Anurag Thakur unanimously elected as new BCCI president, Shirke is secretary

MUMBAI 22 May 2016: Anurag Thakur was on Sunday unanimously elected as the BCCI president , while Ajay Shirke was chosen as secretary in a smooth change of guard at a time when the world's richest Board is sailing through choppy waters.   The 41-year-old Thakur replaced Shashank Manohar who quit the position to take up the ICC chairman's job. The Maharashtra Cricket Association chief and business magnate Shirke expectedly filled in the secretary's post which was left vacant by Thakur's resignation on Saturday. Senior BCCI vice-president CK Khanna chaired the Special General Meeting (SGM) and announced Thakur's name for the top job. Courtesy: Times Of India