Shashank Manohar set to be named BCCI president Today
Shashank Manohar is all set to take over as the
BCCI president at the Board's Special General
meeting on Sunday after emerging as the only
candidate, marking an unsually smooth transition of power following the demise of Jagmohan Dalmiya. All the six units of East Zone
unanimously proposed Manohar's candidature for the president's post, reflecting former chief N
Srinivasan's diminishing hold in Board's power
politics.
The 58-year-old Vidarbha-based lawyer will take
over the reins of BCCI for the second time after
Dalmiya's sudden demise in Kolkata last month.
With BCCI's Special General Meeting scheduled
for Sunday, Manohar's annointment to the hot
seat is just a mere formality after the scrutiny of
the nomination forms showed that all the six
East Zone units have separately signed as
proposers.