Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas is at the forefront of the race to become the chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. 45 -year -old Manhas never represented India at the international level and he will create history by becoming president.
Mithun Manhas will be the first unaccounted cricketer to lead the country’s strongest unit. The nomination deadline ended on Sunday. The annual general meeting of BCCI will be held on September 28, which will also hold elections.
However, since the amendment in 2019 for the BCCI Constitution, the practice has been going on unopposed. In the last few years, the board has consecutively given priority to former cricketers as president. Sourav Ganguly and Roger Binny have played this role before Manhas.
Who is Mithun Manhas?
Mithun Manhas brings with him both cricket and administrative experiences. He played an administrative role with the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association and also represented the state in the BCCI AGM. At the same time, he was one of the most respected cricketers of Indian domestic cricket in the field.
Mithun Manhas, who made his debut in 1997/98, was a middle order batsman. Manhas could not represent the Indian team in the presence of veteran batsmen like Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman. However, he had a wonderful performance in domestic cricket.