Himachal/National News- BCCI Joint Secretary Anurag Thakur reappointed for further one year

Dharamsala, September 29, 2013: The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of BCCI in Chennai on Sunday, saw a significant development with the reappointment of Anurag Thakur as the Joint Secretary for a further one year term. Presently, Anurag Thakur is also the President of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA).
Thakur has been the Joint Secretary of BCCI since September 2011. Commenting on this development, he said, “I am honoured to have been reappointed as the Joint Secretary.  I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my term till now and look forward to developing the achievements of BCCI further”.
It is a remarkable development for Thakur who has sustained his position consecutively for the third year in the Indian Cricket Board despite the underlying glitches in the BCCI that led to re-election of the working committee.
“I have always been passionate about cricket and being part of BCCI is indeed a great opportunity for me to do something good for the sport. I highly recommended and look forward working towards forming zonal cricket academies in every zone so that budding cricketers get the right kind of exposure and training,” added Thakur.
Thakur being President HPCA has turned the first-class ground in Dharamsala into the country's most scenic cricket venue hosting IPL and International one-day matches on regular basis. As the Joint Secretary of BCCI, he has done a remarkable job promoting and providing international exposure to cricketers at the junior level. Today, our teams like U-19 and Indian A face international teams in India and abroad and are relatively doing good.
The appointment is from September 28 this year.