Published 08:51 IST, October 17th 2019
Amul congratulates new BCCI President-elect Sourav Ganguly with doodle
Amul India has dedicated a doodle to congratulate the legendary former Indian cricket Captain Sourav Ganguly and have called him ‘The new President-elect’.
As people to continue to express their joy over former legendary Indian Captain, Sourav Ganguly becoming the new President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Amul India has dedicated a doodle to congratulate the legendary man and have called him ‘The new President-elect’. The brand, known for its creative and quirky cartoon posters revealed its latest doodle featuring Ganguly alongside the iconic Amul girl.
Amul congratulates 'President-elect' Sourav Ganguly
Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Ganguly
The 'Little Master' of Indian cricket and legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday congratulated Sourav Ganguly as he is all set to become Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president. The former batsmen took to Twitter and extended his best wishes 'to the new team that will take charge'.
Ganguly will be elected unanimously
The legendary former Indian Captain filed his nomination for the post on Monday and will be elected unanimously for the position. Ganguly though has time only till July 2020 when his term ends due to mandatory cooling-off period according to the new rules set down by the Supreme Court. As per the rules, an administrator can only serve for six years in a row. Ganguly has been holding various positions in the CAB for the last five years. For the post of vice-president, Mahim Verma (Cricket Association of Uttarakhand) has put forward his name, while for the post of Joint-Secretary Jayesh George (Kerela Cricket Association) has filed nomination. Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association's Arun Singh Dhumal, brother of central minister Anurag Thakur, has filed nomination for the post of Treasurer. Prabhat Singh Bhatia (Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh) has put forward his name for the post of Councillor while Brijesh Parsuram Patel (Karnataka State Cricket Association) and M. Khairul Jamal Maujmdar (Cricket Association of Mizoram) have filed nomination for the post of Governing Council Member.
(INPUTS FROM ANI)
Updated 09:58 IST, October 17th 2019