Devajit Saikia becomes new BCCI Secretary, replaces Jay Shah

Former Assam cricketer Devajit Saikia has replaced Jay Shah to become the new secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The former India cricketer was elected as the secretary at a special general meeting on January 12, Sunday. In addition, Prabhtej Singh Bhatia has also taken charge as the treasurer in the meeting.

Notably, these two former players were the only candidates who were nominated for the secretary and treasurer posts. It's worth mentioning that Saikia was acting as the secretary of the Indian Cricket Board after Jay Shah left the post to become the new ICC chairman last year. Meanwhile, BCCI president and 1983 World Cup-winning member Roger Binny has used his constitutional powers to appoint Saikia as the acting secretary.

"Accordingly, I delegate the functions of secretary to you till the post is filled up by processes laid down as per BCCI rules and regulations. I am confident you will perform the duties to the best of your abilities and with aplomb," Binny wrote to Saikia.

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Jay Shah joined the ICC on December 1, 2024

Jay Shah was the BCCI secretary from October 2019 onwards. He worked on different facets in his role as the BCCI secretary and gave special emphasis to domestic cricket and also equaled the match fees of the women's players to that of the men's cricket team. In addition, Shah was also very active in speaking to Indian players. He had backed Rohit Sharma to lead the Men in Blue in the 2024 T20 World Cup to hoist the flag in Barbados, and this is what happened when Team India toppled South Africa by seven runs in the summit clash.

"Rohit has the ability, we know. As he showed in the ODI World Cup where we won 10 matches in a row until the final. I am confident that India will lift the 2024 T20 World Cup under Rohit Sharma's captaincy in Barbados," Shah had said.

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