Roger Binny's future as BCCI President unclear after turning 70
Uncertainty surrounds the BCCI presidency as Roger Binny, the current office-bearer, turned 70 on Saturday (July 19), the maximum age limit for holding any post in the BCCI as per the Supreme Court approved constitution. Now, there is question about his capacity to continue to hold the office, due to the age limit.
What does the BCCI constitution says?
According to the BCCI constitution (Page no: 30) says: no office-bearer shall hold office after he has attained the age of 70-years. Thus, Binny would be disqualified from office and the current vice-president Rajeev Shukla, would take over the role.
However, according to a source close to former India all-rounder and World Cup winner Roger Binny, he can continue his role until the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in September, without the need for any official signatures or documentation.
Another complicating factor is the impending Sports Governance Bill, which is expected to be introduced and passed in the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which removes the strict age limit of 70 years from the current BCCI constitution, allowing the office-bearers of national sports federations to serve until the age of 75. It's expected that the Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will be presenting the bill, which is said to 'override the constitutions of all national sports federations.'
BCCI has not provided any official statement
BCCI has not provided any official statement on this matter yet. With top officials away in Singapore for the recently concluded ICC Annual Conference, they did not gave any comment. However, a source familiar with the matter said that clarity is expected in the coming days.
Binny has not made any comment yet as he was in London to witness the Lord's Test and when the Test ended, he went back to Bengaluru and then left for a holiday in Thailand to celebrate his milestone birthday. According to reports, Binny is on an island near Thailand with his family, his daughters and grandchildren who arrived from Australia.
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