Mithun Manhas , the former Delhi captain has been elected the new BCCI president at the 94th annual general meeting of the board. He is the 37th elected BCCI president (interim appointees have overseen matters on five occasions).

Manhas was the only person in the fray for the president's post, which had been vacant since former India allrounder Roger Binny stepped down in August this year. Rajeev Shukla, the BCCI vice-president, had served in the position in an interim capacity since.

Shukla, meanwhile, takes over as the vice-president, with Devajit Saikia continuing as the board secretary. There is a second cricketer among the BCCI office bearers, with former Karnataka and India spinner Raghuram Bhat taking over as treasurer. Bhat was the Karnataka State Cricket Association for t

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