Ganguly keen to get Tendulkar on-board to groom youngsters: Report
According to a report, Sachin Tendulkar could be asked to train the budding youngsters, as well as the young cricketers in the Indian squad.
According to a report, Sachin Tendulkar could be asked to train the budding youngsters, as well as the young cricketers in the Indian squad.
Ganguly also said that a system will be created where head coach Ravi Shastri gets to spend more time at the NCA.
Former BCCI President CK Khanna has praised Sourav Ganguly's initiative to organize India's first Day/Night Test in November.
Most of the Indian and Bangladesh players have not played with the pink ball before with the BCCI sticking to the Kookaburra when it came to pink-ball cricket in the domestic circuit in the last few years.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly listed a number of invitees for the Day/Night Test in Kolkata, which included Sachin Tendulkar, Vishwanathan Anand and Sania Mirza.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has said that the Annual General Meeting of the board is likely to be conducted in the third week of November.
On Wednesday, Ganguly and other newly elected office-bearers met the NCA members, including head of cricket Rahul Dravid to discuss the same.
Sourav Ganguly posted a photo from the Bengaluru airport where he can be seen taking a selfie with fans and security officials.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly met NCA head Rahul Dravid to chalk out a roadmap for the improvement of the academy, Indian cricket's biggest feeder line for many years.
With Ganguly also making it clear that the future was pink-ball Tests, the comment from Virat Kohli on lack of crowd further helped the newly elected BCCI President to convince the captain.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly wants a team to get cracking and ensure that there are enough SG balls prepared and handed over to the team by 10 days.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly is confident that the Day/Night Test will be a 'great start' for Test cricket in the subcontinent.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has agreed to play the day-night Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, confirmed BCCI President Sourav Ganguly.
Sourav Ganguly had earlier mentioned that the financial health of domestic cricketers was paramount and he wanted to increase their match fees.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said that the BCB is yet to confirm but he is sure that the Eden Test between India and Bangladesh will be a day-night affair.
