The managing committee of Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) organized its first meeting at its office in Jamshedpur on Sunday under the chairmanship of the JSCA President Amitabh Choudhary.
Former Team India Manager Amitabh Choudhary, who was re-elected for he third consecutive time as the JSCA President was here in Jamshedpur for the first time after being re-elected.
During the meeting S Jairam and Asim Singh were elected as Secretaries, PN Singh of Bokaro was elected as District Convener, Sanjay Singh as Senior Vice- President and Manoj Kumar Singh was elected as Tournament Committee head.
Choudhary in the recent JSCA election, defeated Deputy Inspector General of Police Praveen Singh by a massive 325 votes in the JSCA elections on May 25. Choudhary, whose resignation from the post of Additional Director General of Police is pending, had defeated the then Jharkhand Home Minister Sudesh Mahto in 2005 and today’s election was the first since then.
He has been holding the post since 2002. Choudhary’s tenure witnessed construction of JSCA International Sports Complex, which hosted the ODI between India and England in January and the two IPl matches earlier this.
Meanwhile, Central Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee headed by President, Inderjeet Singh lauded the brilliant work done by Choudhary in bringing the international cricket back to the State.