At the upcoming BCCI meeting, five major office-bearers will be elected, with several prominent cricket figures expected to attend.
Harbhajan Singh to Represent Punjab at Upcoming BCCI AGM
Veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh is set for a bigger role in cricket administration, with the Punjab Cricket Association nominating him as its representative for the upcoming BCCI AGM on September 28. The meeting will see the election of five major office-bearers, with several prominent figures attending. Alongside Harbhajan, the Cricket Association of Bengal has nominated Sourav Ganguly, who has previously served as BCCI President.
Key agendas for the AGM include electing and appointing BCCI’s President, Vice President, Secretary, Joint Secretary, and Treasurer. The meeting will also decide on one General Body representative for the Apex Council and two members for the IPL Governing Council.
Harbhajan, a member of India’s 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 World Cup-winning squads, was earlier appointed as an advisor to the PCA and will now make his first appearance as a representative of his parent state body.
The “Turbanator,” one of India’s finest off-spinners, played 103 Tests, 236 ODIs, and 28 T20Is, taking a total of 711 international wickets. His Test record includes 417 wickets at an average of 32.46, with 25 five-wicket hauls and five ten-wicket match performances. In ODIs, he claimed 269 wickets, while in T20Is, he picked up 25.
Other state representatives at the AGM include Raghuram Bhatt (Karnataka), Sanjay Naik (Mumbai), Arun Dhumal (Himachal), Rajeev Shukla (UP), Jaydev Shah (Saurashtra), Pranav Amin (Baroda), and R.I. Palani (Tamil Nadu).
Key Dates and Requirements for BCCI Representative Elections
A circular to state associations has outlined the schedule and requirements for the upcoming BCCI elections. September 12 is the cutoff for submitting representative nominations. Nominations can then be filed between September 20 and 21, with candidates allowed to withdraw by September 23. The election is scheduled for September 28.
The electoral officer has also mandated that candidates disclose any positions they have held or currently hold within the BCCI. The notification states: “An Information Sheet from the Representative specifying all Elective Posts held by the Representative in the BCCI and/or any Full Member of the BCCI Previously and/or Currently, along with the Name of the Elective Posts and Tenures of such positions. The Information in this regard is to be submitted in the prescribed Form C signed by the Representative and duly attested by a Notary/Oath Commissioner.”
