Vinod Rai on Sourav Ganguly as BCCI Chief-elect: "Happy development"

Supreme Court-appointed Committee of ministrators (CoA) chief Vid Rai expressed his delight on former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly filing his mination for post of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president. Hailing both his cricketing as well as ministrative experience, Rai termed it as an “excellent development”. Responding to allegations about influence of former BCCI chief N Srinivasan and former IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla, he claimed igrance and declined to comment on issue. He again reiterated that Ganguly becoming BCCI president would be a “happy development”. 

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CoA chief remarked, "If Sourav Ganguly becomes President n it's very happy development. I mean former player and experienced person like him who handled Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), coming into cricket ministration, is an excellent development.” On allegations of external influence in finalizing former Indian captain’s name, he ded, "I don't see, you kw I am in US just w, only thing I h responded is Ganguly's mination and his election will be a very happy development. I will personally be very happy because he is t only a former cricketer but a very successful captain and an experienced cricket ministrator. That is all I have to say, for or things I have idea and don't want to talk about it."  

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Ganguly to be BCCI President 

tables turned in swashbuckling left-handed batsman’s favour after a 5-hour long meeting of key BCCI stakeholders on Sunday. He pipped former cricketer Brijesh Patel, emerging as unanimous choice for post. As or person filed his mination on Monday, Ganguly is set to be elected as BCCI president upposed. However, he will be able to remain in this position only until September 2020 due to recently introduced cooling-off period.  

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Speaking to media earlier, Ganguly clarified that his focus would only be on issues related to cricket rar than indulging in politics. He claimed that Indian cricket h suffered in last few years from an ministrative perspective.  

"If I am finally elected, my priorities are clear. It will be only cricket and t politics around it. Indian cricket has suffered a lot from an ministrative point of view. Cricketers must t suffer because of this,” he opined.  

(With ANI inputs)

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