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Hindustan Times
02-06-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Why is Rajeev Shukla all set to take over as BCCI's interim president despite Roger Binny's ongoing tenure?
Rajeev Shukla, currently the Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), is all set to replace Roger Binny as the president of the Indian cricket board. The 65-year-old will hold the post on an interim basis, as the 1983 World Cup winner has to vacate due to the rules laid down in the BCCI Constitution. Roger Binny has to step down from the position as per the age-cap rule in the BCCI Constitution. The Hindustan Times can confirm that Shukla's tenure as the BCCI President will end in September 2025 when the elections for the next set of BCCI office-bearers take place. However, he can hold the post of President for more than three months if he is elected as the head during the BCCI elections. Binny, who will turn 70 next month, will trigger the BCCI's age-limit clause on July 19, 2025. According to the constitution of the Indian Cricket Board, no person can hold any post within the BCCI after attaining the age of 70 years. The rule also clearly mentions that the vice president has to officiate the proceedings in the president's absence when the latter is unavailable. This rule clearly lays the groundwork for Shukla to take over as the interim president. Binny's tenure is to end later this year. The BCCI Constitution states, "A person shall be disqualified from being an office bearer, a member of the Apex Council, Governing Council or any committee of the BCCI if he or she has attained the age of 70." "The Vice President shall officiate in the President's absence when the President is unavailable," it adds further. When Shukla replaces Binny as president, he will have to preside at all meetings of the General Body and the Apex Council. He will also be one of the three persons required to sign the BCCI's audited annual accounts and other financial statements. Binny had replaced Sourav Ganguly as the BCCI President in 2022. Last year, the BCCI appointed Devajit Saikia as interim secretary after Jay Shah took up the post of ICC chairman. As a result, Jay Shah had to vacate his post at the Indian Cricket Board. Saikia, who was joint secretary at the time, took over the role of interim secretary before being appointed full-time during the secretary's election. Shukla has been a long-time BCCI office bearer. The journalist-turned-Rajya Sabha MP was elected as the BCCI vice president unopposed in 2020 and re-elected to the post in 2022. He also held the post of IPL Commissioner from 2011 to 2018 and served as the secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association until 2017.
Straits Times
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Armed with winning blueprint, Gill to lead India by example
Armed with winning blueprint, Gill to lead India by example NEW DELHI - India test captain Shubman Gill has inherited a blueprint for winning series abroad and will lead by example to achieve that goal, the 25-year-old said on Sunday. Gill was thrust into the role after Rohit Sharma quit test cricket this month and Virat Kohli followed suit ahead of a five-match series in England. "I'm looking forward for this exciting opportunity, and I think the upcoming series in England is going to be a very exciting one," the elegant top-order batter said in a video shared by the Indian Cricket Board. "I believe in leading by example, not just by my performance but, off the field, by my discipline and hard work." Captaining the national cricket team is often called the second most important job in India, after the prime minister's, and Gill will lead a dressing room containing players who enjoy rock-star status in the cricket-mad country. "As a captain, a leader should be able to know when to step in but also when to give space to the players, because a different personality," he said. Knowing players at a deeper level and creating a conducive atmosphere were key to getting the best results out of them, Gill said. The Punjab player said he learnt a lot from playing cricket alongside Rohit and Kohli, India's previous two test captains, as well as former spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. He admired Kohli's passion and Rohit's calmness even though both were aggressive captains aiming for a common goal. "These are the qualities that I learned from guys like Rohit, Virat and Ashwin," Gill said. "They have given us a blueprint on how to tour away from home and win matches and series. "It's one thing to be able to deliver and execute, but because we have that blueprint, we know how to tour away from home and win matches and series." The onus will be on him to fill the void in the top order left by Rohit and Kohli. "...if I'm batting out there, I want to be able to make decisions as a batsman and not as a captain," Gill said. "If I start thinking about other things, it just puts more pressure on me which is not required." REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
India Today
24-05-2025
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- India Today
Jasprit Bumrah knows why he is not the India Test captain: Ajit Agarkar
India named Shubman Gill as the new Test captain of the Indian cricket team on Saturday, May 24. Gill was the winner of the three-way race between him, Jasprit Bumrah, and Rishabh Pant. Bumrah, who captained India in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, was snubbed from the selector Ajit Agarkar addressed the issue and explained why Bumrah was not named the India Test captain. Agarkar said that the Indian Cricket Board wanted Bumrah to focus on his workload issues, rather than taking the additional burden of Test further added that the decision was communicated to Bumrah, and the fast bowler was okay with the explanation given to him by the board. "Because he led in Australia, Bumrah was the vice-captain (in BGT 2024-25). Once he was not going to be available for all the Test matches, I think he is more important to us as a player. We want him fit. I think there is always that extra burden as a leader, managing 15–16 other people. There's a lot that it takes out of you. We would rather have him bowling well rather than putting that extra burden on him," Agarkar said in the press conference in Mumbai."He is aware of it. We have had a chat with him. And he is okay with it. He knows where his body is at the moment and he'd rather look after himself," he Bumrah played all five matches in Australia and copped a major back injury, which sidelined him for more than three months. Bumrah has a history of back injuries, which has forced him to skip several international tournaments for if KL Rahul was in contention for becoming the captain of the side, Agarkar firmly quashed the idea. He said that Rahul had captained the Indian team more than two years back and he was never in the reckoning."With KL, not really (no conversations). He has captained a while back, at least when I was not there. Again, he is a quality player, it's a big series for him, we want him to score truckloads of runs. With Boom, again it was workload management more than anything else," he Saturday, India named their 18-member squad for 5-match Test series against England. Shubman Gill was named the captain, while Rishabh Pant was given the position of Squad for England TourShubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wk) (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Watch
