Apex body governing council

Apex Body Governing Council: BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla on Sunday announced a new panel of candidates for the Board’s top posts, confirming that former cricketer Mithun Manhas has filed his nomination for the president’s role at the headquarters here.

Along with Manhas, former Test cricketer Raghuram Bhatt filed for the position of treasurer. The other members who put in their nomination are Prabhtej Bhatia (joint secretary), Arun Singh Dhumal (IPL Governing Council chairman) and Jaydev Shah (apex council member).

"The panel of candidates is ready, with Mithun Manhas as president. I'll be the vice president, Devajit Saikia will be secretary, Prabhtej Singh Bhatia joint secretary, and Raghuram Bhatt treasurer. Nominations have also been filed for the names decided for the Apex Body Governing Council. So, a new body is being formed for the subsequent tenure. Good wishes to all,” Shukla told reporters outside the BCCI headquarters on Sunday.