Shashank Manohar declared BCCI8217;s president-elect

Pawar is set to quit as president ahead of the BCCI8217;s AGM in September 2008 following his nomination as the president-elect of the International Cricket Council and will be succeeded by another person from Maharashtra 8211; Vidarbha Cricket Association8217;s Manohar.

The deadline for submission of nomination for becoming the 29th president of the apex cricket body of the country ended at 5 p m today and Manohar was the lone nominee for the post from Central Zone whose turn it was to head the BCCI.

The term of the new president would be for two years followed by another one-year term if he8217;s elected again at the the end of the fixed term.

The BCCI had introduced the new concept of president-elect through an amendment in its constitution via a special annual general meeting earlier this year and the proposal was passed unanimously.

A major item on the agenda of Friday8217;s AGM is the nomination of a new Chairman for the Bangalore-based National Cricket Academy in place of Ajay Shirke, who was appointed as the interim head when the board sacked Kapil Dev from the post after the former India captain joined the rebel Indian Cricket League.