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Sourav Ganguly has left the BCCI after refusing the IPL chairmanship; BCCI won't support him for the position of ICC chairman

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Sourav Ganguly has left the BCCI after refusing the IPL chairmanship; BCCI won't support him for the position of ICC chairman

Sourav Ganguly, a former captain of India, is soon to step down as president of the BCCI and is unlikely to be the cricket board's candidate for the role of ICC chairman, too — even though secretary Jay Shah is anticipated to carry on with his "team" in command of important posts.

The new BCCI president is expected to be Roger Binny, a member of the 1983 World Cup-winning squad and the head of the Karnataka Cricket Association.

Given that none of the office-bearers' roles received more than one candidacy on the first day of filing the papers, the BCCI election on Tuesday is predicted to be a formality. Those in the know claim the new BCCI power panel has already been determined and an agreement achieved following multiple rounds of negotiations over the last month. Wednesday is the deadline for submitting names.

Since all key matches were held in the brand-new Narendra Modi stadium in Motera during Shah's first term, who represents the Gujarat Cricket Association, Ahmedabad effectively became the centre of Indian cricket.

Shah is anticipated to be the face of India's cricket administration now that the modest Binny has taken Ganguly's place at the top. The new board team is a reflection of Shah's influence, who is the son of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

According to BCCI vice president Rajiv Shukla, who is the only official except for Shah who is expected to keep his position, "Roger Binny has filed the nomination for the president's post, myself for the vice-post, president's Jay Shah for secretary, Ashish Shelar for treasurer, and Devajit Saikia has filed the nomination for the joint secretary's post."

Shelar, a BJP MLA, serves as the party's top whip and president of Mumbai. As treasurer, he will take over for Arun Dhumal, the brother of Anurag Thakur, the minister of sports. Dhumal will lead the IPL, according to information. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, is friendly with Saikia.

"Arun Dhumal will serve as the IPL's executive director. These are the nominees as of right now, and they are all uncontested, according to Shukla, the lone representative of Congress among the new BCCI decision-makers.

Ganguly's future was the topic of conversation on a busy day at the Mumbai Cricket Centre. He was reportedly offered the position of IPL chairman. But according to reports, he indicated he wasn't interested and was more interested in keeping his position as BCCI president or becoming the head of the ICC. Both were unsuccessful. And Dhumal emerged as the front-runner for the position of IPL chairman.

When the BCCI has its annual general body meeting in Mumbai on October 18, Binny is anticipated to succeed Ganguly as president. When Sandeep Patil served as head of the senior selection committee, the soft-spoken all-arounder and upcoming president was a member. Binny is rumoured to have stayed away from selection sessions whenever his son Stuart's place in the squad was under consideration.

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