Mithun Manhas, a former Delhi captain with 9,714 first class runs, has been elected unopposed as the 37th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India at the 94th Annual General Meeting in Mumbai on September 28. He succeeds Roger Binny, who stepped down after reaching the BCCI’s upper age limit of 70. The meeting also confirmed the full slate of office bearers and finalised the leadership structure for the new term.
The BCCI’s 94th AGM, held at its Mumbai headquarters, concluded with Manhas’s unopposed election and the confirmation of key office bearers. Roger Binny, who vacated the role in August, had been temporarily replaced by vice president Rajeev Shukla until the completion of the electoral process.
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Election notices and schedules issued earlier in September outlined the positions being filled, alongside agenda items such as audited financial accounts and committee reports that were presented during the session.
Rajeev Shukla will continue as vice president, with Devajit Saikia retained as secretary. Prabhtej Singh Bhatia took over as joint secretary, and former India spinner A Raghuram Bhat was elected treasurer. Jaydev Niranjan Shah was appointed as Member of the Apex Council, while Arun Singh Dhumal and M Khairul Jamal Majumdar joined the IPL Governing Council. Real time public confirmations from the officials followed the familiar pattern seen in previous AGMs before the detailed minutes are recorded and released.
Manhas, 45, built his career over two decades, representing Delhi in 157 first class games between 1997 and 2017. He scored 9,714 runs at an average close to 46, including 27 centuries and 49 fifties. His peak came during the 2007 to 08 Ranji Trophy season, where he scored 921 runs and led Delhi to the national title.
After retirement, he shifted to coaching and cricket administration, including serving as Director of Cricket for the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association. He has also been part of IPL coaching staff with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings, and Gujarat Titans, and worked as batting consultant with Bangladesh Under 19.
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Manhas’s election continues the recent sequence of former players leading the BCCI, after Sourav Ganguly and Roger Binny. His appointment is also notable as he becomes the first president from Jammu and Kashmir, widening state-level representation at the national cricket board. With leadership positions now filled, focus moves to operational commitments identified at the AGM.
These include the restructuring of key committees, assessments of the national selection panels, planning for the upcoming IPL season, and budgets for the 2025 to 26 financial year. The board now moves from electoral process to governance duties under Manhas’s leadership during the new cycle.
