Binny prioritises injury prevention mechanism and improving quality of pitches

BCCI office-bearers authorised to nominate Board’s representative to the ICCand reconstitute Cricket Advisory Committee; men’s and women’s Future Tours Programme approved for 2023-2027 and 2022-2025 respectively

Moments after formally taking over as the first World Cup-winner as the elected president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Roger Binny stressed on improving the Indian cricketers’ injury prevention mechanism.

“I want to primarily focus on two things. First is the prevention of injuries to the players. Jasprit Bumrah got injured just before the World Cup, which affects the whole plan,” Binny said in his first official interaction as the BCCI president, minutes after the conclusion of the 91st annual general meeting of the Board.

“Second, I want to focus on the pitches in the country. The wickets in India should be lively, so when we go overseas, it helps our players.”

The media interaction of the new BCCI office-bearers saw Jay Shah, the secretary, taking centrestage and vice-president Rajeev Shukla briefing about the major decisions at the AGM.

Interestingly, everyone in attendance, including the BCCI office-bearers and mediapersons, was refrained from using recording devices.

Bumrah’s injury ahead of the T20 World Cup is the latest case in a spree of conspicuous player breakdowns ahead of major international cricket assignments. Binny, with an impeccable record and reputation of a reliable all-rounder, didn’t hold himself back in his wish to improve the scenario.

“We will look to improve on what we can do to reduce the injury to players. Players getting frequently injured is a concern and we wish to get to the bottom of it all and see how it can be changed for the better,” Binny said.