Former Assam Cricketer Devajit Saikia elected as new Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary, and has replaced Jay Shah. He was appointed as secretary of BCCI on Sunday at a Special General Meeting.
He took over the position after Jay Shah took over the chairman’s position in the International Cricket Council (ICC). The position was vacant for at least one month after Jay Shah took the position of ICC chairman post.
On Sunday, Prabhtej Singh Bhatia has also taken the charge as the treasure in the meeting.
Roger Binny exercised his constitutional authority to appoint Devajit Saikia as the acting secretary. Referring to clause 7(1)(d) of the BCCI constitution, which allows the president to assign secretarial responsibilities in case of a vacancy or incapacity, Binny made the move.
“The president may, in the event of a vacancy or indisposition, assign the responsibilities to another office-bearer until the position is filled or the incapacitation ends,” Binny stated.
“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.
Saikia’s first task as secretary was to attend a meeting with BCCI president Roger Binny, where they discussed India’s performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
About Devajit Saikia
Devajit Saikia a former Cricketer, hailed from Assam. Apart from cricket career, his background in law and administration. As a former first-class cricketer, he played four matches as a wicketkeeper between 1990 and 1991. Though his cricket career was short, he scored 53 runs and made 9 dismissals.
After cricket, Saikia became a lawyer, starting his practice at the Gauhati High Court at age 28. Before his legal career, he had jobs in the Northern Frontier Railways and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) through sports quotas.
Devajit Saikia entered sports administration in 2003 when he was elected as the Vice President of Gauhati Town club. In 2008 he elected as General Secretary of GTC with Himanta Biswa Sarma as President. Saikia entered cricket administration in 2016, becoming one of the six vice presidents of the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) under Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is now the Chief Minister of Assam. He later became the ACA secretary in 2019. On October 18, 2022 he was elected as Joint Secretary of BCCI.
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