BCCI appoints Saba Karim as General Manager BCCI appoints Saba Karim as General Manager The General Manager's Post Has Been Lying Vacant Since The Resignation Of MV Sridhar In September Over The Issue Of Conflict Of Interest. Sridhar Passed Away On October 30. PTI | Updated on: 23 Dec 2017, 04:14:18 PM Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim was appointed as General Manager (Cricket Operations) of the BCCI on Saturday. The appointment was on expected lines as Karim's name was doing the rounds for quite some time. The other big name in the fray was former pacer Venkatesh Prasad. Karim will assume office from January 1 and he will report to CEO Rahul Johri.