Sourav Ganguly, the Outgoing president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the legendary ex-captain of the Indian Cricket Team has come back to the headlines. After a meeting of the BCCI on October 11 where he announced that he would not be running for the second term at BCCI, he has now decided to file his nomination for the post of president at the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). It seems BCCI is yet to file their nominations for the ICC Chairman, the deadline being October 20. Even though, it is being stated that the chances for Ganguly's appointment as ICC chairman nominee are fairly dim. 1983 World Cup-winning hero Roger Binny is set to succeed Ganguly at the BCCI top job.
There have been numerous reports that the legendary Indian cricketer wanted to remain the Board's Chairman but was unable to secure the support of his other board members. Ganguly spoke candidly at an event about the possibility of resigning from his position as BCCI president, stating that he cannot serve in that capacity permanently.
However, the upcoming IPL chairman, Arun Dhumal, on Friday explained why Sourav Ganguly was not given another term as the Board president. According to Dhumal, "nobody mentioned a word" during the Board meeting about the Former India Captain stating that no BCCI president was ever appointed for the second term. Sourav, according to Dhumal, participated in every decision taken before the nominations were submitted. He further added that all the media suppositions about Sourav Ganguly not being supported for his low performance are false.
As before, Jay Shah will serve as the board's secretary. After extensive deliberation over the previous few weeks, Binny, who is 67 years old, will probably be elected the 36th president of the BCCI. There won't be any elections, according to reports, and Binny will likely take over on October 18 at the AGM in Mumbai.
In 2015, Sourav Ganguly started his career in administration when he was elected CAB president. He joined the BCCI chair in October 2019. The Covid-19 outbreak significantly hampered the country's cricket ecology during his administration, but the BCCI eventually overcame the difficulties to bring back both International cricket and the Indian Premier League after the latter was held in the UAE in 2020 and 2021. Women's cricket too has seen significant leaps in his term since.
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