Born on September 29, 1957, Shashank Vyankatesh Manohar is a prominent Indian lawyer who is currently serving as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. He was elected as the new president of the BCCI unopposed in the special general meeting called by the board in October 2015 following the demise of Jagmohan Dalmiya. He has also served as the 29th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India from 2008 to 2011. As a cricket administrator he is known for his impeccable track record & integrity in cricketing circles, justifying the predicate ‘”Mr.Clean”‘ attributed to him. He is often credited as the ‘best president BCCI ever had’.
During his presidency India became the No 1 Test side & won the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final. In June 2010 after giving Lalit Modi who was chairman IPL and vice-president BCCI during IPL season 3, a fair hearing through the BCCI disciplinary committee, he suspended Lalit Modi for his misdemeanors which brought a bad name to the administration of Cricket and the game itself. For this he was lauded nationwide for restoring some of the harm done to cricket’s image after the Lalit Modi affair. Before being president of BCCI, he was President of Vidarbha Cricket Association.
Manohar lashed out at the players involved in the 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case and said that every match in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) should be investigated. It was widely speculated that he would be given the interim charge of the BCCI in the aftermath of the 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing case. But he refused to be the caretaker chief of BCCI, if N. Srinivasan continues in his role as the BCCI president.
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Questions of this week:
1. Who was the top scorer for India against South Africa in the 4th ODI at Chennai?
2. For which team Manan Vohra played in IPL-8?
3. Who won the recently held dangal title during Navratra Festival at Katra recently?
4. Which rank Saina Nehwal holds in World Badminton?
5. Who is Ashwani Gupta?
Answers of the last week:
1. MS Dhoni 2. CSK 3. Ansari faction 4. Minatsu of Japan 5. Former skipper Indian Handball Team.
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