New Delhi: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s son and Gwalior Division Cricket Association vice-president Mahanaryaman Scindia was unanimously elected president of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) on Monday, September 1.
The 29-year-old from the former royal family of Gwalior has become the youngest person to lead the MPCA, which was started in 1957. He is the third member of his family to take this role. Talking about his ambitions, Mahanaryaman said that he clearly wants to focus on Madhya Pradesh, and thinks that he has got huge mandate.
“I don’t want to eat more than I can chew. So I’d like to try and focus on what I have in my hand right now and start creating impact on that level. Whatever comes ahead, comes ahead,” Scindia told PTI.
Talking about Scindia family’s legacy in MP cricket, he said that his grandfather held the position and created a lot of impact in terms of nurturing talent, spotting talent and giving them the opportunity.
“It’s a position where my father played a huge role in creating processes and professionalising cricket administration in MPCA. So for me, combining those two and adding more value to what my grandfather and father have done is immense pressure and immense responsibility,” he added.
Scindia believes that his age brings an advantage, as he can come up with fresh ideas, and it will help him to add a lot of change and impact to the MPCA.
“Being young, you come with fresh ideas, especially because India today is a very young country, 60–70% of our population is under the age of 35. So coming in with that mentality and having a balanced team with different kinds of experience and exposure, I think, will add a lot of change and a lot of impact to MPCA,“ he said.
The 29-year-old further added that he is primarily going to focus on pushing and promoting district-level cricket. “The areas of focus for me are primarily going to be in pushing and promoting district-level cricket. You have a very good example in Indore and maybe even Gwalior, where club competitions between districts are very omnipresent. I think I’d like to replicate that across the state,“ he said.
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‘Preparations are on for the women’s ODI World Cup’
His immediate task will be to supervise the preparations for the 2025 Women’s World Cup, which is set to begin on September 30, and Indore is one of the host cities.
“Preparations are on. On my first day, we already had a meeting with the police, the commissioner’s team, and the municipal corporation. I gave them a fair understanding of what the expectations are,”.
Scindia further said that they have already looked into the security aspect of the stadium, and the second will now be delivering on the execution of the match itself.