Jaywant Y. Lele (13 September 1938 – 19 September 2013 in

Baroda Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...

) was an Indian cricket administrator, best remembered for serving as the

secretary A secretary, administrative assistant, executive assistant, personal secretary, or other similar titles is an individual whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, program evalu ...

of the

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(BCCI) from 1996 to 2001, being preceded by

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and succeeded by Niranjan Shah. He also authored a memoir titled ''I Was There: Memoirs of a Cricket Administrator'' (2011).

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