Devajit Saikia: BCCI has recently appointed Devjit Saikia as the new secretary of the board in the AGM meeting. Talking about Devjit Saikia, before this, after Jay Shah went to ICC, Devjit Saikia was serving as the interim secretary of the board. If you also want to know who is Devjit Saikia who sat on the post of Secretary of BCCI? Who had decided to quit cricket at the age of just 21.
Devajit Saikia became the secretary of BCCI for ten months
Devajit Saikia has been given the opportunity by BCCI to take up the responsibility of the post of secretary for the next 10 months. For your information, let us tell you that Devjit Saikia played his debut match in domestic cricket for Assam. Devjit Saikia was a middle order batsman and has studied with the current Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Devjit Saikia is also a lawyer by profession
Talking about Devjit Saikia, in the year 2019, he was appointed by the state government as the senior standing counsel of the state. He has represented the Government of Assam in many cases in the High Court and the Supreme Court. Apart from cricket associations, he has also played a big responsibility in the development of other sports organizations. Talking about Devjit Saikia, he is currently also the secretary of the 115-year-old Guwahati Town Club and Guwahati Sports.
Devjit Saikia was forced to quit cricket at the age of just 21
Devjit Saikia played his debut Ranji match in the year 1991. Devjit Saikia also played the role of wicketkeeper for the Assam team but due to not getting many opportunities in the team, Devjit Saikia decided to leave the cricket field at the age of just 21 and became a lawyer and entered the administration department of Assam Cricket Association. Devjit Saikia has served as the secretary of Assam Cricket Association for a long time.
