Obituary - Current Affairs Questions and Answers for Q. 11541

Q.  Which well known BCCI president recently passed away at the age of 75 on 20th September 2015?
- Published on 22 Sep 15

a. Jagmohan Dalmiya
b. Sunil Gavaskar
c. N. Srinivasan
d. Raj Singh Durgarpur

ANSWER: Jagmohan Dalmiya
 
BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata on Sunday, 20th September 2015 at the age of 75. He also served as president of the International Cricket Council (1997-2000 and was admitted to hospital after suffering a heart attack on 17th September. He was a key figure in bringing the 1987 and 1996 cricket World Cups to the sub-continent and took over as BCCI president for a second time earlier this year. He joined BCCI in 1979 and was the first Asian head of ICC.

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