Unanimously Anurag Thakur becomes youngest BCCI President

New Delhi : On Sunday morning, Anurag Thakur woke up to a life-time achievement as he was unanimously elected as the youngest BCCI President post-independence.

Anurag Thakur has replaced Shashank Manohar, who had quit the position to become chairman of ICC.

Senior BCCI vice-president C K Khanna chaired the Special General Meeting (SGM) and announced Thakur's name for the top job.

All the six east units - Cricket Association of Bengal, Assam CA, Tripura CA, NCC and Jharkhand SCA – unanimously signed nomination papers of Anurag Thakur, who resigned as the Secretary of the Board.

Jagmohan Dalmiya, who was the consensus candidate after Srinivasan's exit, died in office last year and Manohar took over in October, 2015.

Thakur is also the third person backed by East Zone to be elected to the top post during the 2014-1017 period.

Quick Reads:

• Anurag Thakur becomes youngest President for BCCI

• He replaces Shashank Manohar, who had quit the position to take up the new role as ICC chairman

• Manohar served for less than 8 months after he took over the post in October 2015

• All five cricket bodies unanimously agreed to Anurag Thakur’s name

• Senior BCCI vice-president C K Khanna chaired the Special General Meeting (SGM) and announced Thakur's name for the top job.