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Mumbai: Nominations for the next president of the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India closed on Sunday with only one nomination, former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas.
Manhas, a former batsman, never won an Indian cap but turned to the game's administration after his first-class playing career.
"A panel is ready, with Mithun Manhas for the post of president," BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla told reporters on Sunday.
The 45-year-old Manhas is set to be elected unopposed when the BCCI's elections are held on September 28.
He will replace former World Cup-winner Roger Binny, who quit in August after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70 years.
Manhas was chosen for the role at a key meeting in New Delhi on Saturday that was attended by senior members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and BCCI officials, Indian media reported.
They said the meeting was held at the residence of India's Home Minister Amit Shah, who is the father of International Cricket Council chief Jay Shah.
Manhas has most recently worked as director of the cricket association in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Devajit Saikia is set to continue as BCCI secretary. Shukla, who served as interim president, will remain as vice-president.
Cricket's massive popularity in India has helped the BCCI become the wealthiest of all of the sport's national boards, raking in millions of dollars from sponsorship and TV deals.
