Former India spinner and Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation (KSCA) president Raghuram Bhat and Jammu and Kashmir’s Mithun Manhas had been among the many directors who gathered in New Delhi on Saturday for a casual assembly forward of the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) Annual Common Assembly.
With Sunday being the final day for submitting the nominations, among the directors and key determination makers acquired collectively within the nationwide capital to finalise the candidates for the vacant posts within the Board.
Whereas there have been speculations that the 67-year-old Bhat, who has performed two Exams for India, was within the fray for the president position, his presence within the assembly has solely added gas to the hearth.
But it surely has emerged that former Delhi cricketer Manhas, who can be an administrator with Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Affiliation, is in competition for a plum place within the Board.
It must be seen whether or not Bhat, whose tenure as KSCA president will finish on September 30, could possibly be drafted into one of many vacant positions.
Although there have been talks that former India captain and erstwhile BCCI president Sourav Ganguly could possibly be thought-about for the highest job, sources have indicated that he wasn’t referred to as to the nationwide capital for the assembly.
Throughout his tenure on the KSCA, a stampede throughout Royal Challengers Bangalore’s IPL victory celebration led to a number of deaths. The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium additionally missed out on internet hosting the ICC Girls’s World Cup matches and different fixtures.
Revealed on Sep 21, 2025