The Denness affair provoked controversy

He threatened to cancel the national side's tour of South Africa after a disputed ruling by match referee Mike Denness, resulting in a Test match being deemed unofficial.

And England's tour of India was put at risk when Dalmiya refused to leave batsman Virender Sehwag, banned as a result of the South Africa controversy, out of the Test squad.

Nair said the main agenda for the board would be to tackle the contract row, which had threatened to wreck the current ICC Champions Trophy.

"One of the main challenges is the sponsorship row between the ICC and players which is ahead of us," he added.

"We have to work with both the players and sponsors on this."

India's leading cricketers had initially refused to sign the playing contracts for the Colombo tournament.

They agreed at the 11th hour after the ICC watered down certain clauses but the issue is expected to flare up again before next year's World Cup.

The BCCI must also find a new sponsor for the Indian team after Sahara India pulled out last week over ICC rulings on logos in the tournament.

Brijesh Patel, who scored 972 runs in 21 Tests for India in the mid-1970s, replaced Chandu Borde as chairman selectors.