Reports have emerged that BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had asked Jasprit Bumrah to skip the game because he wants the Gujarat pacer to focus on white-ball cricket.
Gavaskar was the last former India captain to head the Board when he was given charge by the Supreme Court to run IPL 2014 smoothly in the aftermath of a spot-fixing scandal.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said it was after a long while that the first four days of a Test match had been sold out.
Doshi called on the custodians of the game to bring some regulations which would give a new life to the art of spin bowling.
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.
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.
Rahul Dravid, who took charge as NCA chief in July, has already drawn a roadmap for the institution and Sourav Ganguly is expected to give his inputs when the two former captains meet.
Ravi Shastri lauded Sourav Ganguly's appointment as the president of BCCI and said that it is an indication that Indian cricket is moving in the right direction.
Sourav Ganguly said that a large number of fans turn up for the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches across the country and not for Test cricket.
New BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said that he will speak to Team India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday and will do the best to help him and the team.
Sourav Ganguly promised a corruption-free and credible BCCI and also said that he and his team will do the best they can for Indian cricket.
Sourav Ganguly, who took charge officially on Wednesday, will be the BCCI president for the next nine months.
Sourav Ganguly took charge as the new BCCI president on Wednesday, where he will hold office for nine months.
Sourav Ganguly officially took over as the 39th BCCI president on Wednesday, ending a 33-month reign of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators.
MS Dhoni, who is on a sabbatical from international cricket, is not expected to play against Bangladesh in the upcoming T20 series.
After this apex court order, the BCCI CoA Vinod Rai and the team will demit office as former India captain Sourav Ganguly-led new administration takes charge.
BCCI President-elect Sourav Ganguly is confident that the Bangladesh players will sort the issue with the board and the series won't be affected.
While most of his former teammates have congratulated Ganguly, Gambhir wants to also see them come and support him in his endeavour to take Indian cricket to greater heights.
Yuvraj Singh made this comment while referring to the manner in which he was pushed out of reckoning for the national team.
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