Devajit Saikia: lawyer, modest player and next India cricket chief

Devajit Saikia was the only person nominated to be secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is set to be anointed at a meeting of members in Mumbai on Sunday. The BCCI holds immense sway in cricket and is one of the richest governing bodies in sport. The 55-year-old lawyer was made interim secretary after Jay Shah took the top job at the International Cricket Council, the global governing body. Shah's ascension to BCCI chief in 2019 demonstrated the increasing alignment...