List of political families in Indian cricket administration
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Cricket in India is controlled by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It consists of full-time members and associate members. The office bearers of member associations are often elected from politicians and political families due to their political clout.[1]
- Madhavrao Scindia former Titular Maharaja of Gwalior was BCCI president from 1990 to 1993 [2]
- Jyotiraditya Scindia son of Madhavrao Scindia was President of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association from 2006 to 2013.[3]
- Amit Shah got elected as Vice President of Gujarat Cricket association in 2009 and then as President in 2014 till 2016.[4]
- Jay Shah son of Amit Shah was Gujarat Cricket Association joint secretary[5] and the current Secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India.[6]
- Parimal Nathwani, Rajya Sabha MP from Andhra Pradesh was Gujarat Cricket Association Vice President from 2014 to 2016.[7]
- Dhanraj Nathwani, son of Parimal Nathwani, is current Vice President of GCA.[8]
- Rohan Jaitley son of Arun Jaitley is the current president of Delhi and District Cricket Association.[9]
- Anurag Thakur son of Prem Kumar Dhumal was BCCI President from 2016 to 2017.[10]
- Arun Dhumal son of Prem Kumar Dhumal is the current BCCI treasurer.
References[edit]
- ↑ Oct 15, Vijay TagoreVijay Tagore / Updated; 2019; Ist, 08:41. "Politics, cricket go hand-in-hand in BCCI administration". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ https://timescontent.com/syndication-photos/reprint/sports/488293/madhavrao-scindia-bcci-president-pl.html
- ↑ "Scindia elected MPCA president". Hindustan Times. 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ https://gujaratcricketassociation.com/wp-content/themes/ktheme/pdf/member/profile/shri-amitbhai-shah.pdf
- ↑ Sep 29, K. Shriniwas Rao / TNN / Updated:; 2019; Ist, 08:25. "amit shah: Amit Shah, son Jay, step down from Gujarat Cricket Association posts | Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ↑ DelhiOctober 14, Asian News International New; October 14, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 10:53. "Amit Shah's son Jay Shah set to be BCCI secretary". India Today. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ Sep 29, K. Shriniwas Rao / TNN / Updated:; 2019; Ist, 08:25. "amit shah: Amit Shah, son Jay, step down from Gujarat Cricket Association posts | Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ↑ Sep 29, K. Shriniwas Rao / TNN / Updated:; 2019; Ist, 08:25. "amit shah: Amit Shah, son Jay, step down from Gujarat Cricket Association posts | Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ↑ "Rohan Jaitley elected unopposed president of Delhi and District Cricket Association". The Indian Express. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Anurag Thakur on Sourav Ganguly as BCCI chief, J&K and the state of economy". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
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