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Roger Michael Humphrey Binny (born 19 July 1955) is a former Indian cricketer who is the 36th and incumbent
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of the
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(BCCI). He was the president of Karnataka State Cricket Association from 2019 to 2022. Binny was part of the India Team that won the
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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
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and has served as a national selector. He has also worked as a developmental officer in the
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(ACC). The Indian team won the T20 World Cup 2024 and Champions Trophy 2025 when Binny was the president of BCCI.


Family and background

Roger Binny was born in Bengaluru (Karnataka formerly the Mysuru State). Binny is the first
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of Scottish origin who played cricket for India. His son, Stuart Binny, followed in his footsteps, having played state cricket for the Karnataka cricket team and international cricket for the
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. He also represented Karnataka in the Irani Trophy, a tournament between the champions of the
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and a team comprising the best players from other Indian states. He was on the verge of playing for the Indian national team during his college years.


Playing career

Roger Binny is best known for his impressive
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performance in the
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, in which he was the highest wicket-taker (18 wickets), and in the 1985 World Series Cricket Championship in
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where he repeated this feat (17 wickets). Binny made his test cricket debut at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore against Pakistan, in the first test of the 1979 series. He had an unusual bowling style as a result of being a former javelin thrower, where his striking foot on the crease before the ball was released was orthogonal as opposed to straight like other bowlers. Against the bowling line-up of
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and Sarfraz Nawaz, Binny proved to be a versatile allrounder, scoring 46 runs in a drawn match. 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 helped get the shine off the new ball before India's spinner could take over. 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 a 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. Binny was generally in and out of the Indian team but proved his value in the English conditions of the
1983 Cricket World Cup The 1983 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential Cup '83) was the third edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 to 25 June 1983 in England and Wales and was won by India India, officially the Republic o ...
, where along with Madan Lal, and under the leadership of
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, he helped India win its first World Cup title with a record 18 wickets.


Coaching career and media

Binny coached the India national under-19 cricket team to victory at the
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held in Sri Lanka in January 2000. Mohammed Kaif and
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from this team would go on to have distinguished careers with the senior cricket team. Two years later, he went into the grassroots to coach the Under-16s and played a key role in the emergence of young players such as Ambati Rayudu,
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, and Irfan Pathan.


Administration

Binny served in the Karnataka State Cricket Association management until he was appointed national selector in September 2012. Binny would recuse himself from selection matters involving his son Stuart Binny but resigned from his position in 2015 during the Lodha Committee inquiry because of "perception than propriety" according to
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. He was elected unopposed as the president of
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on 18 October 2022, succeeding Saurav Ganguly.


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.


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. .


References

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