With president Vijay Patil, secretary Sanjay Naik and vice-president Amol Kale being elected unopposed, the centre of focus was on the treasurer's post and who would be the nine elected in the apex council yesterday.

At Wankhede Stadium yesterday, Naik, 48, became the first secretary in MCA's history to be elected unopposed. Another surprise for him was the decision of the association to have him represent them in the BCCI Annual General Meeting scheduled for October 23. "It is a huge responsibility to represent MCA in BCCI. It was a big surprise for me when our managing committee took this decision.