New Delhi: Former basic secretary of the All India Soccer Federation (AIFF) Kushal Das handed away right here on Friday on the age of 66. He’s survived by his spouse and two sons.

Das, who served the federation for 12 years, took cost because the AIFF basic secretary in November 2010. Earlier than becoming a member of AIFF, Das served because the chief monetary officer of the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) in Dubai.

He oversaw landmark occasions and structural modifications that helped increase the profile of the game in India. The nation efficiently hosted the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup. Girls’s soccer additionally witnessed essential progress throughout this era with the launch of the Indian Girls’s League in 2017. In the direction of the top of his tenure, India efficiently hosted main worldwide tournaments, together with the 2022 AFC Girls’s Asian Cup.

In 2022, the seasoned administrator had resigned from his publish at AIFF, citing well being causes.

AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey condoled the passing ofone of the longest-serving Normal Secretaries , saying, “Kushal Das performed an essential function within the administration and growth of Indian soccer throughout his tenure as Normal Secretary of the AIFF. His efforts in direction of Indian soccer will all the time be remembered. On behalf of the whole Indian soccer fraternity, I prolong my heartfelt condolences to his household and family members on this troublesome time. Might his soul relaxation in peace.” AIFF deputy secretary basic M. Satyanarayan added, “It’s certainly unhappy to listen to of Mr Das’s demise. He was one of many longest-serving Normal Secretaries of the AIFF, serving for over 12 years.