Will miss one of the shrewdest cricketing brains in Sourav Ganguly: Delhi Capitals CEO
While Ganguly's absence will be felt, the team will also miss the services of Ponting at the auction table as he has a prior commitment in Australia.
While Ganguly's absence will be felt, the team will also miss the services of Ponting at the auction table as he has a prior commitment in Australia.
A week back, it was Ganguly who had cleared the air on his part making it clear that rumours of bad blood between him and the head coach of the Indian cricket team are merely "speculations".
Back at Lord's cricket ground for the first time as BCCI president, former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday went down memory lane, saying it was nice to be back here in a different capacity.
Batting first, the troika of KL Rahul (91 off 56 balls), Rohit Sharma (71 off 34 balls) and captain Virat Kohli (70 not out off 29 balls) were prime contributors in a total of 240 for 3.
Shastri and Ganguly had a public fallout in 2016 when the former reapplied for coach's job and the latter was a part of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), which selected Anil Kumble for the position.
Rishabh Pant has received significant criticism for his inconsistent performances with the bat in the last few months.
A CA delegation, led by its Chairman Earl Eddings, is expected to meet BCCI top brass during the three-match ODI series in India starting January 14 next year.
The former captain, however, did not elaborate on the pans he has on his mind. The T20 World Cup will be held in October-November next year in Australia.
Impressed with the turnout at the Eden Gardens, Ganguly looks to implement the same at other venues as well.
The former captain said what players do after bookies approach them is the biggest problem.
The BCCI on Sunday deferred the appointment of the CAC with Ganguly saying the controversial conflict of interest clause, which even the CoA found difficult to implement, is coming in the way.
Dhoni has been out of action since India's semifinal exit from the ODI World Cup in England in July. He was not part of the tour of the West Indies and the home series against South Africa and Bangladesh.
Prasad's departure means the Ganguly-led BCCI has gone by the old constitution that has a provision of a maximum of four-year term for the selection committee. The amended constitution had a maximum five-year term.
At an event in Mumbai on Wednesday, Dhoni had said questions regarding his return to cricket should only be asked after January 2020.
Shastri also talked about Ganguly's appointment as the BCCI president and mentioned that he could not be happier seeing a former cricketer heading India's cricket body at such a crucial juncture.
