Sourav Ganguly out of BCCI after declining IPL chairman post

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is about to become a former BCCI president and unlikely to be the cricket board's choice for the post of ICC chairman, either even as secretary Jay Shah is expected to continue with his "team" set to take charge of key positions, The Indian Express has learnt.

Roger Binny, a member of 1983 World Cup-winning team and Karnataka Cricket Association president, is set to become the new BCCI chief unopposed.

In fact, the BCCI election next Tuesday is expected to be a formality since none of the office-bearers' posts had more than one nomination on the first day of filing the papers.

With Wednesday being the last day for filing nominations, those in the know say the new BCCI power panel has already been decided and a consensus reached after several rounds of talks over the past month.

During the first tenure of Shah, who represents the Gujarat Cricket Association, Ahmedabad had virtually become the headquarters of Indian cricket with all major events hosted at the new Narendra Modi stadium in Motera.

With the unassuming Binny replacing the charismatic Ganguly at the top, Shah is expected to be the face of India's cricket administration.

The influence wielded by Shah, who is the son of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, is reflected in the new board team.