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Anurag Thakur

Anurag Thakur

DOB: October 24, 1974

Anurag Thakur is a member of 16th Lok Sabha from Hamirpur in Himachal. He was first elected to Lok Sabha in May 2008 in a by poll as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party.He is three time MP, being a member of 14th, 15th and 16th Lok sabha. He was the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from May 2016 to February 2017. He stepped down from his position of BCCI president after the Supreme Court ordered him to cease and desist works within BCCI. On 29 July 2016 he became the first serving BJP Member of Parliament to become a regular commissioned Officer in the Territorial Army.

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Lodha Committee, BCCI, Anurag Thakur, BCCI account

Lodha effect: BCCI still 'confused' over payments issue, Anurag Thakur writes to state associations

Cricket | Oct 05, 2016, 10:01 PM IST

The BCCI is still confused over the kind of payments that can be made from the two bank accounts which had come under the scanner of Lodha Committee.

File pic of BCCI chief Anurag Thakur addressing media

India may pull out of ICC Champions Trophy if pitted against Pakistan, hints Anurag Thakur

Cricket | Oct 05, 2016, 12:31 PM IST

BCCI president Anurag Thakur has hinted that India may opt to pull out of the ICC Champions Trophy slated to be held in England in June next year, if it is pitted against Pakistan.

Anurag Thakur

Miandad still in shock over Pakistan’s defeat in battlefield and cricket field: Anurag Thakur

Cricket | Oct 05, 2016, 08:04 AM IST

BCCI president Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said that the former Pakistani captain was still in a state of shock over country’s winless record in both the battlefield and cricket field.

File pic of BCCI chief Anurag Thakur addressing media

BCCI open to use ‘controversial’ DRS, hints Anurag Thakur

Cricket | Oct 04, 2016, 09:19 AM IST

BCCI chief Anurag Thakur has indicated that the board is open to use the ‘controversial’ Decision Review System (DRS). He, however, maintained that the technology must reach close to the level of perfection.

Virat Kohli, BCCI, Anurag Thakur, Eden Gardens

Watch: Captain Virat Kohli, BCCI chief Anurag Thakur join Swachh Bharat movement, clean Eden Gardens

Cricket | Oct 02, 2016, 08:55 PM IST

On the second anniversary of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, India Test captain Virat Kohli and BCCI President Anurag Thakur swept the stands at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. {twitter:twitter.com/BCCI/status/782564173687291904} ”On the occasion of #GandhiJ

BCCI Pres. Anurag Thakur along with BCCI secy Ajay Shirke

BCCI defies Supreme Court, rejects Lodha Panel's three key recommendations

Cricket | Oct 02, 2016, 10:05 AM IST

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday rejected key recommendations of the Lodha Committee, setting the stage for another round of confrontation with the Supreme Court.

Under-23 cricketer Vikrant Kumar died on Wednesday

Anurag Thakur condoles death of U-23 cricketer Vikrant Kumar, says he was a bright boy

Cricket | Sep 30, 2016, 07:01 PM IST

BCCI president Anurag Thakur offered his condolences to Under-23 cricketer from Himachal Pradesh, Vikrant Kumar, who died in an accident on Wednesday. "It is extremely sad to learn about the sudden tragic death of

BCCI president Anurag Thakur

BCCI defers Special General Meeting, misses first deadline to implement Lodha reforms

Cricket | Sep 30, 2016, 01:51 PM IST

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today adjourned its Special General Meeting on technical grounds.

Lodha panel seeks removal of BCCI top brass

Fall in line, or we will make you: Supreme Court tears into BCCI over Lodha panel report

Cricket | Sep 28, 2016, 12:05 PM IST

The Supreme Court today came down heavily upon the the Board of Control for Cricket in India for defying its orders and impeding reform implementation. "If BCCI thinks they are law unto themselves, they are

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Anurag Thakur slams Sandip Patil for spilling beans about Sachin Tendulkar

Cricket | Sep 27, 2016, 06:25 PM IST

BCCI chief Anurag Thakur today slammed former selection committee chief Sandeep Patil, saying it was "unethical" on his part to reveal certain confidential details about Sachin Tendulkar, M S Dhoni and others after his tenure ended earlier this month

Pak Cricket Community

India didn’t play with us even when relations were better, refutes Pak Cricket Community

Cricket | Sep 24, 2016, 05:11 PM IST

Mocking a statement given by BCCI President Anurag Thakur, Pakistan cricket community said India had avoided for playing bilateral series with Pakistan when ties between the two countries were better. Thakur, also a top ranked

No question of playing cricket with Pakistan, says BCCI

No question of playing cricket with Pakistan, says BCCI chief Anurag Thakur

Cricket | Sep 24, 2016, 07:12 AM IST

In the backdrop of the Uri terror attack, BCCI chief Anurag Thakur on Friday ruled out the possibility of reviving bilateral cricket ties with Pakistan in near future, saying even considering such a ‘thought is not appropriate’.

87th Annual General Meeting of BCCI

BCCI defies Lodha panel, appoints MSK Prasad chairman of selection committee

Cricket | Sep 21, 2016, 02:51 PM IST

Ajay Shirke was re-elected unopposed as the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at its 87th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Mumbai today.

‘Have no interest in ICC, happy here with BCCI: Anurag

‘Have no interest in ICC, happy here with BCCI: Anurag Thakur

Cricket | Sep 19, 2016, 11:52 AM IST

BCCI President Anurag Thakur today made it clear that unlike his predecessor Shashank Manohar, he is not "interested" in any ICC post and his sole focus at present is to protect the rights of Indian cricket.

Anurag Thakur | India TV

Shashank Manohar left BCCI when it needed him the most, says Anurag Thakur

Cricket | Sep 10, 2016, 08:14 PM IST

In a no-holds-barred attack on ICC chairman Shashank Manohar, BCCI president Anurag Thakur today said he abandoned the board at a time when it needed him like the “captain of a sinking ship”. The BCCI

BCCI president Anurag Thakur

Anurag Thakur takes 'Leave of Absence' from Lodha Panel meet, Secretary Ajay Shirke represents BCCI

Cricket | Aug 09, 2016, 08:10 PM IST

BCCI president Anurag Thakur today skipped the meet by Lodha Panel in which the Board was asked to implement a 15-step reform by October 15

BCCI Chief Anurag Thakur

Vague and sketchy, says Himachal HC as it quashes criminal case against BCCI Chief Anurag Thakur

Cricket | Aug 02, 2016, 04:53 PM IST

In a major breather to the BCCI President and BJP MP Anurag Thakur, the Himachal Pradesh High Court today quashed a criminal case registered against him n charge of encroaching land to construct the Dharamsala

Anurag Thakur

BJP MP Anurag Thakur joins Territorial Army as Lieutenant, enters Parliament in army fatigues

India | Jul 29, 2016, 05:45 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party MP and Board Of Control For Cricket In India president Anurag Thakur was today commissioned into the territorial army as a lieutenant by Army Staff General Dalbir Singh Suhag. Like most

BCCI scraps Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy

BCCI scraps Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy, announces new domestic T20 league

Cricket | Jun 24, 2016, 07:22 PM IST

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) working committee on Friday decided to replace the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament with a new domestic league in the country.

Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid

Dravid, not Kumble, was BCCI’s first choice for Team India’s head coach

Cricket | Jun 24, 2016, 06:56 PM IST

A day after the appointment of Anil Kumble as Team India’s head coach for a period of one year, BCCI president Anurag Thakur has said that the former leg-spinner was not the board’s first choice for the job. Instead, former skipper Rahul Dravid was t

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