Binny ends tenure as BCCI president, election this month
Mumbai, Sept. 1 -- Roger Binny, India's 1983 World Cup winner who took over as BCCI president from Sourav Ganguly in October 2022, has ended his tenure.
There's been a fair amount of speculation on Binny's continuation after the National Sports Governance Bill was passed in parliament and received the president's assent. Its provision eases the age cap on office-bearers from 70 to 75 years if the global body of that federation permits.
Binny, the second-most high profile player-president of the board after Ganguly, turned 71 on July 19 and could have continued, but the BCCI constitution bars office-bearers from continuing beyond 70 years.
The Sports Governance Act is yet to be notified. Also, the National Sports Tribunal and the National Bo...
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