MUMBAI: BCCI joint secretary Devajit Saikia is in line to be the following secretary, whereas Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh‘s (CSCS) Prabhtej Singh Bhatia could possibly be the following treasurer of the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI), TOI has learnt.
Each Saikia, who has been discharging the features of the secretary since present ICC independant Chair Jay Shah’s exit from the BCCI, and Bhatia are more likely to be elected unopposed on the BCCI Particular Basic Assembly on the cricket physique’s headquarters on January 12 in Mumbai.
With the positions of secretary and treasurer vacant following Jay Shah’s transfer to the ICC because the chairman and Ashish Shelar taking up as a cupboard minister within the Maharashtra authorities, the BCCI must fill these two positions amongst their office-bearers. Saikia will signify the Assam Cricket Affiliation as per the draft electoral checklist issued by the electoral officer AK Jyoti. Prabhtej has been a member of the BCCI’s Apex Council.
If Saikia is elevated to the place of the brand new BCCI secretary, the Board might want to elect a brand new jt secretary to fill in his place.
In the meantime, Arun Dhumal and Dhanraj Nathwani will signify the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Affiliation (HPCA) and the Gujarat Cricket Affiliation (GCA), respectively, on the SGM, whereas the Mumbai Cricket Affiliation will probably be represented by its vice-president Sanjay Naik.
Initially, there was hypothesis that Anil Patel, the secretary of the GCA and a widely known title in cricket administration, could possibly be thought-about for the submit of secretary. Nonetheless, that hypothesis was put to relaxation as it’s Nathwani who would be the GCA consultant within the SGM, as per the draft electoral ballot.
Surprisingly, the draft electoral checklist didn’t characteristic any representatives from the Cricket Affiliation of Bengal.
