Published 20:10 IST, May 21st 2020
Graeme Smith says BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has the credentials to lead ICC
CSA Director Graeme Smith said that former Indian skipper and current BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has the credentials to lead ICC
Former South African skipper and the current Cricket South Africa (CSA) Director Graeme Smith has gone on to say that the ex-Indian captain and the current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly is best positioned to lead the International Cricket Council (ICC).
'I know him well': Graeme Smith
"Now it is even more important to have someone in a role who can provide leadership who understands and can navigate the challenges in the game today. I think post-COVID with the things that are going to come our way, to have strong leadership is important. I feel that someone like Sourav Ganguly is best positioned for that at the moment," sport24.co.za quoted Smith as saying.
"I know him well, I played against him a number of times and worked with him as an administrator and in television. I feel that he has got the credibility, the leadership skills and is someone that can really take the game forward and I think that, more than anything, that is needed right now at an ICC level," he added.
ICC's elections are slated to be held in July this year and Smith said having a former cricketer as the president of the ICC will help everyone involved.
"We know that the elections are coming up and there are a few names in the hat, but my own opinion is that it's time that someone close to the modern game with the leadership credentials got into a key position," Smith said.
"Our engagement with Sourav has been very positive and there has been a willingness for him to help us. We have a checklist at CSA on whether we would support and Indian candidate, and at this stage we would," Faul said."I don't think there are any nominations out there at this stage and they are still in a process, so from a CSA point of view we don't see any problems supporting an Indian candidate. We will have to look at who is nominated and bring it back to the board," he added.
(With ANI Inputs)
Updated 20:10 IST, May 21st 2020