The negotiations are over, compromises made, and the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle is slotted tightly. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has a new president!

Now, Indian cricket can be ruled by a stable head, a departure from the instability caused by the 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing controversy, which led to then president N Srinivasan being sidelined and the appointment of the late Jagmohan Dalmiya, whose ill health rendered the BCCI akin to a batsman batting on an up and down pitch.