Roger Binny, a former all-rounder for India, put in his nomination on Tuesday for the position of BCCI president and is anticipated to win the election without opposition.
With the deadline for nominations expiring on Wednesday, Binny, a member of the 1983 World Cup-winning team, is the only candidate running for president of the BCCI at this time. He will succeed Sourav Ganguly as BCCI president on October 18 when the Board's annual general meeting will be held in Mumbai if no other candidate steps forward.
It was evident that Ganguly will step down as president following a series of meetings between the BCCI's top officials and senior previous and present administrators from notable state organisations last week in Delhi and one on Monday night in Mumbai. It remains to be seen whether the former captain of India will receive an ICC nomination.
If no other candidates submit nominations for the position, Jay Shah, the son of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, would serve as BCCI Secretary for a second consecutive term. Rajiv Shukla's position as vice president of the board is also expected to be retained.
According to Shukla, Roger Binny, myself, Jay Shah, Ashish Shelar, and Devajit Saikia have all submitted nominations for the positions of president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, respectively.
"The IPL governing council will be led by Arun Dhumal, and Abhishek Dalmiya will serve on the council. There will be a seat for Khairul Jamal (Mamun) Majumdar on the Apex council. These are the nominations as of right now, and they are all uncontested " he added.
Binny, who is 67 years old, has extensive knowledge of running a cricket organisation. Over the years, he held various posts at the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), and as of 2019, he serves as its president. He has previously served in the Patel and Anil Kumble-led KSCA administrations before that (2010-12).
Binny, who won the 1983 World Cup, will only be able to serve one three-year term due to the age cap restriction.
Along with Binny, the new administration will also include Ashish Shelar and Devajit Saikia, both of whom are new. Ashish Shelar, a senior in the Maharashtra BJP who previously held the office of president of the Mumbai Cricket Association from 2017 to 2019, will serve as treasurer instead of taking over as president of the MCA.
Shelar will have to withdraw his nomination for the position of MCA president once he takes over as treasurer, according to Shukla.
Saikia, who is now the Assam Cricket Association's secretary, will take over as joint secretary in place of Jayesh George.
Another significant appointment is that of Arun Singh Dhumal, the younger brother of Anurag Thakur, the sports minister. He will succeed Brijesh Patel, the current IPL chairman, who would be compelled to step down when he turns 70 in the near future. Notably, the BCCI's constitution sets a maximum age of 70 for office holders and administrators.
Avishek Dalmiya, the son of former BCCI and ICC bigwig Jagmohan Dalmiya, will also be a member of the governing council. Khairul Majumdar, the BCCI's general body representative on the board's Apex Council, will be replaced by Avishek, the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal.