Bareilly:
In welcome news for the city, one of its sons, Rahul Johri, has been appointed the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Son of former state minister and BJP leader Dinesh Johri, Rahul is an avid cricket lover and sportsman, earlier working as South Asia head for Discovery Channel.
An alumni of Sherwood College, Rahul Johri graduated from Bareilly College in 1989 and did his MBA from MJP Rohilkhand University in 1991. He started his career at a media house in Delhi from where he moved to Discovery.
“At Discovery I could produce and direct programmes which were informative and provided unique insights, such as interior views of the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Indian women’s expedition to Mount Everest, the lives of soldiers on Siachen Glacier and even the elections of 2014, where Discovery looked at the entire process behind election of an MP,” said Johri, talking to TOI on the phone.
At the moment, he said, he was trying to focus on his new assignment, under which he is expected to take over the reins of BCCI in the first week of June. “The work profile here is nearly the same, as in the capacity of CEO I will be in charge of logistics and administration of the world’s biggest and wealthiest cricketing body,” he added.
Johri made no bones about his love for cricket. “It has always remained my favourite game since childhood and I am glad to be associated with it in the later part of my life,” he said.
Friends and contemporaries remember playing cricket and other games with Johri in their youth. “I remember the days when my cousin Ashish and Rahul, both batchmates at Sherwood, used to play cricket and gilli-danda under the neem tree at Rahul’s house near Sod weigh bridge,” said Manoj Sharma, Bareilly resident and an old friend of the Johris. “It is good to hear he will be heading BCCI and looking after cricket in the whole country,” he added.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Bareilly / Mrigank Tiwari / April 21st, 2016