Roger Binny, hero of the 1983 World Cup becomes 36th president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday. Taking over another cricket legend Sourav Ganguly, he will take charge before the ODI World Cup next year.
Along with him, BCCI has also elected some other personalities to different posts including Rajeev Shukla as the vice president, Devjit Saikia as the joint secretary, and Ashish Shelar as the treasurer.
Just after being selected as the new president, Roger interacted with ANI and talked about his future plan. Here’s what he said.
Roger Binny Talked About His Plan As a President of BCCI
In the conversation with ANI, Roger said “As the BCCI president, I want to primarily focus on 2 things. First is the prevention of injuries to the players. Jasprit Bumrah got injured just before the World Cup, which affects the whole plan. Second, I want to focus on the pitches in the country.”
As the BCCI president, I want to primarily focus on 2 things. First is the prevention of injuries to the players. Jasprit Bumrah got injured just before the World Cup, which affects the whole plan. Second, I want to focus on the pitches in the country: BCCI president Roger Binny pic.twitter.com/qiSCNUtUNm
— ANI (@ANI) October 18, 2022
Also Read: ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Schedule, Squads, Venues, Highlights and Prediction
ANI also grabbed the outgoing BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and asked about his reaction to this. In reply, he said “I wish Roger all the best. The new group will take this forward. BCCI is in great hands. Indian cricket is strong so I wish them all the best.”
Mumbai | I wish Roger (Binny) all the best. The new group will take this forward. BCCI is in great hands. Indian cricket is strong so I wish them all the luck: Outgoing BCCI President Sourav Ganguly pic.twitter.com/1SeLRTO6Ka
— ANI (@ANI) October 18, 2022
Soon after the announcement, lots of ex-cricketers came forward to congratulate the new president of BCCI. See a few reactions here.
My best wishes to Mr. #RogerBinny on being elected as the new president of the @BCCI. I’m sure the board will benefit greatly from your experience.
Congratulations dada @SGanguly99 on the completion of your term as president!
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) October 18, 2022
He (Roger Binny) is a nice man. I have played a lot of cricket with him and we have fond memories. No discussions took place on the ICC chairman post today, the board will decide later: Former Cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin pic.twitter.com/OQSIX1DYgP
— ANI (@ANI) October 18, 2022
Congratulations 🎉 Wish you a fruitful tenure. https://t.co/R78cY68QCO
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 18, 2022
Best wishes to world cup hero and legend Shri #RogerBinny on becoming the new president of BCCI. All the best to shri @Jayshah ji too for his another stint as BCCI’s secretary. I am sure that Indian cricket will reach newer heights under your leadership and guidance. pic.twitter.com/dNZHb7M4xL
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) October 18, 2022
Also Read: ICC Announces Changes to Playing Conditions: Applying Saliva on Ball is now Banned permanently
Roger Binny Cricket Career & Stats
From 1979 to 1987, Roger Binny was an integral part of the Indian squad. He was a bowling all-rounder who 27 Tests and 72 ODI matches.
Despite of short career in the team, Roger is best known for his performance in1983 World Cup and the World Championship of Cricket in 1985. Check out his stats here.
via: Cricbuzz
Also Read: King Kohli Completed 14 Years in Indian Team, Watch his 5 Best Innings Here
Social Media Reactions
https://twitter.com/AlertNewsBreak/status/1582289645169057792?s=20&t=OD9tJgc-rWJMFN1YHsXaGA
#RogerBinny is the new BCCI president.
Stuart Binny to him : pic.twitter.com/kreS3L8pIH
— UmdarTamker (@UmdarTamker) October 18, 2022
BCCI : India will not travel to Pakistan to play AsiaCup 2023.
Fans to Roger Binny : pic.twitter.com/t2iIemUe5X
— UmdarTamker (@UmdarTamker) October 18, 2022