Roger Binny, former Indian cricket team star and member of the 1983 World Cup winning team, was named the 36th president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday. 

Binny replaced former India captain Sourav Ganguly. Roger Binny was born on July 19, 1955, in Bangalore, Karnataka. The 67-year-old made his first-class debut at the age of 20 against Kerala at Raichur.  

Binny is married to Cynthia. The couple has three children, one son, Stuart Binny, and two daughters, Lisa and Laura Binny. Stuart Binny is also a former India cricketer, who has played in all three formats of the game. 

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Stuart Binny played for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2018. He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on August 30, 2021. Stuart holds the record for the best bowling spell in an ODI, as he claimed 6 wickets for 4 runs against Bangladesh in 2014. He married Mayanti Langer, an Indian sports journalist in 2012. The couple welcomed their son in September 2020. 

Roger Binny played 27 Test matches and 72 One Day Internationals. He started his international career on his home ground, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore in the first Test of the 1979 home series against Pakistan. In his debut match, he scored 46 runs. 

He made his ODI debut against Australia in the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup in 1980. He made a significant contribution to the 1983 World Cup, taking 18 wickets with a strike rate of 29.3. In the World Cup final against West Indies at Lords on 25 June 1983, Roger Binny gave just 23 runs in 10 overs and took the wicket of West Indies captain Clive Lloyd to leave them reeling at 66 for 5.

Roger Binny coached the Under-19 cricket team that won the World Cup in 2000 under the captaincy of Mohammad Kaif. In 2009, he became the coach of Bengal at the Ranji Trophy. 

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In October 2019, he became the President of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA).