New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- Mithun Manhas has become the frontrunner to replace Roger Binny as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after the former Delhi cricketer filed his nomination for the post in Mumbai on Sunday. The name of the 45-year-old came into the headlines after an informal meeting in New Delhi where the people in power decided to put Manhas' name for the top role in the BCCI.

Not just Manhas, a few other names have also been discussed for other key positions, which will be formally announced in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday (September 28). Notably, unlike the former two BCCI presidents (Sourav Ganguly and Roger Binny), Manhas has never played for the Indian national team at the interna...