Sourav Ganguly set to be new BCCI President: Sources

Wed, 15 Jul 2020

Sourav Ganguly set to be new BCCI President: Sources

ANI
14 Oct 2019, 07:37 GMT+10

New Delhi [India], Oct 14 (ANI): Former Indian Cricket Captain Sourav Ganguly is likely to become the new President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Currently, CK Khanna is the acting BCCI President.

A source from one of the Cricket Associations speaking on condition of anonymity said, "We have decided that Ganguly will be the new President."Brijesh Patel is set to take over as IPL chairman.

October 14 is the last date to file the nominations for BCCI elections which is scheduled to take place on October 23.

On October 10, it was reported that the BCCI had barred eight state units out of the 38 from attending the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held here on October 23.

In the AGM meeting, Ganguly will represent the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), while Rajat Sharma and Mohammed Azharuddin will attend as the representatives of Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) and Hyderabad Cricket Association, respectively. (ANI)

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to India Gazette.

More Information

31 ℃

Mostly Cloudy in New Delhi/Sadfarjung

Business

Section

Energy stocks boost Wall Street Tuesday

NEW YORK, New York - Led by the energy sector, U.S. stocks rebounded on Tuesday after a lacklustre trading session ...

Victory for Trump as UK bows to pressure and locks out Huawei

LONDON, UK - Britain's Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden has told the House of Commons that by the time of the ...

Stocks in Asia fall across-the-board, euro jumps

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Stocks in Asia fell on Tuesday inline with overnight falls on Wall Street.Stocks rallied around the ...

Sales of passenger vehicles in India fell nearly 50% last month

New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Passenger vehicle sales in India tumbled 49.6 per cent in June, data released by ...

Long-term economic fallout of Covid-19 could persist for a generation

The COVID-19 pandemic's toll on economic activity in recent months is only the beginning of the story. While the rapid ...

UK to spend hundreds of millions of pounds on border infrastructure

LONDON, UK - The British government on Sunday announced a £705 million funding package for border infrastructure, jobs and technology ...

Delhi

Section

Sales of passenger vehicles in India fell nearly 50% last month

New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Passenger vehicle sales in India tumbled 49.6 per cent in June, data released by ...

Over 650,000 Indians evacuated from abroad amid pandemic

New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): More than 650,000 Indians stranded abroad due to coronavirus pandemic have been evacuated, said ...

DSGMC starts free ambulance service for COVID-19 patients

New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has started a free ambulance service for COVID-19 ...

Tibetans demand transparent investigation into COVID origin

New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Representatives of 10 Tibetan associations met with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the ...

Delhi HC directs GNCTD to file affidavit regarding COVID testing

New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The High Court here on Tuesday directed Delhi Government to file an affidavit clarifying ...

1,606 COVID-19 cases, 35 deaths reported in Delhi

New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): A total of 1,606 COVID-19 positive cases and 35 deaths were reported in the ...

Movie Review

The Cranes Are Flying (Letjat zhuravli)

Cranes Are Flying