Anurag Thakur elected BCCI President; one of the youngest to the post

Anurag Thakur elected BCCI Presidents; one of the youngest to the post

After Shashank Manohar‘s resignation from the coveted post of the President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur has been elected as the new President on Sunday. Manohar, who had taken over the post after Jagmohan Dalmia’s sudden demise, gave it up on May 10 and was elected unopposed as the new International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman. Thakur, who was the BCCI secretary, had filed his nomination for the post on Saturday and has been elected uncontested as the new President of the organisation. READ: Shashank Manohar: ‘Disenchanted’ with the BCCI’s overall scenario

All the six members of the East zone nominated Thakur as a potential candidate for the post. Earlier, names like Sharad Pawar and Ajay Shirke were being speculated to be in contention for the post alongside Thakur. However, Shirke had demolished all the speculations saying, “When Jagmohan Dalmiya was in power, it was Thakur who took the important calls. With Manohar’s entry, it had left Thakur playing second fiddle. It would be safe to assume with Manohar’s departure, Thakur would want to wrest back his position of power. Shukla too has been given complete control of the IPL and enjoys a lot confidence among most members,” reported Hindustan Times.

BCCI on Sunday tweeted about Thakur being elected as the new man in power. In presence of all the crucial board members, Thakur was declared the President. With this, he becomes one of the youngest to become the President of the organisation since India’s independence in 1947.

Thakur nominated Ajay Shirke for the post of BCCI secretary which is now vacant due to Thakur’s new role in BCCI. BCCI will hold a special general meeting later the day.