Sourav Ganguly to continue as BCCI President as SC delays decision till August: Report

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah are set to hold onto ir positions for w after Supreme Court (SC) of India decided to delay a significant board decision. On Wednesday, July 22, SC were on course to hear a BCCI plea that allows cricketing body to modify its constitution. yet-to-be approved modification is intended to enable Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah to remain in ir BCCI positions instead of going on a mandatory cooling-off period. According to a report by ESPNCricinfo, a new tentative date set by court is August 17.

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BCCI President Sourav Ganguly to hold onto to his role

BCCI filed a plea to SC in December 2019 by proposing a few amendments to ir constitution. amendments were proposed to undo some Lodha reforms implemented by SC-appointed Lodha Committee in 2015. committee was formed to analyse and implement actions for improving BCCI.

A certain amendment proposed by BCCI in December 2019 was to allow ir President to work beyond his cut-off date of July 27. Many believe that Ganguly should continue since coronavirus pandemic has taken 4 months off virtually cricket played in country, which has affected BCCI's functioning. 

As per one of Lodha reforms, any BCCI-related office-bearer, be it with a state association or board, should take a mandatory cooling-off period of three years after serving for six years. Both Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah were appointed as BCCI President and Secretary in October 2019 when only nine months were remaining for completion of ir cumulative six years at state and national cricketing units. Before being appointed as President of richest cricket board in world, Ganguly was also President of Cricket Association of Bengal between 2015 and 2019.

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Sourav Ganguly-led BCCI’s take on IPL 2020

With Sourav Ganguly set to continue as BCCI President for w, he is currently contemplating several measures to organise much-awaited Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) sometime later this year. IPL 2020 was originally intended to launch on March 29 before coronavirus pandemic-induced India lockdown prompted BCCI to impose an indefinitely delay on tournament. Recent reports w indicate that IPL 2020 is likely to be played between September 26 and vember 8 with UAE emerging as frontrunner to host event.

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Sourav Ganguly Im credits: AP