As approved by the Supreme Court of India, the BCCI office is 70 years of age for bearrs.
BCCI Vice President, Rajiv Shukla, is ready to take over as the interim president of the board, when the current chief Roger Binny turned 70 on July 19. Was served as a former president of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a political leader, and a former journalist, a famous person within the Cricketing community. Meanwhile, Roger is a former Indian cricketer and played a big role in the country’s first ICC World Cup win in 1983.
Rajiv Shukla, New BCCI President?
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Discussions between senior board officials have already been going on, and Shukla, who has been a central person in Indian cricket administration for decades, is seen as a natural successor. “(Rajiv) Shukla can replace Binny in July itself (Roger). Board officials are already discussing his name,” A senior BCCI official confirmed from Cricblogger.
According to the Constitution of BCCI, any office-guardian-guardian, including the President, should be vacated after reaching the age of 70 years. Roger Binny, who took over as BCCI President in October 2022, would be disqualified to continue beyond July 19 after Sourav Ganguly’s tenure.
In such cases, senior most vice -president takes over as the interim chairman until the board makes new choices. Shukla, who took office as the vice president on December 24, 2020, fitted that criteria and remains an impressive voice in the matters of the board. ,Shukla, who currently serves as the BCCI Vice President, is an experienced cricket administrator and an experienced politician with prior experience as the President of IPL.The source said.
The official announcement is expected to be close to Binny’s birthday (July 19), but if all go according to the plan, Shukla will be at the top of BCCI cases in this July, at least in an interim capacity.
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