A number of important positions, including those of president and IPL chairman, will be up for grabs at the BCCI Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the end of September.
After serving a total of six years in office, current IPL chairman Arun Dhumal is most likely going to take a three-year obligatory cooling-off, and a number of names are circulating as possible successors.
Devajit Saikia, who has served as joint secretary for two years and three months and secretary for nine months, will remain in his role for the time being. So would honorary treasurer Prabhtej Bhatia and honorary joint secretary Rohan Gauns Desai, who are currently in their first year in service.
The names of a number of candidates, including current BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla and Mumbai Cricket Association secretary Sanjay Naik, began to circulate for the position of IPL chairman.
Rakesh Tiwary, a BJP leader and president of the Bihar Cricket Association, may run for vice-presidency of the BCCI if Congressman Shukla is elected IPL chairman once more.
It is anticipated that the AGM will take place during the final week of September. Since this year’s election will be conducted in accordance with the association’s own regulations, there should only be a few openings. The National Sports Governance Act might take a little longer to take effect, but the BCCI wouldn’t have to wait that long.
According to the current constitution, Roger Binny cannot be re-elected after turning 70 in July.
The BCCI president will be the most intriguing pick because decision-makers want Binny to be replaced with a prominent Indian player.
“There is a feeling among important stakeholders that a cricketer of distinction should always be elected as president. Sourav Ganguly was a decorated India skipper and Roger Binny India’s first World Cup winning hero. However, how many such cricketers of repute would be interested in taking up an honorary top job is a big question,” a veteran BCCI official said.
Another fascinating situation is Shukla’s. According to the Lodha Constitution, he has one year remaining in his term as vice president, which began in 2020. There’s a catch, though. The Rajya Sabha MP would not have to take a mandatory cooling-off period if the National Sports Governance Act took effect prior to the 2026 AGM.
