Retired IPS officer Sharad Kumar, who headed the National Investigation Agency for four years, has been named the new head for BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit. Kumar, a 68-year-old Bareilly resident of Uttar Pradesh, was officiated on October 1. His tenure will be three years. Kumar was shortlisted at the BCCI's Annual General Meeting held on September 29, a board source said. A 1979 batch IPS officer of the Haryana cadre, he has an experience of a long career in the police and had led the NIA from 2013 to 2017. Also Read | Prithvi Shaw's 76 Powers Mumbai to 274-Run Lead in Irani Cup Day 4 He takes over from KK Mishra, who is also a retired Haryana IPS officer. Mishra had not completed his term. After he stepped down from the NIA, Kumar served as the Vigilance Commissioner from 2018 till early 2020; during this period, he was also acting Central Vigilance Commissioner for a few months. Also Read | Sir Ronnie Flanagan to Step Down as ICC Anti-Corruption Unit Chair in October In his new BCCI role, Kumar will be tasked with corruption issues plaguing cricket such as match-fixing and betting. He at NIA had handled several high-profile investigations, such as the Pathankot airbase attack, in 2016, and had also fought to curb terror funding. Kumar has been awarded the President's Police Medal not once but twice, first in 1996 for Meritorious Service and later in 2004 for Distinguished Service.