Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas is set to become the next BCCI president.

As of Saturday, a day before the deadline to file nominations for various BCCI positions ended, Manhas' was the solitary name in the fray for the president's post, which has been vacant since former India allrounder Roger Binny stepped down in August this year. Rajeev Shukla, the BCCI vice-president, had served in the position in an interim capacity since.

There is likely to be a second cricketer among the BCCI office bearers, with former Karnataka and India spinner Raghuram Bhat set to take over as treasurer. Bhat is currently the president of the Karnataka State Cricket Association.

Manhas, who will turn 46 in October, is part of the sub-committee appointed by the BCCI to run the Jammu & Kashmir Crick

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