As Sourav Ganguly assumes office today, he becomes the 39th president of the BCCI, which came into existence in 1928. The mood in general among cricket lovers, players, and the custodians of the game is happy at the selection of Ganguly as the new president.
On this occasion, let us take a look at all the erstwhile presidents of the BCCI along with their tenure in chronological order:
- R E Grant Govan: 1928-1933
- Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan: 1933-1935
- Nawab Hamidullah Khan: 1935-1937
- Maharaja K S Digvijaysinhji: 1937-1938
- P Subbarayan: 1938-1946
- Anthony S D’Mello: 1946-1951
- J C Mukherji: 1951-1954
- Maharajkumar of Vizianagram: 1954-1956
- Sardar SS Majithia: 1956-1958
- R K Patel: 1958-1960
- M A Chidambaram: 1960-1963
- Maharaja F Gaekwad: 1963-1966
- Z R Irani: 1966-1969
- A N Ghose: 1969-1972
- P M Rungta: 1972-1975
- Ramprakash Mehra: 1975-1977
- M Chinnaswamy: 1977-1980
- S K Wankhede: 1980-1982
- NKP Salve: 1982-1985
- S Sriraman: 1985-1988
- B N Dutt: 1988-1990
- Madhavrao Scindia: 1990-1993
- I S Bindra 1993-1996
- Raj Singh Dungarpur: 1996-1999
- A C Muthiah: 1999-2001
- Jagmohan Dalmiya: 2001-2004
- Ranbir Singh Mahendra: 2004-2005
- Sharad Pawar: 2005-2008
- Shashank Manohar: 2008-2011
- N Srinivasan: 2011-2013
- Jagmohan Dalmiya (Interim): 2013-2013
- N Srinivasan: 2013-2014
- Shivlal Yadav (Interim): 2014-2014
- Sunil Gavaskar (IPL Interim): 2014-2014
- Jagmohan Dalmiya (Died in office): 2015-2015
- Shashank Manohar (Resigned): 2015-2016
- Anurag Thakur (Sacked): 2016-2017
- C K Khanna (Interim): 2017-2019
- Sourav Ganguly 2019-Present
Now, that you have the complete list of all the BCCI presidents from the past, you can take your pick choosing the favorite one.
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