Shashank Manohar elected BCCI president unopposed

Manohar took over the post left vacant by the demise of Jagmohan Dalmiya at a meeting that barely lasted for 30 minutes. Dalmiya was elected the interim president in March after Srinivasan was forced to step aside following revelations that his son-in-law was involved in betting during the 2013 Indian Premier League season.

All six East Zone units unanimously proposed Manohar for the president's post, reflecting Srinivasan's diminishing control in BCCI's power politics. A BCCI by-election calls for a proposer from the zone electing the president, and it was East's turn this time around. Dalmiya's son Avishek represented National Cricket Club (NCC) at the SGM.

Srinivasan skipped the meeting and Tamil Nadu Cricket Association was represented by P S Raman. Others who proposed Manohar were Sourav Ganguly from Bengal, Sourav Dasgupta from Tripura, Gautam Roy from Assam, Ashirbad Behera of Odisha and Sanjay Singh of Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA).

“We are not working here with a vindictive attitude. The entire Board, all 30 members including the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, when we informally discussed, was united that all of us have to work together to build the image of this Board and that we don't fight among ourselves and we don't have any vindictive attitude when we decide on matters," said Manohar.

"I can tell you Srinivasan was an excellent secretary, he was better than most of the secretaries I have come across in the Board. He was one of the best secretaries to have as I found out during my tenure. I don't know what happened after I completed my term in 2011. I was not in touch. Srinivasan was by far the best secretary after Mr Dalmiya," he added.

"BCCI has become a huge brand due to the love of the fans and the cricket-loving population of this country. Confidence of the fans has been shaken due to certain unpleasant things that have happened. It is the duty of all the representatives of the Board to bring the Board back to its original reputation.”