If the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had kept the title of ‘Gentleman Cricketer’ in its annual awards in the 1980s, Roger Michael Humphrey Binny would have been a big contender to win it for several seasons. The 36th President of BCCI can be called ‘Ajatshatru’ in one word. Who has no differences with whom in the world of cricket. Binny does not stand anywhere in front of his predecessor Sourav Ganguly if the performance. And statistics on the cricket field are considered, but he knows well to cherish relationships. After Ganguly, the BCCI would hardly have had a better option than Binny as a player administrator. He has been one of the most hardworking, honest cricketers in the history of Indian cricket.

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During his four-and-a-half decade association with the game, Binny has only made friends

During his four-and-a-half decade association with the sport, Binny has only made friends. In the state level team. He had normal relations with everyone in the Karnataka team adorned with stars like Gundappa Vishwanath, Erapalli Prasanna, Syed Kirmani, Brijesh Patel. He was a very popular member of the Indian team of the 1980s. The pair of him and Madan Lal played the role of Kapil Dev’s assistant for seven-eight years. Binny’s contribution in making the Indian team the world champion in 1983 was no less than that of cricket cricketers like Kapil Dev, Sandeep Patil and Yashpal Sharma. The cricketers of that team, who achieved less achievements than Binny, were no less than anyone in terms of stardom.

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Roger was injured during the World Cup

How much Binny was in the team of that World Cup. It was shared by Sunil Valson in a conversation with PTI-Bhasha. The left-arm bowler said, “Roger was injured during the World Cup and I had to play in his place in a match. There was a fitness test on match day and the way Roger ran, I knew he would play. Feeling bad for him, but you couldn’t feel bad for Roger. He was the most loved person in the team.