Why Roger Binny Is Retiring As President Of BCCI: BCCI President Roger Binny will be stepping down from his position today. But why is it compulsory for the legendary cricketer to abandon his post after a successful tenure? Today, we will discuss.
Binny assumed the position of BCCI President in October 2022, succeeding Sourav Ganguly. In what has been a nearly three-year tenure, the former Indian pacer has overseen many major events in Indian cricket.
In his time as the president, India hosted the 2023 ODI World Cup, won the 2024 T20 World Cup, and oversaw the launch of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), which is now the biggest franchise league in women’s cricket in the world.
Why Roger Binny Is Retiring As President Of BCCI?
However, on July 19, the hero of the 1983 World Cup will have to step down as the head of the largest national cricket association in the world. But why is that the case? It is because of his age.
The Supreme Court of India appointed the Lodha Committee in January 2015 to analyse the working of the Board of Cricket Control in India and recommend changes in its running. While the main focus of the committee was on the then-recent betting and fixing scandal in the IPL, suggestions were made in a variety of fields of the board’s work.
One of the changes, advised by the Lodha committee in 2016, was that the BCCI President should not hold office after turning 70. According to the BCCI guidelines, a BCCI President should be –
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- An Indian citizen
- No older than 70 years old
- Must not be declared insolvent or of unsound mind
- Should not be a minister, public servant, or office bearer of any other sports body
- Must not have served in the BCCI for more than nine cumulative years
And lo and behold, the legendary Indian cricketer and current BCCI President turns 70 today, July 19, 2025. And while the cricketing world is celebrating the milestone birthday of the hero of the 1983 World Cup, he will have to step down from arguably the most important position in world cricket.
But who will replace Roger Binny and take over his post? Rajeev Shukla, a man who has been active around Indian cricket for decades, is the frontrunner to be the interim president. The 65-year-old. However, as a current Rajya Sabha member for the Congress party, he cannot be the full-time BCCI President. That post will be filled after the BCCI’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in September 2025.
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