Former Assam cricketer Devajit Saikia has replaced Jay Shah to become the new secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Saikia was elected as the secretary at a Special General Meeting (SGM) on Sunday. Meanwhile, Prabhtej Singh Bhatia has also taken charge as the treasurer in the meeting.
The two were the only candidates who were nominated for the secretary and treasurer posts. Saikia was the acting secretary of the BCCI after Jay Shah left the post to become the ICC chairman. Roger Binny had used his constitutional powers to appoint Saikia as the acting secretary.
Binny cited clause 7(1) (d) of the BCCI constitution to hand secretarial powers to Saika, who is a former first-class cricketer and also an Advocate General of the state. “The president shall in the event of vacancy or indisposition delegate the functions to another office bearer until the vacancy is duly filled up or indisposition ceases.
Notably, Shah was the BCCI secretary from October 2019 onwards. Shah worked on different facets in his role as the BCCI secretary. He gave special emphasis on domestic cricket and also equalled the match fees of the women’s players to that of the men’s players.
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