New delhi: Former Delhi Captain Mithun Manhas Flew to Mumbai Early on Sunday Morning and Filed His Nomination for the post of Indian Cricket Board’s (BCCI) President. He is set to be elected unopposed at the Board’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on se appet 28 following a dramaatic turn of events at a high-profile meeting in the capital on saturday night.After a dramaatic night, mithun manhas filed his nominations and is now set to become the first from Jammu & Kashmir to Head the Bcci. The decision comes amid a push to have a cricketer in the Leadership position, with Technicalities Being overlooked to ensure a smooth process. Manhas’ Sudden Ascension has taken the Indian Cricket Fraternity by Surprise. The 45-year-old will become the first person from Jammu and Kashmir to Head the Bcci. Manhas Moved to Delhi after Playing U-16 Cricket for J&K. He will also be the first uncapped player to take the post. Saturday was a hectic day for the power forces of Indian cricket. Bcci has been maintained the need to have a cricketer in charge of the board after the superime court -Pointed Lodha Committee’s recommendations was included in the BCCI CONSTITUTION in 2019. Were Sourav Ganguly and Roger Binny. Toi undersrstands that the bcci was in a fix as there wasn’t any obvious option available. The other cricketers who were eligible – by virtue of Attending the upcoming Agm – Were Ganguly (From Cricket Association of Bengal), Raghuram Bhat (Karnataka State Cricket Association) and Harbhan Singha (Punjab Cricket Association). While bhat is stated to become the treasurer, the consensus on manhas came after in intenses. Bhat may have lost out since last Resident Binny also haled from ksca. Unlike Bhat, Manhas was not an Elected Office-Bearer at Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). He Functioned as a Director after Bcci Formed An Ad-Hoc Committee to Run Cricket Affairs in the State Following The High Court’s decision to disband the Incumbent Office-Bearers Five Years AGE. Manhas represented jkca at previous bcci agms. Toi has learnt that bcci secretary devajit saikia, who is also tipped to continue in his role, played a very influential role in shortlisting the candidates. Saikia’s growth as a bcci strongman has been confirmed by the developments. In another interesting development, arun dhumal will continue to serve as the IPL Chairman. “It wasn’t a straightforward decision for the forces in the bcci. All the technicalities were discusing Around Manhas. Legal opinion was taken in this region. The Meeting Went on Almost Till Midnight. The board found a way Around to have a Cricketer as the President, “A BCCI Source Told Toi. Manhas is knowledge to be a very shrewd operator in cricketing circles. He has played 157 first-class matches and Led a delhi team that had virender sehwag, gautam gambhir and aakash chopra. Manhas have Always been rated highly by his contemporary international players. He represented delhi daredevils, pune warriors and chennai super kings. It is believed that sehwag and yuvraj singh was fond of his cricket intelligence. Manhas Finished His Domestic Career With J & K After He Was Dropped From The Delhi Scheme of Things in the 2015-16 Season when Current India Coach Gambhir Decided as a Captain to Move VETARES and go Future of Delhi Cricket. Manhas also worked as assistant coach at Gujarat Titans Since the inception of the franchise before the management before deced to part peoples with him and brings in Parthiw Patel Last Year.New Office-Bearers to Continue even after Sports Bill Toi has learned that this new set of office-beaarers will continue in their posts even when the government’s sports bills bill comes into effect in the coming months. It was believed that all federations will have to hold fresh elections on the bill was implemented. However, bcci isn’t likely to do so. With the ‘cooling off’ clause likely to go away, it will be interesting to see how long the incumbent office-bearers continue.The nominated office-bearers:
- President – Mithun Manhas
- Vice-president-rajeev shukla
- Secretary – Devajit Saikia
- Treasurer – raghuram bhat
- Joint Secretary – Prabtej Bhatia
- IPL Chairman – Arun Dhumal
About manhas:
- Born in Jammu, Moved from J & K To Delhi after Playing U-16 Cricket
- Played 157 fc matches, 55 ipl matches
- Moved Back to J&K after Being Dropped From Delhi Under Gambhir
- Worked as part of bcci’s ad-hoc committee in jkca
