By Aakash Biswas,News18
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Former Delhi cricketer Mithun Manhas filed his nomination for the vacant post of BCCI president at the board’s headquarters on Sunday. Manhas, who played 157 First-Class, 130 List A and 91 T20s matches in a long domestic career from 1997-98 to 2016-17, had emerged as a front runner to take over the role left vacant by the exit of Roger Binny last month.
The 45-year-old Manhas’ name came to the fore after an informal meeting held in New Delhi, during which it was decided to push his name forward for the role of BCCI president. A few other key positions in the Indian cricket board will be filled up here next Sunday during the annual general meeting of the Board.
#breaking Former batsman, Jammu & Kashmir representative Mithun Manhas leaves the BCCI HQ after filing his nomination for the post of BCCI president #BCCIelections2025 pic.twitter.com/xuMerfmfvj
— Gaurav Gupta (@toi_gauravG) September 21, 2025
Meanwhile, Jharkhand Cricket Association president Ajay Nath Shah Deo, who was present at the BCCI headquarters, shared the picture of Manhas filing his nomination for the top post.
Honoured to be present during the nomination of Mr. Mithun Manhas for BCCI President and Mr. Devajit Lon Saikia for BCCI Secretary!
Wishing them all the best as they take on these crucial roles in shaping Indian cricket’s future!#BCCI #IndianCricket #JSCA@BCCI pic.twitter.com/6Hn86ZPB6t
— Ajay Nath Shah Deo (@ShahdeoAjay) September 21, 2025
“A new body is being made for the next term. Mithun Manhas is a former player and it was decided to make him the president. Arun Dhumal is the chairman of the IPL governing council and he will continue in that position,” BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla told the media.
VIDEO | Mumbai: BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla says, “I have come to file a nomination. A panel is ready, with Mithun Manhas for the post of President, myself for Vice President, Devajit Saikia for Secretary, Prabhtej Singh Bhatia for Joint Secretary, and Raghuram Bhatt for… pic.twitter.com/S1cDmsidCw
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 21, 2025
Among those who filed their nominations were BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, IPL governing council chairman Arun Dhumal, and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA)president and former India cricketer Raghuram Bhat, who is in the fray to become the Board’s treasurer.
(With Agency Inputs)