Roger Michale Humphrey Binny

Roger Michael Humphrey Binny (born 19 July 1955) is a former India international cricketer who is the 36th and incumbent president of Bord of Control for Cricket in India. He was the president of Karantaka State Cricket Association from 2019 to 2022. Binny won the 1983 Cricket World Cup and the 1985 World Championship of Cricket, beging India’s highest wicket taker in both tournaments. He was also the head coach of the India U-19 team that won the 2000 Under -19Cricket World Cup and has served as a national sector. He has also worked as a development officer in the Asia Cricket Council (ACC).

Born

Rogee Michael Humphrey Binny 19July 1955 (age 68)

Bangalore, Mysore State, India Relation

Relations

Stuart Binny (son)

Mayanti Langer (dauter-in -law)

Occupation

Cricketer, cricket administrator Carter statistics

Competition Test ODI

Matches 2772

Run scored830 629

Batting average 23.06 16.13

100s/50s 0/5 0/1

Score 83 57

Balls bowled 2,8702,957

Wickets 47 77

Bowling average 29.35m k m.

5 wickets in innings 20

10 wickets in match 00

Best bowling 8/101 4/29

Catches /stumping 11/-12

Binny is the first Anglo-India of Scottish orgin who played Cricket for India. His son, Stuart Binny, followed in his footsteps, having played state cricket for the Karnataka cricket team and international cricket for the India national cricket team. Roger Binny was born in Bengaluru ( Karnataka formerly the Mysuru State). Roger Binny is best known for his impressive bowling performance in the 1983 Cricket World Cup, in which he was the highest eicket-taker (18wickets), and in the 1985 World Series Cricket Championship in Australia where he repeated this feat (17 wickets). Binny made his test cricket debut at the M. Chinnaseamy Stadium in Banglore against Pakistan, in the first test of 1979 series. Against the bowling line-up of Imran Khan and Sarfraz Nawaz, Binny provide to be a versatile allrounder, scoring 46run in a drawn match. Binny would turn into a useful test match bowler, taking India to victory with his seven wickets iba match against England at Headlingley in 1986, and with a spell of 4 for 9 in 30 ball, as a part of his best Test figures of 6 for 56, against Pakistan in Calcutta in 1987. His Test career was not steller, but he and fellow Pace bowler Karan Ghavari helped get the shine off the new ball before India spinner could take over. Binny Ghari (along with wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani), and Madan Lal were also credited with saving many test matches with his aggressive rear – guard actions, helping avert innings defeats. Binny would rescue India with an unbeaten 83 in a record seventh-wicket partnerships of 155 with Madan Lal against Pakistan in Bangalor in 1983. Tall and athletically built, Binny was also an excellent filder. Binny was generally in and out of the India team but proved his value in the India 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 it’s first World Cup title with a record 18 wickets. Binny coached the India U-19 team to victory at the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup help in Sri Lanka in January 2000.

Mohammed Kaif and Yoverj Sing from this team would go on to have distinguished career with the senior cricket team. He was the coach of the Bengal cricket team 2007, however they would win only won one game and finished bottom of Group B in the Ranji Tropy Super League. He worked as a pundit for NewsX, during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

Binny served in the management of the Karnataka State Cricket Association management until he was appointed national selector in September 2012.[9] Binny would recuse himself from selection matter involving his son Stuart Binny but resigned from his position in 2015during the Lodha Committee inquiry because of “preception than property” according to Sunil Gavskar. He was elected unopposed as the president of BCCI on 18 October 2022,succeeding Saurav Ganguly.

Bollywood Director Kabir Khan has made a sports drama film named 83 about India’s first World Cup win in 1983 at Lord’s, in which, Nishant Dahiya plays the role of Roger Binny.Sundaresan, P.N. “India’s Internationals Keen to be Tested”, ABC Cricket Book: New Zealand, India in Australia 1980-81, ed. McGilvray, A., Australian Broadcasting Commission: Sydney. ISBN 0 642 97549 3.

Roger Binny was the first Anglo-Indian of Scottish origin to play cricket for India. Stuart Binny, his son also followed footsteps and played state cricket for the Karnataka Cricket team and international cricket for the India national cricket team.

Roger Binny was a cricket all-rounder who is best known for his impressive bowling performance in the 1983 World Cup where he emerged as the highest wicket-keeper (18 wickets) and in the 1985 World Series Cricket Championship in Australia where he successfully repeated his feat.

Roger started his international cricket career during the first Test of the 1979 home series against the Pakistan Cricket team. Notably, when the top batting collapsed in a match, Roger Binny could be counted to hold the batting down so as to drag the match to a draw or to avoid an innings defeat. However, the 1983 World cup resulted in a turning point for Roger Binny.Kabir Khan’s sports drama film named ‘83’ which was about India’s first World Cup win in 1983 at Lord’s also starred Roger Binny in which Nishant Dahiya played the role of the star cricketer.