Who is Mithun Manhas, the next BCCI President?
Mithun Manhas scored 9,714 runs in first-class cricket while playing for Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir. He also has the record for the 7th most runs in Ranji history.
Mithun Manhas filed nomination for the President post of BCCI. Image | X
Last Updated: 07.07 PM, Sep 21, 2025
Mithun Manhas, a former domestic cricket stalwart and the current administrator of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), is poised to become the next president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Manhas played from 1997-98 to 2016-17 in 157 first-class games, where he scored 9714 runs; 130 List A matches, with 4126 runs; and 91 T20s (1170 runs).
Who is Mithun Manhas?
Manhas, 45 years old, has a rich playing career primarily in India's domestic circuit but never represented the national team. Over nearly two decades, he featured in 157 first-class matches, mainly for Delhi, amassing 9,714 runs including 27 centuries and 49 half-centuries. His highest first-class score was an unbeaten 205* runs.
In the limited-overs formats, he scored 4,126 runs in 130 List A games at an impressive average of 45.84, and compiled 1,170 runs in T20 cricket from 72 innings.
Manhas has also played in the Indian Premier League (IPL), representing franchises like Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, and Pune Warriors, scoring over 500 runs in the IPL.
Manhas is set to become the next BCCI President
The confirmation of Mithun Manhas as the presidential nominee comes from a consensus panel headed by BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla.
The panel, set to lead the board's incoming administration, includes Shukla himself as vice-president and Devajit Saikia as secretary, Prabhtej Singh Bhatia as joint secretary, and Raghuram Bhatt as treasurer.
The formal nomination of Manhas followed an informal gathering in New Delhi and was officially filed at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. The election process includes a nomination scrutiny phase and possible withdrawals, with the final electoral decision slated for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 28, 2025.
Unless challenged by competing candidates, Manhas and his panel are well-positioned to take charge and steer Indian cricket governance in the coming years.