Manohar named Indian board's president-elect

Shashank Manohar will succeed Sharad Pawar as president of the Indian board next year when Pawar moves over to the ICC. Manohar, who heads the Vidarbha Cricket Association, was today declared the BCCI's president-elect ahead of its 78th AGM tomorrow as his was the sole nomination for that post.

Pawar will step down as the board president next year when he becomes ICC vice-president; he takes over the ICC's top job in 2010.

The board had introduced the concept of president-elect by amending its constitution at a special annual general meeting last month.

Manohar, a lawyer based in Nagpur, is a vice-president of the Indian board and a close confidant of Pawar's. He was one of the senior officials working on the players' contracts that were announced today.

Tomorrow's meeting, in Mumbai, will also discuss the nomination of a chairman for the Bangalore-based National Cricket Academy in place of Ajay Shirke, who was appointed as the interim head in place of Kapil Dev. The former India captain was removed from the post after he joined the Indian Cricket League.

Also on the agenda is an update on the Indian Premier (T20) League and Champions League, launched earlier this month, from the board's marketing committee head, Lalit Modi.