Sanjay Patel appointed BCCI secretary after Sanjay Jagdale’s resignation

Sanjay Patel has been appointed the new secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), its interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya announced on Thursday.

The post fell vacant after Sanjay Jagdale quit last Friday to protest cricket board chief N. Srinivasan's refusal to step down after his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested for betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Srinivasan finally agreed to step aside at the BCCI working committee meeting Sunday during the pendency of the spot fixing probe for which the board has formed a commission.

(with inputs from IANS)