The post has been vacant since Shashank Ma**har resigned earlier this month to take over as the chairman of the International cricket Council. Under new rules, ICC chairman must be an independent administrator with ** link to home board.
Thakur, a 41-year-old parliamentarian representing India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, was BCCI Ho**rary Secretary before his elevation, which came at a special general meeting in Mumbai.
BCCI confirmed Thakur's election on their Twitter feed but were yet to name a new Ho**rary Secretary.