Dhananjai Khimsar, the son of Rajasthan Well being Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar, was appointed the president of the Rajasthan Cricket Affiliation (RCA) on Saturday. This got here a bit of over 10 days after former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav Gehlot quit from the post.
Whereas resigning from his submit, Vaibhav Gehlot alleged that the brand new BJP authorities within the state took motion towards the RCA “with malicious intent”. He additionally stated he obtained info {that a} no-confidence movement might be initiated towards him however no officer or RCA member expressed their disagreement on any subject.
Vaibhav Gehlot was elected because the president of the state cricketing physique in 2019 and was re-elected in 2022.
In his place, Dhananjay Singh Khimsar was appointed the president of the Rajasthan Cricket Affiliation. Khimsar was the chief of the Nagaur District Cricket Affiliation.
Whereas assuming his submit on Saturday, Dhananjay Singh Khimsar stated, “We’ll all work along with dedication in direction of the brand new dawn of cricket in Rajasthan.”
“With the cooperation of all of the District Cricket Associations and everybody who’s repeatedly working to provide a brand new course to cricket in Rajasthan, I’ve full confidence that we are going to positively write a brand new chapter within the energetic and comfortable way forward for Rajasthan Cricket,” wrote the brand new RCA chief on Instagram.