NEW DELHI: After a protracted day of intense dialogue within the Capital on Saturday, former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas has emerged because the front-runner to change into the Indian cricket board’s (BCCI) president. The deadline for submitting the nomination ends on Sunday afternoon, with the elections due on Sept 28 on the board’s Annual Normal Assembly (AGM). As per the developments put up the modification of the BCCI structure in 2019, such nominations are normally unopposed. The BCCI has maintained {that a} cricketer ought to head the board.The final two presidents have been Sourav Ganguly and Roger Binny. Manhas has labored with the J&Ok Cricket Affiliation (JKCA) as an administrator over the previous couple of years. Manhas is the primary uncapped participant to go the BCCI. Manhas has 157 first-class matches to his identify apart from representing Delhi Daredevils, Pune Warriors and Chennai Tremendous Kings within the IPL. He was thought of one of many stalwarts of India’s home cricket. He has beforehand attended BCCI’s AGM from JKCA. TOI has learnt that there was a prolonged assembly with the facility forces in Indian cricket the place all possible office-bearers have been summoned. Former India left-arm spinner Raghuram Bhat, who presently heads the Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation (KSCA), is more likely to get a put up within the apex council. It’s believed that Bhat missed out on the put up of president as earlier president Binny additionally hailed from Karnataka. It is going to be attention-grabbing to see if incumbent vice-president Rajeev Shukla continues in his put up. There are murmurs that Bhat might change into the brand new vice-president. It’s also understood that Arun Dhumal is more likely to proceed as IPL chairman. A ultimate spherical of debate could occur on Sunday morning.