India, Sept. 28 -- Former Delhi cricketer Mithun Manhas was officially appointed president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday in Mumbai. His appointment took place at the BCCI Annual General Meeting (AGM), and he was elected unopposed. He is the 37th BCCI president, succeeding Roger Binny, who resigned last month after turning 70.

Rajeev Shukla has been appointed vice president, Devajit Saikia was elected honorary secretary, and Prabhtej Singh Bhatia took the joint secretary role.

Manhas is also the third consecutive former cricketer to become BCCI president, after Sourav Ganguly and Binny. In the past, he worked as the Director of Cricket for the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association. Manhas played 157 First-...