Devajit Saikia to replace Jay Shah as new BCCI secretary, Prabhtej Singh Bhatia to be named treasurer
Devajit Saikia was appointed as the BCCI joint-secretary in 2022. Meanwhile, the position of BCCI secretary lay vacant since Jay Shah took over as ICC chairman on December 1, 2024.
Assam's Devajit Saikia will be officially named as the new BCCI secretary as Prabhtej Singh Bhatia as treasurer at the Special General Meeting (SGM), which is set to take place in Mumbai on Sunday. Saikia, thus replaced Jay Shah, who was elected unopposed as the International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman last year in August. Shah assumed his office at ICC on December 1, 2024.
Bhatia will replace Ashish Shelar, who quit his position after taking up a role in the Maharashtra government recently. Saikia and Prabhtej were the only candidates in the fray for the vacant posts once BCCI electoral officer and former CEC of India, Achal Kumar Joti finalised the list on Tuesday.
Saikia has been working as the BCCI interim secretary since Jay Shah took over as the ICC chairman on December 1. The BCCI constitution stipulates that any post lying vacant should be filled within 45 days by calling a SGM, and Sunday’s meeting is well within that period, holding on the 43rd day.
Bhatia filed the nomination for the treasurer’s post after incumbent Shelar took oath as a cabinet minister in the Maharashtra government recently.
Jay Shah to be felicitated at BCCI SGM
Meanwhile, ICC chairman Shah will be felicitated on the sidelines of the BCCI SGM on Sunday in Mumbai by all the state units of the board. Although Shah won't be a part of any discussions in the BCCI SGM, Shah will join his former colleagues as a special invitee. Earlier, Shah became the youngest ICC chairman. He replaced Greg Barclay at the ICC.
In another update, the BCCI top brass is likely to meet captain Rohit Sharma, coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar in a review meeting in Mumbai on Saturday after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy debacle in Australia.
With agency inputs
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First Published:11 Jan 2025, 12:20 PM IST
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