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Sourav Ganguly Speaks Of His Priorities On Being Chosen As The New BCCI President

bySwati Dubey
14th October 2019
3 minute read

Former Indian Cricket Team captain, Sourav Ganguly is considered as one of the most successful captains of the Indian Cricket Team. Team India has managed to claim several victories under his leadership.

From Ganguly’s famous jersey wave from Lord’s balcony when India won the 2002 Natwest Final against England, to the day when his team scripted history by reaching the finals of 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup against Australia; fans love Ganguly for more reasons than one!

Recently, after a little hustle and drama over choosing the next BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly emerged as a consensus candidate to claim the post. The 47-year-old former cricketer and commentator, who is currently serving as the head of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), will demit his post in September 2020 as he will have to undergo a necessary cooling off period.

Brijesh Patel too appeared to be a prominent name in the race to become the BCCI president. “Yes, Brijesh was running for the President’s post with N Srinivasan actively lobbying for him. However, there was stiff resistance against him. We are happy Sourav is the new President,” a senior official from North East affiliated unit said, reports News 18.

Sourav expressed his excitement about being unanimously voted as the BCCI president, “Obviously, it’s a great feeling as I have played for the country and captained the country,” he told TOI.

“And I am taking over at a time when BCCI has not been in greatest of position for the last three years. Its image has got hampered quite a lot. It’s a great opportunity for me to do something good,” he added.

Speaking of how he will be carrying out his responsibilities, Sourav said, “We will speak to everyone first as we make a decision but my biggest priority will be to look after first-class cricketers. I had requested that to the CoA for three years and they didn’t listen. That’s the first thing I will do, look after the financial health of our first-class cricketers.”

“Whether unopposed or not, there has to be responsibility as it is the biggest organization in world cricket. Financially India is a cricketing powerhouse, so it will be a challenge,” he said.

The decision of the board came as a surprise to Ganguly,

“I didn’t know I would be the President when I came down. You asked me and I told you it’s Brijesh and when I went up and when I went up and I came to know it has changed. I have never been in a BCCI election and I never knew it worked like this,” he said.

“I have never imagined so (that I will be in shoes of late Jagmohan Dalmiya). He has been like a father to me. There has been like a father to me. There have been some great presidents of BCCI, Mr. Srinivasan, Anurag, who have done great,” he concluded.

Dada’s fans were more than happy to hear the news of him being unanimously chosen as the BCCI president. Within no time, Sourav Ganguly started trending on social media with fans and supporters congratulating the former captain for his new post.

https://twitter.com/Offl_TheViper/status/1183585022315552768?s=20

We wish all the best to the Bengal Tiger and wish he shines as bright as he did during his stint as the captain of the Indian Cricket team.

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