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Former India accelerated bowler Venkatesh Prasad defeated Director of The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Limited, K.N. Shanth Kumar, 749-558 to look arsenic the caller Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) president present connected Sunday.
It was a palmy tally for Prasad’s ‘Team Game Changers’, which bagged 4 of the 5 cardinal office-bearer posts.
Former India batter Sujith Somasundar (vice-president), Santosh Menon (secretary) and B.N. Madhukar (treasurer) claimed victories for ‘Team Game Changers’.
B.K. Ravi edged retired A.V. Shashidara 669-638 successful the associated caput race. Ravi emerged arsenic the lone idiosyncratic from Shanth’s ‘Team Brijesh’ campy to assertion an office-bearer spot.
When the results were announced connected Sunday night, Prasad and squad celebrated enthusiastically, bringing an extremity to a keenly fought election. Former India skipper Anil Kumble was among the archetypal persons to congratulate Prasad.
Among the pressing challenges for ‘Team Game Changers’ is the authorities of the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, which has not hosted an planetary lucifer since the stampede which claimed 11 lives earlier this year.
Prasad promised to bash his spot to reconstruct the glory of the iconic stadium. “First and foremost, this is simply a triumph for the athletics of cricket. Secondly, this is simply a triumph for each the members who wanted a change, each the radical who wanted planetary cricket to travel backmost to the Chinnaswamy Stadium. This is simply a triumph for each stakeholders — the cricket fans,” Prasad said.
An affectional Santosh stated that the predetermination effect was a “victory for information and fairness”.
Voting began successful earnest connected Sunday morning, with a full turnout of 1,307 voters. Kumble, erstwhile India skipper Rahul Dravid and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar were among the voters.
After casting his vote, Shivakumar dismissed suggestions that IPL 2026 matches volition beryllium shifted retired of Bengaluru.
“I volition not let shifting of IPL matches from here; We volition guarantee they are held present successful Bengaluru. This is simply a question of Bengaluru and Karnataka’s pride,” Shivakumar said.
The predetermination results: president: Venkatesh Prasad bt K.N. Shanth Kumar 749-558; vice-president: Sujith Somasundar bt Vinod Sivappa 719-588; secretary: Santosh Menon bt E.S. Jairam 675-632; joint secretary: B.K. Ravi bt A.V. Shashidara 669-638; treasurer: B.N. Madhukar bt M.S. Vinay 736-571.
Life members: 1. V.M. Manjunath (690 votes), 2. Sailesh Poll (618).
Zones: Bangalore: 1. Kalpana Venkatachar (764), 2. Aashish Amarlall (703), 3. Avinash Vaidya (691); Mysore: Srinivas Prasad (746); Shivamogga: D.S. Arun (722); Tumkur: C.R. Harish (734); Dharwad: Veeranna Savadi (825); Raichur: Kushal Patil Gadgi (704); Mangalore: Shekar Shetty (unopposed).
