Printed on: Aug 12, 2025 09:00 pm IST
Roger Binny turned 70 however may proceed as BCCI president till September AGM because of Nationwide Sports activities Invoice regardless of age restrict guidelines.
Former India all-rounder Roger Binny turned 70 final month. As per the Supreme Courtroom-approved BCCI structure, he’s now not eligible to proceed as board president—a job he took on in October 2022, succeeding former captain Sourav Ganguly. Nonetheless, with the current passage of the Nationwide Sports activities Invoice and ensuing uncertainty, the 1983 World Cup hero may stay in workplace till the board’s Annual Common Assembly in September.
Below the brand new invoice, the age restrict for workplace bearers of Nationwide Sports activities Federations has been raised to 75. If state unit members of the BCCI agree, Binny may stay in workplace till then. This provision aligns with the truth that international cricket governing our bodies, on this case, the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC), don’t impose particular age limits on officers.
A BCCI supply, talking on situation of anonymity, advised PTI, “Roger will proceed until board assembly in September. Whether or not he’ll get a contemporary time period relies on what members and different highly effective folks related to the BCCI determine.”
Whereas the BCCI now falls below the Nationwide Sports activities Invoice’s purview, it stays exempt from the Proper to Data (RTI) Act because it doesn’t obtain authorities grants. The board’s authorized crew remains to be reviewing the invoice’s detailed provisions.
“The nationwide sports activities invoice has simply been handed, so, we’ve got a while to review it and interact in correct dialogue earlier than taking any resolution,” the supply stated.
“There are different factors to debate within the invoice for positive, and all of the stakeholders, together with senior gamers and training employees, might be consulted, notably as a result of cricket might be performed on the 2028 Olympics,” he added.
