After becoming BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly is now the face of ISL
The ISL will kick off in Kochi with Kerala Blasters taking on two-time champions ATK on Sunday, and Sourav Ganguly will be present on the occasion.
The ISL will kick off in Kochi with Kerala Blasters taking on two-time champions ATK on Sunday, and Sourav Ganguly will be present on the occasion.
Sourav Ganguly saved Indian cricket almost two decades ago and a week later, he will have the same job once again.
Sourav Ganguly said that the prime ministers of India and Pakistan need to give permission for bilateral cricket to resume between the two countries.
India's T20 squad for the Bangladesh home series will be picked in Mumbai on October 24 after Ganguly is officially appointed the President of BCCI on October 22.
Speaking to IANS, Ganguly made it clear that discussing the idea of the Indian team playing pink-ball cricket would definitely be on the top of his to-do-list after he comes to office.
Sourav Ganguly filed his nomination at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Monday and is set to be elected unopposed to the post of BCCI President on October 23.
Sourav Ganguly, who is set to take over as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, said Abhijit Banerjee's feat was a much bigger achievement.
The World Cup has traditionally been a quadrennial event since its first edition in 1975. However, the 1992 edition was held after a five-year gap and the 1999 edition after a three-year gap.
The Indian Cricket Board president-elect Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said the achievement of Nobel prize winner and fellow Bangali Abhijit Banerjee was much bigger than his.
India last won an ICC tournament in 2013 when the M.S. Dhoni-led side beat England in the final of the 50-over Champions Trophy.
Brushing aside speculations of joining BJP, BCCI president-elect Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said it would not happen "at the moment". Speculations on him joining the saffron camp were rife after Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Ganguly on Saturday.
Akhtar believes the Prince of Kolkata had transformed Indian cricket during its tough phase besides changing the players' mentality as he has brilliant cricketing knowledge.
Speaking to the media at the Kolkata airport, Ganguly not only thanked the people for their support, but also promised that he will leave no stones unturned for the betterment of the Indian cricket.
Sourav Ganguly is all set to become the next chief of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after the affiliated units of the cricket board unanimously selected his name for the top post.
VVS Laxman wished Sourav Ganguly after the former Indian captain was elected as the President of BCCI.
