16 Facts About Roger Binny

Roger Michael Humphrey Binny was born on 19 July 1955 and is a former Indian cricketer who is the 36th and incumbent president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Roger Binny was the president of Karnataka State Cricket Association from 2019 to 2022.

Roger Binny was the head coach of the Indian U-19 team that won the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and has served as a national selector.

Roger Binny has worked as a developmental officer in the Asian Cricket Council.

The Indian team won the T20 World Cup 2024 and Champions Trophy 2025 when Roger Binny was the president of BCCI.

Roger Binny is the first Anglo-Indian of Scottish origin who played cricket for India.

Roger Binny represented Karnataka in the Irani Trophy, a tournament between the champions of the Ranji Trophy and a team comprising the best players from other Indian states.

Roger Binny was on the verge of playing for the Indian national team during his college years.

Roger Binny is best known for his impressive bowling performance in the 1983 Cricket World Cup, in which he was the highest wicket-taker, and in the 1985 World Series Cricket Championship in Australia where he repeated this feat.

Roger Binny had an unusual bowling style as a result of being a former javelin thrower, where his striking foot on the crease before the ball was released was orthogonal as opposed to straight like other bowlers.

Roger Binny would turn into a useful test match bowler, taking India to victory with his seven wickets in a match against England at Headingley in 1986, and with a spell of 4 for 9 in 30 balls, as a part of his best Test figures of 6 for 56, against Pakistan in Calcutta in 1987.

Roger Binny was generally in and out of the Indian team but proved his value in the English conditions of the 1983 Cricket World Cup, where along with Madan Lal, and under the leadership of Kapil Dev, he helped India win its first World Cup title with a record 18 wickets.

Roger Binny coached the India national under-19 cricket team to victory at the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in Sri Lanka in January 2000.

Roger Binny served in the Karnataka State Cricket Association management until he was appointed national selector in September 2012.

Roger Binny would recuse himself from selection matters involving his son Stuart Roger Binny but resigned from his position in 2015 during the Lodha Committee inquiry because of "perception than propriety" according to Sunil Gavaskar.

Roger Binny was elected unopposed as the president of BCCI on 18 October 2022, succeeding Saurav Ganguly.