Mithun Manhas has become the 37th president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Manhas, the first person from Jammu and Kashmir to head the BCCI, was elected unopposed during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the board held at its headquarters in Mumbai on Sunday.

He’s the first uncapped player to have taken charge of the world’s richest cricket board.

Manhas, 45, succeeds Roger Binny who stepped down after turning 70 earlier this year. Binny, member of India’s world cup winning squad of 1983, served into the role for nearly three years.

Manhas filed his nomination for the top post on September 21. His appointment is in line with the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha committee’s recommendations that requires a former player to be in charge of the board.

The Jammu-born Ma

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