India Today
16-05-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Shubman Gill picked for India A tour England amid Test captaincy speculation
Shubman Gill, one of the strongest candidates to become India's next Test captain, will play in the squad matches ahead of the team's 5-match Test series against England. The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) confirmed the news on Friday, May 16, while announcing the 18-member squad for two tour games and an intra-squad will join the India A squad for the second tour game of the series along with his Gujarat Titans batting partner Sai Sudharsan, who has been in fantastic form in both red- and white-ball cricket in squad will be captained by Bengal batter Abhimanyu Easwaran, a well-known name in domestic cricket who was part of India's squad in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25. Easwaran will be deputised by Dhruv Jurel, who is one of the two wicketkeepers in the A squad for England tour Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (VC) (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harsh DubeyNote: Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan will join the squad ahead of the second will play 5 Test matches after their 3 A squad games. The Test series will start on June 20 and continue until August 4. The last time India toured England, they drew the 5-match Test series 2-2. This occurred under the leadership of Virat Kohli and Jasprit the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, there is a vacuum in the leadership roles of the Indian Test team. Shubman Gill is reported to be one of the front-runners for the position. The batter has been part of the Indian setup since the 2020–21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy and might edge out Jasprit Bumrah for the captaincy due to the pacer's fitness record in recent Watch
India Today
12-05-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Virat Kohli refused to be 2nd best, changed the way India competed overseas: BCCI president
Indian Cricket Board president Roger Binny heaped praise on Virat Kohli after the Indian superstar's retirement from Test cricket. Binny, in an official statement from the BCCI, said that Kohli was the main reason behind India's incredible results in overseas Test cricket after Kohli took over the Test captaincy midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2014/15. Kohli led the Indian side for 7 years after that and became the most successful captain in the history of Indian cricket. Under the batter's leadership, India won their first-ever Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia in 2018/19 and continued to boss the said that Kohli refused to be second best and that inspired a generation into taking pride in Test cricket. 'Virat Kohli's name will be remembered alongside the finest ever to have graced Test cricket. What set him apart was not just his hunger for runs, but his commitment to excellence in the toughest format of the game. His leadership marked a shift in how India competed overseas—with aggression, belief, and a refusal to settle for second best. He inspired a generation to take pride in the whites, and his impact on Indian cricket will be felt for decades to come,' Roger Binny said on Monday, May decision to retire comes a little over a month away from India's Test tour of England, which starts the new World Test Championship cycle. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia praised Kohli's constant push for high standards and credited him for setting an example for the rest in difficult conditions away from cricket found not just an ambassador, but a true guardian in Virat Kohli. He led from the front, drove standards higher, and placed unmatched emphasis on fitness, discipline, and mental toughness. His batting performances—especially in challenging overseas conditions—have become reference points for future cricketers. He retires from this format as India's most successful Test captain, setting the bar very high for the next generation,' Saikia said via the same FULL STATEMENT ON VIRAT KOHLIThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) congratulates Virat Kohli on an extraordinary Test career that redefined the standards of excellence, leadership, and commitment in Indian departure from the longest format brings to a close a chapter that not only elevated Indian Cricket on the global stage but also rekindled public passion for Test cricket in an era dominated by limited-overs formats. He placed the purest form of the game back on a pedestal. His deep respect for the format was evident not only in his words but in the fierce pride with which he wore India's his debut against the West Indies in 2011 to his final Test earlier this year, Virat's red-ball career spanned 14 years of supreme consistency, unmatched competitiveness, and bold leadership. He finishes his Test career with 9,230 runs in 123 matches, averaging 46.85 with 30 centuries and 31 his true impact transcends numbers. He redefined the attitude with which Indian Cricket approached Test matches—relentless, aggressive, and uncompromising. As captain, he led India in 68 Tests and recorded 40 victories, making him the most successful Test captain in the history of Indian cricket. Under his leadership, India ascended to the No. 1 ranking and stayed at the pinnacle for 42 consecutive 115 and 141 in the Adelaide Test on his captaincy debut in 2014 set the tone for what was to follow. The aggressive intentions were made clear as India did not back off from a chase of 364. In the process, he became the first visiting batter since 1961 to score two centuries in a Test in Australia—a feat that remains unmatched. The toughest opponents often brought out the best in him, and it was in 2018–19 that India, under his leadership, became the first Asian side to win a Test series in his leadership, India also notched overseas victories in Sri Lanka and the West Indies and finished as runner-up in the first-ever ICC World Test Championship Final in 2021. At home, India remained unbeaten in a Test series under his captaincy and won 10 of the 11 series he led the field, his legacy is truly reflected in the culture he built—a fitter, tougher, and more combative Indian team that believed in its ability to win anywhere in the world. He inspired a generation of cricketers to treat Test cricket as the ultimate stage of character and InMust Watch
