliation respectively. Equally, BCCI treasurer Prabhtej Singh Bhatia will characterize the Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh whereas the board’s joint secretary Rohan Gauns Dessai would be the nominee for the Goa state physique.
BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla will characterize the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Affiliation whereas Sanjay Naik and Rohan Jaitley had been named by the Mumbai Cricket Affiliation and Delhi and District Cricket Affiliation as their respective representatives.
As per the election schedule, the state associations had a deadline of 8:00pm Friday, September 12, to call their representatives following which the BCCI launched the draft electoral roll on Saturday night.
Submission of objections, if any, towards the names within the draft electoral roll could be made on September 14 and 15 between 11am and 3pm. After examination of any attainable objections and choices, the discharge of the ultimate electoral roll shall be performed on September 19.
Though the election is scheduled to be held for all key posts within the board, it’s successfully just for one place because the others are anticipated to proceed of their roles. Saikia and Bhatia had been elected because the secretary and the treasurer in January this yr, whereas Dessai took over because the joint secretary in March.
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