MUMBAI: Shashank Manohar was yesterday named as new president of the Indian cricket board while former Test opener Krishnamachari Srikkanth was elected as the chief selector.
The new list of office bearers was unveiled at the annual general meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) here.
Manohar took over from Sharad Pawar who completed his three-year term as BCCI chief and is also the president-elect of the International Cricket Council.
Pawar is set to head the world body from 2010 to 2012 after David Morgan completes his current term.
Srikkanth, who captained India on the 1989 tour of Pakistan, will head the country’s first ever paid selection panel that will also include Yashpal Sharma, Raja Venkat, Surendra Bhave and Narendra Hirwani.
N. Srinivasan was named as the new secretary in place of Niranjan Shah who was appointed as vice-chairman of the governing council of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Lalit Modi retained his post as one of the five vice-presidents and the chairman of the IPL’s governing council.
Katich shines with bat
in warm-up tie
In Jaipur, Simon Katich top-scored with 73 as the Australians were all out for 218 in a two-day practice match against a local side here yesterday.
The 33-year-old left-hander hit 10 fours in his 105-ball knock after captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat against the RCA Center of Excellence eleven.
Ponting, who averages a dismal 12.28 from eight Tests in India, failed to use the opportunity to find form ahead of the four-Test series, making just five.
Prolific opener Matthew Hayden (16), making a return after an injury lay-off, put on 54 runs for the opening wicket partnership with Katich. Fit-again Shane Watson worked hard for his 30 runs which came off a 91-minute stay at the wicket and included three fours.
The all-rounder, 27, is set to figure in the opening Test of the four-match series starting in Bangalore on October 9 as a seamer and middle-order batsman.
Left-arm spinner Gajendra Singh, 20, picked five wickets for 58 runs, exposing Australia’s vulnerability to spin.
Brief Scores: Australians 1st innings: 218 all out in 77.1 overs (S. Katich 73, S. Watson 30; G. Singh 5-58).
