Niranjan Shah

Indian cricketer (born 1944)

Niranjan Shah
Personal information
Full name
Niranjan Rasiklal Shah
Born (1944-06-04) 4 June 1944 (age 79)
Rajkot, Gujarat, India
BattingLeft-handed
RelationsJaydev Shah (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965/66–1974/75Saurashtra
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 12
Runs scored 281
Batting average 11.70
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 45
Balls bowled 20
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 December 2015

Niranjan Shah (born 4 June 1944) is a former Indian first-class cricketer, businessman and cricket administrator. During his playing career, Shah played for Saurashtra from 1965/66 to 1974/75. He currently serves as the honorary secretary of the Saurashtra Cricket Association.

Career

Shah started his cricket career while pursuing a B.Sc. at Dharmendra College and also went on to captain Saurashtra University.[1] He appeared in 12 first-class matches playing for Saurashtra between the 1965/66 and 1974/75 seasons.[2] He took over from Shatrusalyasinhji as the honorary secretary of Saurashtra Cricket Association in 1972 and has remained in the position ever since.[3] In more than four decades of cricket administration, Shah has held various administrative positions such as the honorary secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) (elected four times at the role), vice-president of BCCI from West Zone, and vice-chairman of Indian Premier League (IPL). In August 2015, he was elected to chair a five-member ad-hoc committee for the administration of cricket in the state of Bihar.[4]

Currently, Shah is the honorary secretary of the Saurashtra Cricket Association, chairman of the National Cricket Academy Board and member of the disciplinary committee of the BCCI.[5] He has been credited with the progress made by Saurashtra region in cricket including Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot gaining the Test venue status and the town becoming the base of a new IPL team in December 2015.[6]

References

  1. ^ "I understand players' needs better: Niranjan Shah". DNA India. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Niranjan Shah". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Kings of the cricketing world". The Tribune. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. ^ "BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah to chair ad-hoc panel for Bihar". Zee News. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Manohar positive on Indo-Pak series". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  6. ^ "SCA hails Niranjan Shahs efforts for bringing IPL to Rajkot". Zee News. Retrieved 16 December 2015.

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