Mithun Manhas elected BCCI president; Rajeev Shukla, Devajit Saikia re-elected as VP & secretary
Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas has been elected as the new BCCI president on Sunday (September 28, 2025). Manhas was elected unanimously at the BCCI annual general meeting held in Mumbai.
Manhas has become the 37th president of the Board, as he succeeded Roger Binny who resigned last month after turning 70.
The former all-rounder, who featured in 157 First-Class, 130 List A and 55 IPL matches between 1997-98 and 2016-17, had emerged as the consensus choice following an informal meeting of the Board’s power brokers in New Delhi earlier this month.
Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas has been elected as the new BCCI president on Sunday (September 28, 2025). Manhas was elected unanimously at the BCCI annual general meeting held in Mumbai.
Manhas has become the 37th president of the Board, as he succeeded Roger Binny who resigned last month after turning 70.
The former all-rounder, who featured in 157 First-Class, 130 List A and 55 IPL matches between 1997-98 and 2016-17, had emerged as the consensus choice following an informal meeting of the Board’s power brokers in New Delhi earlier this month.
Manhas has an impressive tally of 9,714 first class runs with 27 centuries to go with 4126 runs in List A matches.
The AGM confirmed a few other key appointments. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia and IPL Governing Council chairman Arun Dhumal retained their posts, while Karnataka State Cricket Association chief and former India cricketer Raghuram Bhat was elected treasurer.
Prabhtej Bhatia moved from treasurer to joint secretary, replacing Rohan Gauns Desai, and Saurashtra Cricket Association President Jaydev Shah made an Apex Council member in place of Dilip Vengsarkar.
Amita Sharma was named chairperson of the women’s selection panel, replacing Neetu David. The former India fast bowler, who played 116 ODIs, will be joined by Shyama Dey, Jaya Sharma and Sravanthi Naidu. Their tenure will begin after the women’s World Cup being held in India and Sri Lanka from September 30 to November 2.
Former India internationals R.P. Singh and Pragyan Ojha were inducted into the men’s selection panel, while former Tamil Nadu batter S Sharath returned to the junior selection committee.
Welcoming Manhas’ election, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh, attending the AGM as Punjab Cricket Association’s representative, said a cricketer at the helm of affairs of the Board was a positive step.
