28 September,2025 06:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The Board of Control for Cricket in India`s officials (Pic: BCCI)
Former Delhi cricketer, Mithun Manhas, was elected as the new president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday.
Along with him, A. Raghuram Bhat became the new treasurer, and former Team India pacers RP Singh and Pragyan Ojha have joined the men's selection panel.
The decisions were a few of many made during the 94th Annual General Meeting of the BCCI, which was held on Sunday.
Devajit Saikia will continue his stint as the secretary, and Prabhtej Bhatia has been elected as joint secretary of the BCCI.
Former Saurashtra captain Jaydev Shah has also been added to the BCCI's Apex Council, replacing Mizoram's Khairul Jamal Majumdar, who has become a part of the two-man IPL Governing Council, alongside Arun Dhumal, the chairperson.
One representative of the General Body was elected to the Apex Council of the BCCI: Jaydev Shah.
According to the release, during the meeting, the audited accounts for the year 2024-25 were passed. Additionally, the annual budget for the financial year 2025-26 was approved by the General Body.
RP Singh and Pragyan Ojha will now be members of the men's selection panel, joining the likes of Ajit Agarkar, Shiv Sundar Das, and Ajay Ratra. Singh and Ojha have replaced S. Sharath and Subroto Banerjee.
The women's selection committee will include chairperson Amita Sharma, Jaya Sharma, Sulakshana Malik, and Sravanthi Naidu, all of whom are new inductees, alongside Shyama Dey.
The committee for the Women's Premier League will be headed by Jayesh George and will have Manhas, Shukla, Saikia, Prabhtej, Raghuram, Madhumati Lele, Sanjay Tandon, R. I. Palani, and Dhumal as its members.
The infrastructure committee will feature Rohan Jaitley, the president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), as its chairperson, alongside Manhas, Shukla, Saikia, Prabhtej, Raghuram, Anirudh Chaudhary, and Sana Sathish Babu.
Currently, the Indian men's cricket team is set to feature in the Asia Cup 2025 final against arch-rivals Pakistan. The high-voltage match is scheduled to be played at the Dubai International Stadium on 28 September.
On the other hand, the Indian women's cricket team will participate in the ODI Women's World Cup 2025, which will kick off on 30 September. The "Women in Blue" will play the tournament's opening match against the Sri Lankan women's team at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati.
(With ANI Inputs)
