New Delhi: Former President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Inderjit Singh Bindra, popularly known as I.S. Bindra, passed away on Sunday. He was 84. He breathed his last in New Delhi.
An IAS officer by profession, I.S. Bindra entered cricket administration in 1975. Bindra served as the President of the BCCI from 1993 to 1996 and held the post of President of the Punjab Cricket Association for an extended period from 1978 to 2014.
Bindra played a key role, along with Jagmohan Dalmiya and N.K.P. Salve, in bringing the 1987 Cricket World Cup to India. Bindra also served as a principal advisor to the International Cricket Council (ICC) during the tenure of Sharad Pawar as ICC President.
I.S. Bindra made significant contributions to the introduction and expansion of television broadcasting of cricket matches in India. In recognition of his outstanding service as a cricket administrator and organizer, the cricket stadium in Mohali was renamed the “I.S. Bindra Stadium” in 2015, honouring his legacy in Indian cricket.
