INDORE: Mahanaaryaman Scindia, son of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, assumed charge as the president of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) on Tuesday.
At 29, Mahanaaryaman, who also served as vice-president of the Gwalior Division Cricket Association (GDCA), became the youngest ever MPCA president since its establishment in 1957 after he was unanimously elected for the post. In the MPCA polls, all the office bearers were elected unanimously.
Mahanaaryaman was made a lifetime member of the MPCA in 2022 and also serves as president of the Madhya Pradesh T20 League (MPL), whose first edition took place in Gwalior in 2024.
"This is an example that MPCA is a family that takes decisions unanimously. MPCA is the only state cricket association in the country where elections are conducted in a warm, family-like atmosphere, " Mahanaaryaman told reporters on Tuesday.
Mahanaaryaman became the third-generation member from the Scindia family to take charge of MPCA. His grandfather, late Madhavrao Scindia, and father Jyotiraditya have both served as MPCA presidents.
"This is a very emotional moment for me because my late grandfather Madhavrao Scindia and my father Jyotiraditya Scindia have also shouldered the responsibility of MPCA president, " he said.
The newly elected executive was finalised in the MPCA Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at Holkar Stadium in Indore on Tuesday.
Besides Mahanaaryaman, vice-president Vineet Sethia, Sudhir Asnani, a former international umpire, took charge as the secretary. Former India women’s cricketer Arundhati Kirkire assumed her new role as the joint secretary, while Sanjeev Dua took over as the treasurer.