{"id":213739,"date":"2025-01-12T22:23:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T22:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/12\/devajit-saikia-prabhtej-singh-bhatia-elected-unopposed-as-bcci-secretary-and-treasurer-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T22:23:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T22:23:26","slug":"devajit-saikia-prabhtej-singh-bhatia-elected-unopposed-as-bcci-secretary-and-treasurer-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/12\/devajit-saikia-prabhtej-singh-bhatia-elected-unopposed-as-bcci-secretary-and-treasurer-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Devajit Saikia, Prabhtej Singh Bhatia elected unopposed as BCCI secretary and treasurer | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-117172617,imgsize-66976,width-400,resizemode-4\/117172617.jpg?fit=400,225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Devajit Saikia, Prabhtej Singh Bhatia elected unopposed as BCCI secretary and treasurer | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Devajit Saikia, Prabhtej Singh Bhatia elected unopposed as BCCI secretary and treasurer | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"(Assam Cricket Association Photo)\">(Assam Cricket Association Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At a Special General Meeting (SGM) held in Mumbai on Sunday, <!-- -->Devajit Saikia<!-- --> from Assam and <!-- -->Prabhtej Singh Bhatia<!-- --> from Chhattisgarh were elected unopposed as the Board of Control for Cricket in India&#8217;s (<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bcci\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">BCCI<\/a>) new secretary and treasurer, respectively.<br \/>Saikia and Bhatia were the sole nominees for the positions left vacant by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jay-shah\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Jay Shah<\/a> and <!-- -->Ashish Shelar<!-- -->.<br \/>Shah&#8217;s appointment as ICC chairman last month necessitated his resignation as BCCI secretary. Shelar stepped down after being appointed as a cabinet minister in the Maharashtra government.<\/p>\n<p>Saikia had been handling the secretary&#8217;s responsibilities since Shah&#8217;s transition to the ICC. 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