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Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India will carry out elections for the post of all its office-bearers -president, vice-president, secretary, joint secretary and treasurer, in Mumbai on September 28. In a notification, seen by TOI, to all the state associations, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia mentioned, “Notice is hereby given that the 94th Annual General Meeting (hereinafter referred to as “AGM”) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (“BCCI”), which will be held at 11.30 AM on September 28, 2025, at BCCI headquarters at Mumbai, to transact the business as per the agenda provided below.”“The minutes of the 93rd Annual General Meeting held on September 29, 2024, the minutes of the Special General Meeting held on January 1, 2025, and the minutes of the Special General Meeting held on March 1, 2025, are attached herewith.

Rest of the agenda papers will follow shortly. You are kindly requested to attend the meeting,” Saikia concluded.Surprisingly, September 28 likewise takes place to be the date of the Asia Cup last in Dubai, which is being hosted by the BCCI.The elections are most likely to be held according to the Lodha reforms, with just recently authorized National Sports Governance Bill spending some time before getting executed by the BCCI.TimesofIndia.com had actually reported on September 2 that Rajeev Shukla, who ended up being the interim president after Roger Binny stepped down from his post as he was disqualified after turning 70 on July 19 this year, has actually become the front-runner to end up being the brand-new BCCI president.

There’s extreme speculation recently about a leading previous India cricketer being approached for the post.It is found out that 2 popular cricket administrators – existing IPL chairman Arun Dhumal and previous BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhary – might be in the fray for the crucial post of the BCCI secretary, though the possibility of Saikia continuing because post can not be completely dismissed. Chaudhary, in truth, is tipped greatly to end up being the next IPL chairman too, needs to he lose out on the post of the brand-new BCCI secretary.

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Saikia, a previous Assam wicketkeeper, was chosen as the secretary of the BCCI on January 12, 2025. “Saikia has done a good job so far in the almost nine months that he has been in charge, driving the BCCI efficiently through a period where a lot has happened both on and off the field in Indian cricket. There’s no reason to believe that he can’t continue as the BCCI secretary,” stated those tracking advancements.A skilled cricket administrator, Saikia was formerly the BCCI joint secretary and secretary of the Assam Cricket Association.

After the election of the previous BCCI secretary Jay Shah to the position of Chair of the International Cricket Council, he likewise worked as the acting interim secretary of the BCCI, before ending up being the secretary of the Board.Goa’s Rohan Desai is anticipated to continue as the joint secretary of the BCCI (has actually been in the post given that March 1), and Chhattisgarh’s Prabhtej Singh Bhatia is most likely to remain as the BCCI treasurer (been in the post given that January 12).Among the other essential products of the BCCI AGM are: Induction of 2 agents of the Indian Cricketer’s Association in the Apex Council of the BCCI, election and induction of 2 agents of the General Body in the Governing Council of the IPL, induction of one agent of ICA in the Governing Council of the IPL, development of Women’s Premier League Committee, consultation of the BCCI Ombudsman and Ethics Officer.BCCI AGM AGENDAA. Confirmation of the minutes of the 93rd Annual General Meeting of the BCCI hung on September 29, 2024.B. Confirmation of the minutes of the Special General Meeting of BCCI hung on January 12, 2025 and the minutes of the Special General Meeting of BCCI hung on March 1, 2025.C. Election and induction of the following Office Bearers of BCCI:(i) President(ii) Vice-President(iii) Secretary(iv) Joint Secretary(v) TreasurerD. Election and induction of 1(one) agent of the General Body in the Apex Council of theBCCI.E. Induction of 2 (2) agents of the Indian Cricketer’s Association in the Apex Council of the BCCI.F. Election and induction of 2 (2) agents of the General Body in the Governing Council of the IPL.G. Induction of 1 (one) agent of the Indian Cricketer’s Association in the Governing Council of the IPL.H. Adoption of the Report of the Secretary for the year 2024-25 under evaluation.I. Copies of the audited Statement of Accounts of BCCI for the year FY 2024-2025 consisting of schedule for any trip or trips.J. Adoption of the Treasurer’s Report and the audited accounts for the year FY 2024– 2025.K. Adoption of the Annual Budget for FY 2025-26.L. Appointment of the Auditor or Auditors for FY 2025-26 and repair their reimbursement.M. Appointment of the Ombudsman and Ethics Officer.N. Appointment of the Standing Committees, Cricket Committees and Umpire Committee as pointed outin Rules 25, 26 and 27 respectively.O. Consideration of:(a) the Report and suggestions of the Apex Council, the CEO and the Committees and to propose policy instructions to the Apex Council.(b) the Report and suggestions of the Governing Council and to propose policy instructions to the Governing Council.(c) the Reports of the Ombudsman and Ethics Officer and any suggestions made therein.P. Report of the Internal Committee of BCCI formed under the Prevention of Sexual HarassmentPolicy.Q. Formation of the Women’s Premier League Committee.R. Consideration of any movement, notification whereof is provided by a Full Member to the Secretary, 21 (twentyone) days before the conference.S. To designate the BCCI’s Representative or Representatives on the International Cricket Council and/orany comparable company.T. Ratification of guidelines framed by the Apex Council, in regards to Rule 15 of BCCI’s Rules andLaws.U. Consideration of any organization, which the President might think about needed to be consisted of in theprogram.V. Transaction of any other company of a casual character as might be allowed by the Chairperson.