Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday (January 12, 2025) elected former player and advocate Devajit Saikia, unanimously for the post of secretary.
“Devajit Saikia is declared duly elected as the Secretary of BCCI”, the BCCI said in a statement.
Saikia, 55, succeeds Jay Shah who left the position to become ICC chairman.
Prabhtej Singh Bhatia has been appointed BCCI treasurer, the board added.
Shah’s departure last month to become chairman of the ICC prompted the appointment of Saikia, who was already on the BCCI board as interim secretary.
An unknown among fans after a modest playing career, Saikia has close ties with BJP.
Saikia began in administration by serving as general secretary of a cricket club of Assam under the leadership of Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Saikia and Sarma both later served in the Assam State cricket association.
When Mr. Sarma was made the Chief Minister, he appointed Saikia his advocate general — the government’s chief legal adviser.
Saikia was a wicketkeeper-batsman with modest returns in first-class cricket where he played four matches for Assam, scoring just 53 runs.
Published – January 12, 2025 03:23 pm IST