Mithun Manhas, newly elected president of the BCCI, speaks with media after attending the Annual Basic Assembly in Mumbai, India, September 28, 2025. — AFP
Former home participant and administrator Mithun Manhas was unanimously elected on Sunday as president of India’s cricket board, the game’s strongest nationwide physique.
Manhas was the one nominee to be chief of the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) and was appointed after the board’s annual common assembly in Mumbai.
Rajeev Shukla was elected as vice-president, whereas Devajit Saikia will keep on as secretary, the BCCI stated in a press release.
Manhas, 45, by no means performed for India however turned to the sport’s administration after his first-class enjoying profession ended.
He replaces India’s former World Cup-winner Roger Binny, who stop in August after reaching the obligatory retirement age of 70.
Cricket’s large reputation in India has helped the BCCI grow to be by far the wealthiest of the entire sport’s boards, netting large cash from sponsorship and TV offers.
Manhas’ rise has apparently been backed by India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP).
He was chosen at a key assembly in New Delhi final week that was additionally attended by senior BJP members, the Indian media reported.
The assembly was held on the residence of India’s Dwelling Minister Amit Shah, who’s the daddy of Worldwide Cricket Council chief Jay Shah.
Manhas most just lately labored as director of the cricket affiliation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
A middle-order batsman who scored 9,714 runs at a median of 45.82 in 157 home matches, Manhas remained on the fringes of nationwide choice.
Cricket pundits have stated he was unfortunate to play in the identical period as Indian greats Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman.
He was additionally overshadowed by the presence of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir in his Delhi staff, however led the aspect with these two star gamers typically on nationwide responsibility.
Manhas performed greater than 50 matches within the Indian Premier League however shone in his administrative capability, the place he was central to the event of grassroots cricket in IIOJK.
