The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
The leaders jumped the boat in the presence of Chief Minister Jairam Thakur and BJP's Sudhan Singh, in-charge of BJP state elections. BJP candidate from Shimla, Sanjay Sood was also present on the occasion.
The left-arm spinner, who was unlucky to have played in the era of Bishan Singh Bedi, had 750 first-class wickets from 157 games, representing Haryana and North Zone in domestic cricket.
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Goel, a left-arm spinner for generations, along with Mumbai's Padmakar Shivalkar, played their best cricket in the 1970's, an era that belonged to none other than the legendary Bishan Singh Bedi.
Among the other prominent faces for the ruling BJP who tasted defeat in the elections was its state president Subhash Barala.
BCCI President Ranbir Singh Mahendra says he has raised the captain's form with the selection committee.
Dalmiya, 74, has had a long-standing association with Indian cricket having first joined the BCCI way back in 1979 and served in various positions.
India will go for the kill against a determined England in the Garden City, setting the stage for a tantalising series-deciding third and final Twenty20 International in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Read Sourav Ganguly's forthright interview of 2000.
The September 27-28 meeting will, for the first time, elect office-bearers and selectors for a two-year term.
The BCCI's adjourned Annual General Meeting concluded in Kolkata on Thursday with the office-bearers taking charge.
The issue of merger of the Women's Cricket Association with the BCCI will be taken up at the next working committee meeting.
The BCCI president said that the decision was taken by the ICC during the day.
BCCI president-elect Ranbir Singh Mahendra the recent elections were held 'in accordance with the rules of the BCCI constitution'.
A close associate of Indira Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi during the Emergency when he was the defence minister, Lal is considered the architect of modern Haryana, particularly its progress in agriculture and industry.
The BCCI will put in place a fresh set of players' contracts by November
The BCCI's review committe will look to resolve the Ganguly-Chappell spat.
All three observers appointed by Kolkata high court -- K N Singh and M M Punchi and S C Sen -- were present at the meeting.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah said a consensus had been worked out by which Ranbir Singh Mahendra would continue for another year following which Sharad Pawar would take over the BCCI in 2006.
BCCI would discuss the reported spat between Greg Chappell and Sourav Ganguly on completion of the Zimbabwe tour.
In view of the recent string of defeats, the BCCI has called for a "thorough and complete review" of the players' performance.
The BCCI moved the ICC with a formal appeal seeking that the dispute concerning the six-ODI ban slapped on the Indian captain be referred to arbitration.
The Indian team was scheduled to leave for Bangladesh on Tuesday.
New BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said he will strive to make the BCCI a more professional organization.
T S Krishnamurthy, appointed as an observer for the BCCI elections, said the present president cannot file his nomination.
Sourav Ganguly has been permitted to play for Glamorgan subject to the condition that he would be released for any assignment for India
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BCCI officials met Dr. Manmohan Singh to request him to exempt tax for next year's ICC Champions Trophy
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