Sourav Ganguly Takes Charge as New BCCI President

Mumbai, October 23, 2019:

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has been elected unopposed as the 39th president of the BCCI in during the body's Annual General Meeting in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah's son Jay Shah will take over as new BCCI secretary, as the Supreme Court-appointed CoA's 33-month tenure comes to an end.

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It may be mentioned here that Sourav Ganguly is only the 2nd India cricketer after the Maharaja of Vizianagaram to don the role of BCCI president. His nomination was validated by BCCI's electoral officer N Gopalaswami last week.

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Arun Singh Dhumal, brother of former BCCI president Anurag Thakur was made the new BCCI treasurer and Kerala Cricket Association president Jayesh George was elected as the joint secretary. Mahim Verma of Uttarakhand became the new vice-president.

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Meanwhile, Brijesh Patel is now set to become the chairman of Indian Premier League (IPL).

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