Sourav Ganguly Says BCCI In Great Hands, New Chief Roger Binny To Focus On Prevention Of Injuries
Roger Binny is one of the finest players to have played for India.
The former India cricketer Roger Binny replaced Sourav Ganguly as the new BCCI President on Tuesday. He is now the 36th president of the BCCI. After Binny replaced Sourav Ganguly as the new BCCI chief, the former India skipper wished Binny and wrote," I wish Roger all the best. The new group will take this forward. BCCI is in great hands. Indian cricket is strong so I wish them all the luck".
Mumbai | I wish Roger (Binny) all the best. The new group will take this forward. BCCI is in great hands. Indian cricket is strong so I wish them all the luck: Outgoing BCCI President Sourav Ganguly pic.twitter.com/1SeLRTO6Ka
— ANI (@ANI) October 18, 2022
Roger Binny is one of the finest players to have played for India. He donned the Indian jersey in a total of 27 Test matches and 72 ODIs in which he scalped 47 and 77 wickets respectively. Binny was a part of the Indian squad that won the 1983 World Cup. He played a crucial role in India’s winning run under Kapil Dev.
Roger Binny after taking the onus said that he wants to focus on the prevention of injuries as recently players like Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja were ruled out from the T20 World Cup due to an injury.
As the BCCI president, I want to primarily focus on 2 things. First is the prevention of injuries to the players. Jasprit Bumrah got injured just before the World Cup, which affects the whole plan. Second, I want to focus on the pitches in the country: BCCI president Roger Binny pic.twitter.com/qiSCNUtUNm
— ANI (@ANI) October 18, 2022
He said, "As the BCCI president, I want to primarily focus on 2 things. First is the prevention of injuries to the players. Jasprit Bumrah got injured just before the World Cup, which affects the whole plan. Second, I want to focus on the pitches in the country".
In the BCCI AGM meeting, the officials also talked about the future of Women's cricket as the general body approved Senior Men’s Future Tour Programs for 2023-2027 and Senior Women’s Future Tour Programs for 2022-2025.