Roger Binny

Roger Michael Humphrey Binny (born 19 July 1955) is an Indian former international cricketer who is the 36th and incumbent president of Board of Control for Cricket in India. He was the president of Karnataka State Cricket Association from 2019 to 2022.^[1] Binny won the 1983 Cricket World Cup and the 1985 World Championship of Cricket, being India's highest wicket taker in both tournaments. He was also the head coach of the Indian U-19 team that won the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and has served as a national selector. He has also worked as a developmental officer in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

Roger Binny
Binny in 2018
36th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 October 2022
Preceded by	Sourav Ganguly
Personal information
Full name	Roger Michael Humphrey Binny
Born	(1955-07-19) 19 July 1955 (age 67) Bangalore, Mysore State, India
Batting	Right-handed batsman
Bowling	Right-arm fast medium
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Stuart Binny (son) Mayanti Langer (daughter-in-law)
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 148)	21 November 1979 v Pakistan
Last Test	13 March 1987 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 30)	6 December 1980 v Australia
Last ODI	9 October 1987 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI Matches 27 72 Runs scored 830 629 Batting average 23.06 16.13 100s/50s 0/5 0/1 Top score 83 57 Balls bowled 2870 2957 Wickets 47 77 Bowling average 32.64 29.35 5 wickets in innings 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 8/101 4/29 Catches/stumpings 11 12
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Family and background

Binny is the first Anglo-Indian of Scottish origin who played cricket for team India.^[2] His son, Stuart Binny, followed his footsteps, having played state cricket for Karnataka cricket team, and international cricket for the India national cricket team.

Playing career

Roger Binny is best known for his impressive bowling performance in the 1983 Cricket World Cup, in which he was the highest wicket-taker (18 wickets), and in the 1985 World Series Cricket Championship in Australia where he repeated this feat (17 wickets).^[3]

Binny made his test cricket debut at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore against Pakistan, in the first test of 1979 series. Against the bowling line-up of Imran Khan and Sarfraz Nawaz, Binny proved to be a versatile allrounder, scoring 46 runs in a drawn match.^[4] Binny would turn into a useful test match bowler, taking India to victory with his seven wickets in a match against England at Headingley in 1986, and with a spell of 4 for 9 in 30 balls, as a part of his best Test figures of 6 for 56, against Pakistan in Calcutta in 1987. His Test career was not stellar, but he and fellow Pace bowler Karsan Ghavri were helpful in getting the shine off the new ball before India's spinner could take over.^[5]

Binny, Ghavri (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 an record seventh-wicket partnership of 155 with Madan Lal against Pakistan in Bangalore in 1983. Tall and athletically built, Binny was also an excellent fielder.^[6]

Binny was generally in and out of the Indian 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 to its first World Cup title with a record 18 wickets.^[7][8]

Coaching career and media

Binny coached the Indian U-19 team to victory at the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in Sri Lanka in January 2000. Mohammed Kaif and Yuvraj Singh from this team would go on to have distinguished careers with the senior cricket team. He was coach of the Bengal cricket team in 2007, however they would win only won one game and finish bottom of Group B in the Ranji Trophy Super League. He worked as a pundit for NewsX, during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

Administration

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 matters involving his son Stuart Binny but nonetheless resigned from his position in 2015 during the Lodha Committee inquiry because of "perception than propriety" according to Sunil Gavaskar.^[10]

He was elected unopposed as the president of BCCI on 18 October 2022, succeeding Saurav Ganguly.^[11][12]

International awards

One Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

No.	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	Australia	County Ground, Chelmsford	20 June 1983	21(32) and 4/29	India won by 118 runs.^[13]

In popular culture

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.^{[14][15][16][17]}

See also

• Sport in India - Sporting culture overview of India
• 1983 Cricket World Cup Final

Bibliography

• 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.

References

1. "A man of many hats, new BCCI president Roger Binny braces for new innings".
2. [1] 15 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
3. "From World Cup-winning all-rounder to BCCI president, life comes a full circle for Binny". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
4. Sundaresan, p. 36.
5. "Roger Binny Overview". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
6. "Roger Binny Overview". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
7. "St Joseph's Indian Institutions, Bangalore". www.sjiibangalore.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
8. "Roger Binny Overview". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
9. . NDTV. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
10. "Roger Binny: a cricketer, a gentleman and 'Ajaatshatru'". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
11. Bureau, The Hindu (18 October 2022). "Roger Binny elected 36th BCCI President, replaces Sourav Ganguly". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
12. "Roger Binny elected 36th BCCI president". HT. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
13. "1983 Prudential World Cup – 23rd Match – Australia v India – Chelmsford".
14. "83: Ranveer Singh and his squad start shooting for the sports drama". 6 June 2019.
15. "Ranveer Singh's co-star Nishant Dahiya impressed '83 team with his first ball itself". 27 April 2019.
16. "निशांत दहिया, रणवीर सिंह की '83 में रोजर बिन्नी की निभाएंगे भूमिका".
17. "83 Film: फेमस ऑल-राउंडर रोजर बिन्नी के किरदार में निशांत दहिया का पोस्टर आउट". 17 January 2020.