Roger Binny turns 70, next BCCI president may be Rajeev Shukla due to constitutional age limits rules. Supreme Court of India establishing a bill about 70-year upper age limit for holding posts within the BCCI.
Roger Binny
Binny, a member of India’s 1983 ODI World Cup-winning team, was elected as the BCCI president in 2022. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is some confusion surrounding the presidency. Roger Binny having turned 70 years. As per Supreme Court upper age limit for any office-bearer. Binny turned 70 on 19 jul. Questions remain over his eligibility to continue in the role of BCCI presidency.
Rajeev Shukla into focus as the likely able to take over BCCI presidency. Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for September, Mr Binny suggest he may continue in a caretaker until then without signing any official documents.
BCCI rules also state that “the vice-president shall officiate in the president’s absence when the president is unavailable”, which means vice-president Rajeev Shukla can take over as the interim BCCI president after Binny’s departure
Supreme Court Rules for upper age limit
In 2016 Supreme Court of India establishing a 70-year upper age limit for holding posts within the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recommendation of the Justice Lodha.This decision aimed to bring transparency and accountability to the board’s functioning. Justice Lodha Committee vide its judgment reported as 2016 (8) SCC 535.
National Sports Governance Bill 2025
The new Bill makes some changes to the strict rule about the age limit for sports administrators. Earlier people over 70 could not contest in sports body elections. But now, the Bill allows people aged between 70 and 75 to contest, if the international sports body for that game does not have any objection. This gives a chance to experienced people to stay involved, but only if it follows global rules.
Also, the Bill clearly says that when it comes to sports elections, the rules of the Olympic Charter and international sports federations will be followed. This means India will accept the authority of global sports rules over its own in these cases. It is a step to make sure Indian sports bodies follow international norms, helping the country avoid any conflict with global sports organizations and keeping athletes’ chances of playing in world events safe.
BCCI on National Sports Governance Bill 2025
Right now, BCCI has not given any official reaction. It is studying the Bill quietly and may speak later. The biggest change is that BCCI will now be treated like any other sports body in India. It will have to follow new rules made by the government.
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